Aquitaine Socks is Pattern #5 in the Eleanor of Aquitaine Sock Club.

Aquitaine is a region in Southwest France that was formerly an administrative region for the country. It borders the Atlantic Ocean and contains the important port city of Bordeaux containers five departments; Dordogne, Lot-et-Garonne, Pyrenees-Atlantiques, Landes, and Gironde. During the Middle Ages, Aquitaine was a kingdom and a duchy.

Eleanor of Aquitaine had a considerable impact on Aquitaine. When she married Louis VII of France, it became part of France, when her marriage was annulled, and she remarried King Henry II of England, it was then under British rule. Aquitaine became an important stronghold for England. Large quantities of wine were exported to England which became the principal source of the King’s yearly income.

During the Hundred Years War, the region was a stronghold for Protestant Huguenots who called upon the English crown for help.

This is a mirrored sock pattern and includes instructions for left and right socks. Instructions are in toe-up and cuff-down.

Sizing:

1 (2,3) - which fits a foot circumference of (unstretched) 7.75 inches (8.25 inches, 8.75 inches) around.

Gauge:

7.75 stitches/inch using US 1 (2.50 mm) circular needle.

Yarn:

100 grams of fingering weight sock yarn (you will need two skeins if you have a larger foot and are knitting size 3 and above).

Yarn Shown:

Knit Picks Hawthrone Fingering: 357 yards 80% Fine Superwash Merino/20% Polymide (Nylon). Fremont colorway

Needles: Size US 1 (2.50mm) circular needle or size needed to obtain gauge. 32 inches is recommended but use the size that is the most comfortable for you.

Notions:

Tapestry needle, stitch marker (optional), cable needle (optional).