This unisex knit sock pattern got its name from the leaf-like cabled panels at the front and back of the socks and the slender trunk-like ribs up the sides. These socks are knit from the toe up and have a wedge toe and an afterthought heel.

Knitters should be able to read a basic stitch chart.

This pattern is written in needle neutral terms and can be worked on dpns or with the magic loop method on long circular needles.

Required Skills: basic knit and purl stitches, repetitive stitch patterns, basic cables, knitting in the round
Yarn Weight: sock/fingering
Recommended Yarn: Schoppel Boots (shown in ein Spritzer Limette); 44% superwash wool, 42% cotton, 14% nylon
Recommended Needle Size: US size 1.5 (2.5 mm) dpns or circular needles
Finished Measurements: 56 (64, 72, 80) sts around

foot circumference: 7 ½ (8 ½ 9 ½, 10 ½) inches
foot length: 9 (10, 11, 12) inches

Pattern Length: 5 pages

Video Tutorials for this pattern are available in the Birch Grove Socks playlist on my YouTube Channel.

• Judy’s Magic Cast On

• Right and Left Lifted Increases

• 5 Tips for Knitting Cables

• How to Knit an Afterthought Heel