This pattern is inspired by the beautiful star-shaped walled city of Palmanova in Northern Italy.
Palmanova was built by the Republic of Venice in late 1500 as a utopistic idea of the ‘perfect ideal city for the modern human’.
The star-shaped fortress that surrounds the city has been used ever the centuries as a strategic lookout point for many battles (lastly used as a fortress in WW1).
Nowadays it is a city that bubbles with culture and art and it has been recognized as a UNESCO world heritage site in 2017.

Sizes

Small (Large) to fit 18 (23) cm 7 (9) inch foot circumference at widest point.
Foot size is customizable with chart repeats to fit your size.

Yarn

For this pattern I used Adriafil Calzasocks, 75% superwash virgin wool, 25% nylon polyamide. 50g skein = 210 m (229 yd).
Other Yarns suitable: Cascade 220 fingering, Olann Sock Lite, Studio Donegall Darnie, or any other 4 ply or fingering weight yarn, provided that it gives the indicated gauge.

Yarn Requirements

• MC: 1 50g skein in colour 42, burgundi
• CC: 1 50g skein in colour 58, beige

Tension

34 Sts and 30 rounds = 10 cm 4 inch over stocking stitch
36 Sts and 30 rounds = 10 cm 4 inch over stranded colourwork pattern
38 Sts and 35 rounds = 10 cm 4 inch over unstretched rib (K 1,P1)

Needles Suggestion

• 2.25 mm US1 circular needle or DPN
• 2.50 mm US1.5 circular needle or DPN

Other Materials

Darning needle
3 stitch markers