Pilea glauca, also known as Pilea libanensis or the grey artillery plant, is a popular houseplant with trailing clusters of leaves that the cables on these socks resemble. While the plant may be a puzzle for taxonomists, ribbing on the rest of the sock means fit shouldn’t be a struggle for knitters.

The pattern assumes familiarity with cabling and basic cuff-down sock construction techniques. It will go a lot faster if you know how to work cables without a cable needle - I have not included a tutorial for this in the pattern since there are a number of good ones, such as this one, already available. The cable pattern is currently provided only in charted form.

Four sizes are included:
Small (57 stitch cuff, to fit approximately 7 inch foot)
Medium (65 stitch cuff, to fit approximately 8 inch foot)
Large (73 stitch cuff, to fit approximately 9 inch foot)
Extra Large (81 stitch cuff, to fit approximately 10 inch foot)

These fit a bit tighter than a stockinette sock with the same stitch count, but the large amount of ribbing makes the fit fairly forgiving.

If you’re printing the pattern in black and white, you’ll want to make note of the highlighted columns on the chart.

Thanks very much to nevolik, Sabine, KnittingSyren, Yannika, BumbleKnits, Jeanamaria, 3rdAgeKnitter, mimi999, ashubina, MarjorieAnn, and my other testers!