The spiky cables in these socks make me think of the frost flowers that build up on old-fashioned windows. The cables are mirrored for the second sock.

The pattern assumes familiarity with cabling and basic cuff-down sock construction techniques. It will go a lot faster if you know how to work cables without a cable needle - I have not included a tutorial for this in the pattern since there are a number of good ones, such as this one, already available. The cable pattern is currently provided only in charted form.

You’ll want to have 80 g of your main colour and 20-25 g of your contrast colour for socks with contrasting heels and toes. Alternatively, you’ll want 100 g of yarn for socks in a solid colour.

Three sizes are included:
Small/Medium (66 stitch cuff, to fit approximately 8 inch foot)
Large (74 stitch cuff, to fit approximately 9 inch foot)
Extra Large (82 stitch cuff, to fit approximately 10 inch foot)

These fit tighter than a stockinette sock with the same stitch count and the cable pattern is fairly inelastic, so if you are between sizes it’s best to choose the larger one.

If you’re printing the pattern in black and white, you’ll want to make note of the highlighted columns on the chart.

Thanks very much to papermoon2, KnittingSyren, mfkdesign, elisala, mimi999, Jeanamaria, nevolik, MaughansterKnits, Cerridwen28, and my other awesome testers!