It’s no secret that green and growing things make my heart sing. From my garden to the woods, open fields to farm stands, plants always make me feel at home.
This collection of patterns is completely botanically inspired, and features designs drawn from the plants that I hold dearest. Wildflowers, tea plants, trees, seeds, garden blooms, and fungi from the forest floor.
I hope that you enjoy this garden of socks as much as I loved making it, happy knitting friends.
With love,
Norah of Fox & Folk

Snowdrop Socks:
The first gentle shoots to pierce the snow each Spring, Snowdrops fill my heart with joy at the promise of another season of verdant life. Worked toe-up, and featuring a short row heel, these socks display an insert of snowdrop flowers down the center.

Garden Box Socks:
When the danger of frost finally lifts, you can find me arms full of pansies stuffing my garden boxes with richly toned blooms. These socks are worked top-down and feature a gusset ans flap heel, a roll top cuff, and a row of pansies down the foot.

Tending Roses:
Nothing makes me swoon quite like an arbor heavy with climbing roses. Sweet scent and scattered petals romantically framing your path. This pattern was inspired by the sturdy structures that hold our climbing blooms.

Wood Violet Socks:
A carpet of purple blooms, wood violets signal the fullness of spring. In our wooded home these tiny persistent wildflowers spark so much joy, and find their way into our kitchen by the jar full. Worked top down and featuring a flap and gusset heel, a panel of floral lace runs down the foot.

Tansy Socks:
Little puffs of vibrant gold, so dear and cheerful, Tansy flowers fill the ditches down the lane. A true picture of late summer in wildflower form. The Tansy socks are worked top-down and display a motif of Estonian Roosimine reminiscent of hand stitch embroidery.

Mighty Oak Socks:
Sturdy branches laden with treasure to line the pockets of every child, the patient and Mighty Oak tree is my dearest favorite. Baskets full of acorns each fall is a treasured memory of my childhood in a forest of white oak trees. These socks are worked top-down and feature a flap and gusset heel and a Roosimine acorn motif circling the ankle.

Echinacea Socks:
When Summer embraces the coming Autumn Echinacea plants begin to bloom. A cherished herbal tea plant, and garden show stopper, these delicately pink blooms are a true favorite of mine. These socks are knit toe-up and feature a German short row heel. Running from the knee all the way to the toes, is an insert of romantic floral lace.

Poppy Socks:
Brilliantly red blooms bobbing on slender stems in the wind, Poppy flowers bring a wild taste of gentle meadows to the garden, wearing the loveliest shade of red. These socks are worked top-down and feature a German short row heel, and colorwork poppies around the ankle.

Russula Socks:
While not exactly a plant, fungi fill my heart and our woods. In the Oak forests of my childhood these tiny bright red mushrooms hid just beneath the leaf litter, waiting for a patient eye to spot them. This design is worked top-down and features a german short row heel. Around the ankle is a band of simple mushroom colorwork, framed by ribbing.

Laurel Socks:
A wreath of Laurels is an iconic image of bygone days of heroes and myths. While our Northern home will not house them many a willow wreath adorns our walls. Knitted top down, and featuring an afterthought heel, these socks are an engaging combination of lace, colorwork, and stripes.

Featured Yarns:

Snowdrop Socks: Finull by Rauma Garn
Garden Box Socks: Finull by Rauma Garn
Tending Roses Socks: Finull by Rauma Garn
Wood Violet Socks: Hobbi Sock Yarn
Tansey Socks: Finull by Rauma Garn
Mighty Oak Socks: Merino Fingering by Elliott and May
Echinacea Socks: Corriedale Sock by Woolentwine Fiber Studio
Poppy Socks: Pothos Merino Fingering Base by Gingko B.
Russula Socks: Suri Sock by Little Gidding Farm Suris

Pattern Support & Website:
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eBook published in October 2022

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