The Kitty Bennet Socks are the second in a collection of patterns named after women from Jane Austen novels. I like to design the socks with an eye to what the character might like to knit. Kitty Bennet is a bit annoying and impatient, but she likes pretty things. I imagine her being able to follow a simple, easily memorizable lace pattern that’s easy to read and produces a nice effect without a whole lot of effort.

These socks are worked from the cuff down and include three sizes for fingering-weight yarns as well as a bonus DK version of the pattern. They are written for magic-loop knitting and include a heel flap and gusset, but feel free to substitute your own needle preference and preferred heel/toe method. You could easily work these socks toe up, although you would need to flip the lace chart upside-down.

You should be able to knit a pair of these socks for most foot sizes in fingering weight with approx. 100g of yarn. I knit the shorties (darker speckled green sample) in 50g of light fingering weight and the DK (light green sample) in 100g of DK to fit approx. a women’s 7.5.

This pattern includes both charted and written instructions. I hope you find it accessible! Please contact me at barnabyknits@gmail.com with any questions.