Östergyllen Socks by Yvonne Hugo

Östergyllen Socks

Knitting
October 2021
Fingering (14 wpi) ?
27 stitches and 36 rows = 4 inches
US 1½ - 2.5 mm
US 2½ - 3.0 mm
383 - 437 yards (350 - 400 m)
EU women size 37-38, US women's shoe size 6,5-7,5
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This pattern is available as a free Ravelry download

These socks are the first pattern in my collection Östergyllen.The flower in the pattern is cornflower. Cornflower is the landscape flower of Östergötland. Östergötland is located on the east coast at the Baltic Sea at the middle of Sweden.
Östergötland has beautiful lakes, large forests and fertile arable land. There are in the fields where the farmers grow different cereals you often find the cornflower.**

Östergyllen socks is worked from cuff to toe. It is knitted in stockinette stitch and have a chart to follow for the flower. The socks are knitted with a reinforced heel flap.

Size: * *EU shoe sizes 37-38
US women shoe sizes 6,5-7,5**

Needles:Double pointed needles 2,5 mm (US1,5)
Double pointed needles 3 mm (US2,5)**

Gauge: 27 sts x 36 rnds = 10 x 10 cm (4x4 inches)

Materials: Sandnes Sisu 175m/ 191 yds = 50 g. 100 g 1032 light grey, Sandnes Sisu, 50 g 5397 dark blue, 50 g 8552 dill.