YOAKE (pronounced ‘YOH AH KEH’, means ‘DAWN’ in Japanese) is a toe-up sock with a fun twisted stitch pattern and twisted 2x2 ribbing for the cuff.

I started designing these socks back in February when my dear friend’s partner passed onto another journey. I completely lost my knitting inspiration when Covid-19 hit the globe, continued with injustice towards black and brown people…but I wanted to honor my friend, her partner, and their journey, even with much delay. Sometimes I feel hopeless with so much ugliness in the world but realize that Dawn will always come no matter how hard and ugly life seems to be. I hope these socks will be a reminder for us to never lose hope, even through ups and downs, because Dawn is almost here.

This design is published in collaboration with Serendipitous Wool.

MATERIALS:

Yarn:
Fingering weight Yarn 60-100g depending on size and length.

Sample knit in…
Serendipitious Wool Vayu in ‘Familiar’

Needles:
US size 1/2.25mm (or size needed to obtain gauge) 40” circular needles for magic loop (or DPN’s)
1 cable needle
1 tapestry needle

SIZES:
1-4 (foot circumference 6, 7, 8, 9 inches/15, 18, 20, 23 cm). Choose the size with approximately 0.5”/1.25cm negative ease.

GAUGE:
34 sts = 4”/10cm in stockinette in the round