Kielo

Knitting
May 2023
Sport (12 wpi) ?
24 stitches and 36 rows = 4 inches
in Stockinette
US 3 - 3.25 mm
140 - 369 yards (128 - 337 m)
6–9 mos (12–18 mos, 2–4 yrs, 6 yr, 8–10 yrs)
English

Designed by Claudia Q

The droplets running down the socks are like lilies of the valley: little bells spreading their sweet scent. Lily of the valley — or ’kielo’ — is the national flower of Finland, the home of my publisher. For these socks, I also used Finnish yarn.

The socks are knit from the cuff down to the toe. The heel is shaped using the heel flap method and the toe is grafted togethe

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SIZES
6–9 mos (12–18 mos, 2–4 yrs, 6 yr, 8–10 yrs)

FINISHED MEASUREMENTS
Foot Circumference: 5 (6, 7, 7, 8)“ / 13 (15, 18, 18, 20) cm
Leg Length: 6.5 (7.5, 8.5, 9.5, 10.5)” / 17 (19, 22, 24, 27) cm
Foot Length: 4.75 (5.25, 5.75, 6.5, 7.5)“ / 12 (14, 15, 17, 19) cm

MATERIALS
Yarn: 2 skeins of Sock by Tukuwool (80% Finnish wool, 20% nylon, 175 yds / 160 m – 50 g), colourway Aava H31
Or 140 (190, 248, 279, 359) yds / 128 (174, 227, 255, 328) m of fingering-weight yarn

Needles: US 3 / 3.25 mm set of DPNs
Notions: Removable stitch markers, stitch holder or waste yarn, tapestry needle

GAUGE
24 sts x 36 rows to 4” / 10 cm on US 3 / 3.25 mm needles in St St, after blocking
20 sts x 40 rows to 4” / 10 cm on US 3 / 3.25 mm needles in Lace Stitch Patt, after blocking

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