Shinrin-yoku is Japanese for forest bathing and simply means taking a walk amongst trees; allowing yourself to fully embrace the spirit of the place; to open up your senses and breathe in the atmosphere of the forest.
It is a practice I like to indulge in on a fairly regular basis as I find it the perfect way to ground myself and relax when I am feeling stressed. I always feel better after a walk in the forest!

Mid-calf length sock, knit from the cuff down with a heel flap and gusset construction and stocking stitch body with a leafy lace panel running down the front of the sock. The pattern is written for four foot circumferences.
Leg and foot length can be easily adjusted to suit.

Skills required

• working in the round
• knit, purl, ssk, ktog, yo.
• picking up heel flap sts for gusset
• following chart or written instructions for lace
• grafting sts for toe

Sizes
Foot circumference: 16 (18, 21, 23.5)cm / 6.25 (7, 8.25, 9.25)” – choose the size approx 5cm/2” less than foot circumference at it’s widest point for a good fit.
Heel flap depth 5 (5.25, 5.5, 6)cm/ 2 (2 1/8, 2 1/4, 2 3/8)”
Leg length as per pattern: approx 16.5cm/6.5” to heel flap (can be adjusted with more or fewer rows)
Foot length adjustable to fit.

Yarn requirements

4ply/fingering weight sock yarn – approx 250 (270, 290, 310)m/ 273 (295, 318, 339)yds.
Sample uses Drops Fabel (4ply; 75% wool/25% polyamide; 205m/50g) 2 skeins in colourway Forest Long Print (650)

Gauge

30sts x 42rnds = 10cm stocking stitch worked in the round, blocked.

Needles and notions

• 2.5mm dpns/circular needle or size needed to get gauge
• 5 sts markers (1 to show beginning of round, 2 for lace pattern placement and 2 gusset markers)
• darning needle for grafting toe sts.

LOW VISION FORMAT

In an effort to make my patterns more accessible to all, a large print version of the pattern is included as a seperate download.

• Print size: 22point. Font: Candara. Font colour: Black.
• Enlarged chart and fully written instructions for lace pattern.

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