Whilst colours have faded with each sunny day, memories evoked are with us to stay.
Each square a laugh, or story, or cry,
Pulled right across us as we curl up or lie -
And recall all the moments that have led us to here,
The people and places, the hopes and the fears.
And as these flood through us - a rich glow within, leads us to realise that the warmth the quilt brings - comes not just from fabric - layered and sewn,
But from each woven memory that whispers - ‘you’re home.’

The Faded Quilt socks begin at the cuff with a tidy twisted rib and moves into a cosy textured patchwork of simple but eye catching stitches . The pattern contains three sizes, small, medium, and large and is knit top down with an eye of partridge heel and a flap and gusset construction. They end with a rounded toe. There’s enough detail in the pattern to keep the knitting interesting, but nothing that should be too tricky for a new sock knitter to master. This timeless design would look beautiful in almost any yarn, a tonal or lightly speckled yarn will really show off the textured blocks.

Sizes

S (M, L) the sizes are measured on leg and foot circumference as the length of the foot is adjustable

Finished Measurements

Leg length 15cm / 6” from the cuff to the start of the heel

Leg and foot circumference 15cm / 6” (18cm / 7”, 20cm / 8”)

Gauge

36 sts and 48 rows per 4 inches/10 centimetres in stocking stitch worked in the round

Yarn

You will need approximately 70g (80g,100g) of fingering weight yarn I used Ainsworth and Prin Classic Sock in the Sherbert Pip colourway

Needles

A set of 2.25mm needles for knitting a small circumference in the round or size needed to obtain gauge.

Notions

Stitch markers - different coloured ones may help

Darning needle to sew in your ends

Cable needle - optional