In almost any small town in Ireland you still find independent shops. There are small hardware stores where you can buy the exact number of nails or screws you need and are not obliged to buy the whole bulk pack. In Germany, most independent small town businesses are long gone and were replaced by chain stores, so visiting this kind of shop in Ireland feels like a journey into childhood.

The sock pattern, which is knitted from the top down and features heel flap and gusset, comes in two sizes to fit leg circumference: M - 18.75 cm (7.25”) and L - 22.5 cm (8.75”). Leg length and foot length are adjustable.

You can choose to work the textured pattern either from the charts or the written instructions. The gussets ares patterned, too.

Material: 1 skein of fingering weight yarn with a yardage of approximately 400 m (440 yds) per 100 g.
Notions: 3 stitch markers, darning needle.

The O’Leary pattern is also available as part of the Irish at Heart eBook.