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Frostfires
Patterned socks knitted from the toes up with colourwork and twisted stitch patterns.
Autumnal wildflowers that grow in the north, Frostfires are often found in mountain meadows in abundance. They attract hummingbirds and butterflies, bloomimg long after other flowers have gone.
Winter Thyme is a pattern from the Winter Blooms book
Size:
Small (Medium, Large)
To fit foot circumference: 20.5 (23, 25.5) cm / 8 (9, 10) in
Designed to fit with 0-1 cm / 0-0.5 in negative ease, around the ball of the foot.
Foot length is customisable
Yarn:
Light fingering weight yarn
CoopKnits Socks Yeah! (75% Merino wool, 25% nylon, 211 m / 231 yds in 50g) in colour ways:
- MC: Axinite 103
- CC1: Sugilite 112
- CC2: Peridot 114
- CC3: Jadeite 115
One skein of each
Needles & Notions:
2.5mm (US 1 1⁄2) needles for small diameter circular knitting and i-cord
3 stitch markers
Gauge:
32 sts x 48 rows in 10 cm x 10 cm (4 in x 4 in) measured over Stocking st
Skills required:
Knit and purl stitches
Yarn over increases
Increases and decreases
Following a charted or written pattern
Twisted stitches
Kitchener stitch
Stranded colourwork
Casting on and off
Pattern information:
Originally published September 2018.
Current version: Frostfires_v1.0.pdf
PDF file size: 2.8MB
Blog post with more information can be found here
Technical Editor: Gwen Wagner-Adair
Model: Freyja Boycott-Garnett
Photography: Aldersign
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- First published: September 2018
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