The Celtic knot, in all of its many variations, is a series of knots that are overlapped or interwoven, with no definitive beginning or end. The Celtic knot of motherhood is featured on the leg of these mosaic socks. The knot depicts a parent and child embrace, the two hearts intertwined. This pattern incorporates mosaic knitting, a colorwork method where the pattern is created by slipping select stitches of the MC on CC rows.

PATTERN DIFFICULTY LEVEL: Advanced Intermediate; some of the skills required include: slip stitch colorwork, unique cabling, picking up stitches, short-row shaping, decreases and increases

SIZES:
62 (70, 78) sts: to fit 8 (9, 10)“ /20.25 (22.75, 25.5)cm foot circumference with 1”/2.5cm negative ease

MATERIALS:
2-50+g skeins of sock yarn in contrasting colors (MC & CC)
Shown above: MC: Starsheep Nebula sock yarn Blue-faced Leicester/nylon (80/20) 400 yards/100 grams; colorway: Angel’s Trumpet; 1 skein and CC: Alpaca/Wool/Nylon/Angora Sock Yarn (60/25/12/3) 333 yds/100 g; colorway: wheat; 1 skein.
U.S. 1 (2.25 mm) needles
U.S 2 (2.75 mm) needles for cast on edge, if desired.
Cable needle, optional
4 stitch markers
Darning needle

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