Hello, intrepid traveler! Welcome to the Wayfinder’s Rest. Here you can relax into a repeating pattern that manages to be both engaging and soothing. Whether you were in search of a way to use those beloved mini-skeins or a way to stash bust leftover balls of fingering weight yarn, the Wayfinder’s Rest is the place for you to unwind with color.

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The Wayfinder’s Rest socks are worked in the round from the cuff down using either long circular needles to work in Magic Loop or DPNs. This pattern is recommended for knitters with experience working in the round, striping, and turning a heal.

Yarn
1 Lattes & Llamas Mini-Vacation Yarn Set (100 grams/ 463 yards total; 20 grams/ 92 yards each) and 1 skein of Lattes & Llamas Vacation Yarn (100 grams / 463 yards) or a comparable fingering weight yarn in six colorways.

Sample is shown in ‘Sea Salted Strumpet Syndicate’ as Colors A-E and ‘Ouroboros’ as the MC.

Main Color: 40(45, 50, 55) grams/ 186(209, 232, 255) yards
Color A: 5(6, 7, 8) grams/ 24(28, 33, 38) yards
Color B: 5(6, 7, 8) grams/ 24(28, 33, 38) yards
Color C: 2(3, 7, 8) grams/ 83(92, 33, 38) yards
Color D: 9(10, 11, 12) grams/ 42(47, 51, 56) yards
Color E: 2(3, 4, 5) grams/ 10(14, 19, 24) yards

Note that yardage is estimated and may vary depending on yarn used, gauge variations, or modifications. The instructions are written for six colorways, but the pattern is easily adapted to use two or more colors, making it a great scrappy project.

Needles
US1 / 2.25 mm to work in Magic Loop or size needed to obtain gauge.

I prefer the Magic Loop method when knitting socks. If you are more comfortable using DPNs or two circulars, this pattern is easily converted.

Gauge
32 sts and 40 rnds = 4” in stockinette stitch, knit in the round and blocked

Sizing
Size 1(2, 3, 4) has a 7(8, 9, 10) inch foot circumference. Sample is shown in size 8.