This pattern was created for Sock Madness 18 and is now available to the general public.

08/16/2024: Pattern update is now available with improved chart for completing the circle, small revisions to eliminate redundancies. ENJOY!

Jacquard is a textured sock, pairing slip stitches, knit-purl chevrons and other color work, to create a fabric reiminiscent of the jacquard looming process. Two cuff options are offered.

Inspiration for the Braided Ribbons was drawn from memories of the designer’s niece as a little girl, hair worn up in braids and ribbons, exploring…climbing…catching herself.

What grownup didn’t have a favorite superhero or as a child created an imaginative one or pretended his or her own person was so venerated. The best among those were strong, kind, persistent, unrelenting…fought for what was good. I’m a true fan of animated action and what is imaginative…thus this project.

SHRED IT! is a unisex stranded sock pattern that is knit top-down. The cast on is a stretchy, decorative Estonian version of the Double Start Cast On. A tutorial is shared, as are chart notations, to aid those new to jacquard ladders with background on how to manage long floats. Mirrored charts are available for the three sizes and guidance is ...