Pine Wood

• Description
• Pattern Information
• Techniques

• Designed by Penny Baker

  The Pine Wood socks are a charming and festive addition to your winter sock collection. The feature a playful, stranded colourwork design perfect for gift giving or wearing during the Holiday season. The pine tree and garland motifs bring a cozy and festive vibe to these socks. Whether you're snuggled up with your knitting or going for a winter walk, these socks will add warmth and joy to your day!

  These socks are knitted cuff down with a heel flap and gusset. The pattern is designed to be worked using 4 DPNs, and this is reflected in the directions. However, you can adapt this to other techniques or needle numbers if desired. We have shown the socks with contrasting heel and toe, but the toe can be worked in the same shade as the foot if preferred.

  The pattern includes instructions for a wide range of sizes to fit from children to adults. The pattern includes full colour charts and schematic.

  The Pine Wood socks are knitted using our Lock, fingering weight sock yarn in shades Atwood and Angelica.

  Sample shown is the 3rd Size to fit Medium Adult, with UK size 4 (US5 / EU37) foot length.

  The pattern includes instructions for five sizes and contains clear written instructions plus a comprehensive schematic diagram and sizing chart, together with charted instructions for the colourwork areas.

• Yarn
  Susan Crawford Lock, fingering weight sock yarn
  75% British Lonk, 25% nylon (378m / 414yds per 100g skein approx - 95m / 103yds per 25g skein approx)

  1 (1, 1, 1, 2) 100g skeins, shade Atwood - Yarn A Or 1 (3, 3, 4, 5) 25g skeins
  1 (1, 1, 1, 1) 25g skein, shade Angelica - Yarn B

  Gauge
  34 sts and 46 rounds = 10cm (4in) over stocking stitch worked in the round, after blocking.
  34 sts and 43 rounds = 10cm (4in) stranded colourwork worked in the round, after blocking.

  We obtained this gauge using 2.25mm needles.

  If necessary, use an alternative needle size to obtain the correct gauge.

  Suggested needles
  Set of 2.25mm (US 1) DPNs

  Notions
  Stitch marker (optional)
  Waste yarn (optional)
  

• Techniques
  Stranded colourwork
  Knitting in the round
  Turning a heel
  Picking up stitches
  Decreasing
  Grafting
  

A yarn kit is also available containing all the yarn required to knit the Pine Wood socks.
Purchase your yarn kit here