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Botanica Socks feature beautiful leafy lace. The special thing about this pattern is that you can knit them toe-up or cuff down! They are worked in the round and the instructions are provided for both methods, so you can use your preferred one. The leafy lace pattern looks intricate but is easy to knit in the round. These socks come in two sizes, the foot and leg length is adjustable. The pink socks pictured are knitted with a light fingering sock weight yarn — BFL Sock by Kässäkerho Pom Pom. You can use any light fingering weight sock yarn in solid, semi-solid or slightly speckled colorways.

This pattern has written and charted instructions and contains links to techniques used.

A big thank you to Andrea (Prskavka) for translating this pattern into Slovak!

Finished measurements: 8 (9)”/ 20.5 (23) cm finished foot circumference.

Materials:

• Yarn: 1 skein of light fingering weight yarn that knits up to the gauge, approx. 300 yds/ 274 meters. The pink sample was knit using BFL Sock by Kässäkerho Pom Pom 465 yards / 3.53 ounces / 425 meters / 100 grams; 75% BFL/25% nylon, in Haave colorway.
• Suggested needles: US 1 (2.25 mm) circular needles. Always use a needle size that will result in the correct gauge after blocking.
• Notions: stitch markers, darning needle

Gauge: 34 Stitches and 44 rows = 4”/ 10 cm after blocking with US 1 (2.25mm) needles in Stockinette Stitch, one lace repeat is 1”/2.5 cm wide and 1”/2.5 cm long.

Skills involved: Knitting and purling, in the round, increases and decreases, yarn-overs, short rows.