Delicate petals in freshly baked bread,
A light hint of pink in this excellent spread - of flower strewn salads and meadowsweet teas,
Rose petal sandwiches certain to please.

Napkins on hand should a paper plate bend.
Filled up by food, restored by our friends.

The Rose Petal Sandwich Socks feature garter stitch columns with a single stocking stitch line meandering from side to side, inspired by the stacks of rose petal sandwiches and other delicious provisions being prepared for an adventure in Brambly Hedge - the wonderful books by Jill Barklem. With a pleasant and flowing pattern they make for very enjoyable knitting. They are worked cuff down and finished with an eye of partridge heel flap and a rounded wedge toe.

Sizes

S (M, L) the sizes are measured on leg and foot circumference as the length of the foot is adjustable

Finished Measurements

Leg length 15cm / 6” from the cuff to the start of the heel

Leg and foot circumference 15cm / 6” (18cm / 7”, 20cm / 8”)

Gauge

36 sts and 48 rows per 4 inches/10 centimetres

Yarn

You will need approximately 70g (80g,100g) of fingering weight yarn for your main colour (MC) and 10g (10g, 20g) of fingering weight yarn for your contrast colour (CC) - I used a Biff Sugar Yarns sock set 75% Superwash Merino 25% Nylon in the Beatrix colour way.

Needles

A set of 2.25mm needles for knitting a small circumference in the round or size needed to obtain gauge.

Notions

Stitch markers - different coloured ones may help

Darning needle to sew in your ends

Cable needle - optional