The dulcimer is a stringed instrument often used in folk music. It has a uniquely warm, magical sound. With her socks, Lindsey Fowler sought to embody the beauty of this wooden instrument.

SIZES
1 (2, 3)
Recommended ease: 0–1” / 0–2.5 cm of negative ease.

FINISHED MEASUREMENTS
Leg/Foot Circumference: 8 (9, 10)“ / 20 (22.5, 25) cm.
Leg Length: 5.75” / 14.5 cm (adjustable).
Foot Length: Adjustable.

MATERIALS
Yarn: MC: 1 skein of Moon Sisters by The Farmers Daughter Fibers (75% superwash merino, 20% nylon, 5% bronze stellina, 428 yds / 391 m – 100 ​g), colourway Salmonberry.

CC: Squish Fingering by The Farmers Daughter Fibers (100% superwash merino, 428 yds / 391 m – 100 g). One 20 g mini skein of each colourway Willow Creek (CC1) and Holy Matrimony (CC2).

Or approx. 300 (375, 425) yds / 275 (343, 389) m (in MC), 65 (75, 85) yds / 60 (69, 78) m (in CC1) and 20 (25, 30) ​yds / 19 (23, 28) m (in CC2) of fingering-weight yarn.

Needles: US 1 / 2.25 mm 9” / 23 cm circular needles (or DPNs or longer circular needles for Magic Loop Method, if preferred), US 1 / 2.25 mm 32–40” / 80–100 cm circular needles for toe decreases.

Notions: Stitch markers, US Size B-1 ​/ 2.25 mm crochet hook.

GAUGE
32 sts x 48 rnds to 4” / 10 cm on US 1 / 2.25 mm needles in St St, after blocking.

CONSTRUCTION
These socks are knitted cuff down and feature a heel flap. Before you do your second Latvian Braid transition into the heel, you will drop the indicated sts to create the channels you will later go back to and gather with a crocheted chain.