Scarlotta by Katrin Kolnes

Scarlotta

Knitting
September 2023
Fingering (14 wpi) ?
28 stitches and 36 rows = 4 inches
in stockinette stitch
US 1½ - 2.5 mm
400 - 460 yards (366 - 421 m)
Foot circumference: 7.5[8.25, 9, 10] inches/ 19[21, 23, 25.5] cm
Danish English
This pattern is available for free.

When I read about the Rom-Com Revival theme for this issue, this dialogue from “Four Weddings and a Funeral” came into my mind:

Gareth: Scarlotta! Fabulous dress. The ecclesiastical purple and the pagan orange symbolizing the mystical symbiosis in marriage between the heathen and Christian traditions?

Scarlett: That’s right.

And as I have been enjoying knitting socks recently, I decided to design socks in orange and purple inspired by Scarlett’s dress.

FINISHED MEASUREMENTS
Foot circumference: 7.58.25, 9, 10 inches/ 1921, 23, 25.5 cm
Foot & leg length: adjustable; sample leg is 6.5 inches/16.5 cm long

Choose a size approximately .5-1 inch/1.5-2.5 cm smaller around that your actual foot measurement; if you’re between sizes, choose the larger size.

MATERIALS
Yarn
Schachenmayr Regia 4-fädig Uni/4-ply Solids 75% Virgin Wool, 25% Polyamide; 459 yd/ 420m per 100g skein;
MC Orange 1054; 1 skein
CC Purple 1050; about 75 yds/70 m

Yarn Characteristics
spacer These socks use a superwash sock yarn in a wool and polyamide (nylon) blend. The patterning looks best in solid or nearly-solid colors. Choose two colors with strong contrast.

Pattern in Danish: https://strikkeglad.dk/45573/scarlotta/