Octopus' Garden
by Jenna Swanson
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Octopus' Garden
Designed for the Socks Revived Contest hosted by Elinor of Exercise Before Knitting.
Even though real octopi don’t collect shiny objects, the imagery in this song has stayed with me. The lyrics (and various Muppet versions) combined with the happy, Caribbean colors in the yarn inspired me to create these socks. The stitch pattern reminds me of the movements of the octopus as he crawls along the sea floor.
The sock is worked cuff down with instructions for a short row heel. If short row heels aren’t your thing, feel free to pm me for a standard heel option.
About this pattern
About this yarn
by Shibui Knits
Fingering
100% Merino
191 yards
/
50
grams
14747 projects
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