Taipale by Ronja Hakalehto

Taipale

Knitting
January 2025
Light Fingering ?
34 stitches and 40 rows = 4 inches
in Colourwork Pattern
US 1½ - 2.5 mm
1 (2, 3)
English Finnish

In the Taipale sock pattern, you’ll be able to mix your favourite colours and also use up your leftover yarns! Ronja Hakalehto combined all the retro colours from Finnish nature with some traditional Finnish colourwork patterns.

SIZES
1 (2, 3)

FINISHED MEASUREMENTS
Foot Length: 9 (10.25, 11.5)“ / 23 (26, 29) cm (or desired length).

Leg Length: 6.75” / 17 cm.

Foot and Leg Circumference: 7.5 (8.5, 9.5)“ / 19 (21, 24) cm.

MATERIALS
Yarn: Arwetta by Filcolana (80% superwash merino, 20% polyamide, 230 yds / 210 m – 50 g).
MC: 1 skein of colourway Mustard (136).
CC1: 1 skein of colourway Natural White (101). 
CC2: 1 skein of colourway Deep Sea (146).
CC3: 1 skein of colourway Dark Chocolate (melange) (975).

Or approx. the following amounts of fingering-weight yarn: MC: 168 (205, 245) yds / 153 (185, 225) m. CC1: 70 (85, 101) yds / 75 (68, 92) m. CC2: 70 (85, 101) yds / 75 (68, 92) m. 
CC3: 25 (30, 36) yds / 23 (25, 33) m. 

Alternative yarn suggestions are for example Uni 4-ply by Opal or Alpaca Soxx 4 ply by Lang Yarns.

Needles: US 1.5 / 2.5 mm 32” / 80 cm circular needles for Magic Loop knitting.

Notions: Stitch markers.

GAUGE
34 sts x 40 rnds to 4” / 10 cm in Colourwork Patt in the round, after blocking.