It’s You. It’s Me. It’s Us.

These toe-up socks are inspired by The Haunting of Bly Manor - a retelling of Henry James’ classic work, “A Turn of the Screw”. Worked holding both a strand of mohair lace and a strand of fingering yarn, the socks are reminiscent of the protagonist’s iconic purple brioche sweater. Ribbed cables found on the back of the leg, are a nod to the turning of the screw.

The unique lace pattern is placed a little bit offset on the sock, but the pattern itself is a custom stitch by Naomi Parkhurst who has coded the word “boundary” into the lace pattern - suggesting the bleeding over of different worlds, time, dreams, and memories. At times, the lace can appear like faces, hearts, or just the random ripples of water on a lonely lake.

Finished Measurements:
Foot circumference: 6 (7, 8, 9, 10) inches / 15 (17.5, 20, 23, 25) cm
Leg length: adjustable
Foot length: adjustable

Yarn:
Cascade Yarns Heritage (75% Superwash Merino Wool, 25% NylonC; 437 yd / 400 m per 3.5 oz / 100 g skein); colour: 5649, Iris; 1 skein

Rowan kidsilk haze (70% Mohair, 30% Silk; 230 yd / 210 m per 0.88 oz / 25 g ball); colour: 690, Crown Jewel; 2 balls

Fingering weight and lace weight are held together throughout.

Needles:
US 1 / 2.25 mm needles for small circumference in the round

Gauge:
32 sts / 44 rounds = 4 inches / 10 cm in stockinette stitch, in the round

Notions:
stitch markers (optional)
yarn needle

LOW-VISIBILITY FORMAT
A low-visibility pdf is included with this pattern. The low-visibility format is 24pt print in Arial, black font, no italics, and contains written directions (there are no charts to work from).