INSPIRATION: I’ve been a huge Joss Whedon fan since high school. It was the 90’s. His first big hit, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, was still on the air, and the spin-off, Angel, was also hugely popular. When I graduated and moved on to university, it was often a weekly dorm ritual to gather around the common room TV and watch the latest episodes.

So, a few years later, a new show was introduced by this creative mastermind… FIREFLY. It was amazing. It was lush, the world building was very rich, and the characters were fully developed. I fell instantly in love with the world and the characters and found myself sucked in completely. In a time before “steampunk” this show took viewers to the new frontier of wild-west style action adventure…in space! With Captain Reynolds and his crew of misfits, we were introduced to a world more wonderful and frightening than we could have ever imagined.

And then the unthinkable happened. They cancelled the show. The tears of fan girls and boys around the world could have created a new Great Lake. They made a movie, to help tie up loose ends in the plot, but a small part of me still holds on to the hope that some day they might just bring this amazing joy ride back.

DESIGN NOTES: All knit sts are twisted (knit through the back loop) unless otherwise specified. Cabling without a cable needle is highly recommended, as there are several cables in this sock. If you are a tight knitter, you may want to go up a size. Make sure to test for fit after working the first leg repeat by trying to pull your sock over your heel.

There are two heel and two instep options for each size. This sock has been written to give you the option to mix and match heel and instep patterns regardless of which you choose. All sizes use the same cuff and leg charts (which are included on page 3 along with the st abbreviations and master chart key), with separate charts for heels and insteps for all sizes. All other charts are grouped by style and/or size.