Going to a ball, but want warm feet? Need to impress someone with a foot fetish? Invited to a party where the dress code is ‘cursive script’? These are the socks for you — bona fide fancy. They have a fancy stranded-colourwork pattern with some corrugated ribbing as well as a top-down version of the Fleegle heel (no picking up stitches!) and a ...

These socks are inspired by a piece of music called “La Cathédrale Engloutie” (The Sunken Cathedral) by Debussy. It depicts a submerged cathedral rising up from the sea. It’s based on an old Breton tale, but I’ve always imagined a Gothic Cathedral with glistening arches. These socks have a twisted-rib cuff with cable ropes that separate and joi...

These are top-down textured socks that will make you really really really wanna zigazag ah! The zigzags are made by increases and decreases rather than cables, so that the sock stays stretchy. Spice up your life with a modified wedge toe for a better anatomical fit and a top-down Fleegle heel so there’s no need to pick up stitches!

These are smocked socks that feature a repeating ‘O’ motif that undulates in size. ”O me miserum” is Latin for ‘O wretched me’ — a good phrase to know if you ever need to sound like a posh person unironically complaining about first-world problems. These socks are knit cuff-down and have a cuff-down version of a Fleegle Heel (no picking up stit...