Inspired by the mysterious character Melisandre of Asshai from George R. R. Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire series, this toe-up sock features a swirling rib pattern that blazes up the leg. As a priestess of the red god R’hllor, Melisandre claims to have prophetic visions when she gazes into the flames. Maybe she sees a pair of these sizzling so...

This pattern was inspired by the character Brienne of Tarth from George R. R. Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire series. Despite being a high-born lady and heiress to the Sapphire Isle, Brienne is a fierce and determined fighter who longs to serve as a knight. Plain faced and abnormally tall and strong for a woman, she is sometimes mockingly refer...

While written as a men’s pattern, the smaller size would be suitable for an average to large woman’s foot as well.

“I am a leaf on the wind -- watch how I soar.”

“Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered weak and weary,

Small, rounded cables travel up the legs of these socks like the bubbles in a refreshing summer drink. Be sure to pour yourself something fizzy before you cast on!

“Down, down, down. Would the fall never come to an end!” –Alice in Wonderland

Worked from the cuff down, these socks use twisted and wrapped stitches to evoke the elegant curves of a fence or gate made of wrought iron. When combined with yarn in a cheerful purple or pink, this brings to mind the vivid shades of a garden at its fullest bloom. These socks are a perfect small project for summer, but if you can’t knit these ...