For those who haven’t seen the Tim Burton adaptation of Alice in Wonderland, Absolem is the name of the Caterpillar, voiced by Alan Rickman . The stitch pattern was inspired by the engraving on the Hookah that he is smoking and the colourway – brilliantly interpreted by the Unique Sheep is based on stills from the film

Top down with a heel flap and a standard toe. This is the first of my two patterns for this sock club :-)