Knit up a pair of folksy Gooseberry socks to remind yourself of deliciously warm summer days.

My grandma has a set of vintage Pyrex in the gooseberry print. It’s a style that lives rent free in my head. As I type this up, in early summer 2023, our woods are bursting with gooseberries yet to be ripe. I’ve got berries on my mind and on my needles.

Sample knit in yarns courtesy of Cesium Yarn.

Yarn Fingering Weight:
Main color (240 yds for adult L socks)
Contrast color (30 yds for adult L socks)

Tools
US 1 Needles in whatever style you prefer to make socks (DPNs, Circular for Magic Loop, Small Circulars)
Scissors
Long needle for sewing in ends

I typically make a 64 st CO sock for myself, but with the colorwork these get snug. I made the 72 st CO and they fit great!

I would advise going up a sock size for the best fit option. You can also switch to a US 2 needle for the colorwork section, though I think this makes the colorwork look less crisp. That’s a personal opinion, so don’t let it keep you from trying that method.

The rows are numbered for socks that are made cuff-down. Most of the berry motifs will be pointing “down” when you are done with the two biggest leaves pointing “up.” These charts will work great if you want to add them to your favorite sock pattern, just make sure the flip the chart if you do toe up instead.