The Woven Story Socks are the first in a series of patterns centering on the theme of how our past shapes and informs our present. Each pattern will incorporate a “woven” aspect in the form of a special stitch or design element.

These socks use a special stitch I’ve called the Reverse Linen Stitch, a simple four-row repeat that creates the look of a woven fabric. It brings to mind the seed corn sacks I would sit on while watching my grandpa work on his tractors or the texture of the pillows my grandmother had in her fancy sitting room. They are both very different memories connected by a texture.

Yarn
Yarn Weight: Fingering
Main Color (MC) Yardage: 150(170, 190, 200, 220, 240, 270, 280) yards
MC Meterage: 137(155, 174, 183, 200, 220, 245, 256) meters
Contrasting Color (CC) Yardage: 58(62, 70, 74, 84, 86, 92, 96) yards
CC Meterage: 54(58, 64, 68, 78, 80, 86, 88) meters

SIZING INFORMATION
5.5(6, 6.5, 7, 7.5, 8, 8.5, 9)” to fit an actual foot circumference of 6.5(7, 7.5, 8, 8.5, 9, 9.5, 10)”.
14(15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 22, 23)cm to fit an actual foot circumference of 17(18, 19, 20, 22, 23, 24, 25)cm. These socks are meant to have about 1”(2 cm) negative ease.

GAUGE
32 stitches x 42 rows in Reverse Linen Ridge Stitch (see “Special Stitches”) in the round, washed and blocked, is 4”(10cm)

NEEDLES AND NOTIONS
US 0 (2mm) circular or double-pointed needles, or any size needles to get gauge
1 beginning of round marker
removable marker
scrap yarn
tapestry needle