Maria Jones

A collaboration with Stephen Mullen, of Glasgow University, whose work illuminates legacies of slavery in Scotland. This pair of socks combines traditional stranded motifs with the colours of the flag of Trinidad and Tobago. The design is named in memory of Maria Jones, one of hundreds of people that John Lamont of Argyll enslaved in Trinidad, enriching himself (and his extended family in Cowal) on the profits of their labour.

Yarn
Kate Davies Designs Milarrochy Tweed (70% Wool; 30% Mohair; 109yds/100m per 25g ball)
2 balls of each of the following shades:
A Cranachan
B Bruce
C Hirst

Needles and notions
Below gauge-size needle(s) of your preferred type for working small circumferences
Gauge-size needle(s) of your preferred type for working small circumferences
Stitch markers
Tapestry needle
Smooth waste yarn / sock yarn (for holding sts)

Gauge
33 sts and 39 rounds to 10cm / 4in over stranded colourwork in the round using gauge-size needle. Use 2.75mm needle as a starting point for swatching.
Stranded colourwork over small circumferences has a natural tendency to draw in. If you have problems maintaining an even tension, you might find that working the socks inside out is helpful.

Size
To fit adult foot with 19-21.5cm / 7½-8½in circumference.
Leg and foot length are both fully adjustable within the pattern.

Shown on a size 6 (UK women’s) foot, and in size 9 (UK, men’s) on blockers.

Pattern Notes
These socks are worked from the top down, following a colourwork chart (which is read from right to left throughout). Waste yarn for an afterthought heel is inserted, and the foot continues to the toe, which is shaped and grafted closed. The heel is then picked up, shaped and grafted closed.