Grateful for being saved from certain death in a hunting accident, young Prince Edward vowed that he would make a pilgrimage to St. Peter’s in Rome. When royal duties prevented King Edward from leaving home, the Pope released him from his promise if he would agree to restore St. Peter’s Abbey in England. This building would later become part of London’s Westminster Abbey. The mosaic pattern in this sock is called Jerusalem Cross, evoking the memory of England’s legendary king whose body lies buried beneath the Abbey.

The pattern calls for 2 oz each of contrasting yarn colors.

The socks are constructed in in different pieces, with a sole that can be replaced without reknitting the entire sock.