Main Street Socks by Sieglinde

Main Street Socks

Knitting
February 2015
Fingering (14 wpi) ?
36 stitches = 4 inches
in stockinette
US 0 - 2.0 mm
435 yards (398 m)
One size
English
This pattern is available from forbiddenwoolery.com for $3.00.

The bar at which the designer works, Main Street Station in Bridgeport, WV, is locally famous for its delicious chicken wings. It is located next to a busy railroad track; the pattern incorporates a railroad track pattern at the center front of the sock, and the openwork motifs are representative of wings.

Finished Size: To fit average woman’s foot (approximately 8” circumference), length is customizable

Yarn Requirements: Forbidden Woolery Fortitude (100% superwash merino; 435 yards/100 grams): Kreacher, 1 skein

Gauge: 36 sts over 4” in stockinette stitch in the round

Needles: US 0 (2.0 mm), or size needed to obtain gauge

Sieglinde is a self-taught knitter and designer who wears many hats. When she isn’t knitting she works as a bartender and professional tailor. She also enjoys the outdoors, cooking and daydreaming about retirement at the beach.