Holtasóley socks
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The Holtasóley socks is a charming design celebrating Iceland´s national flower (Mountain Avens). Not just aesthetically pleasant, the colorwork on the foot will make the heel sturdier and keep your toes toasty. The socks are knitted from teh cuff to the point with an afterthought heel and come in 2 adult sizes.
The pattern was first published as part of the Nordic designers sock box subscription in 2024 by Finish wool company Novita.
Yarn used: sock yarn DK/Aran, Novita 7 brothers, Ný Katla
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Design: Hélène Magnússon
Theses socks are inspired by Iceland´s national flower, Holtasóley or Mountain Avens. Holtasóley is a common plant in heathers and gravely or sandy soils and can be found almost everywhere in Iceland.The flowers are very conspicuous in the month of June when the Icelandic national day is, on the 17th.
The Holtasóley socks are knitted from the cuff down with a round toe and an afterthought heel. The leg is decorated with Mountain Avens flowers and leaves in stranded knitting, later enhanced with a few embroidery stitches.
The toe and heel are worked in the round in stranded knitting with a Moutain Aven flower motif and shaped with evenly spaced decreases made within the flower.
The colorwork in the heel and toe is not just decorative, it will make the heel sturdier and the toes toastier.
The pattern was first published as part of the Nordic designers sock box subscription in 2024 by Finish company Novita. It is now available as a single pattern.
Size: 1(2) to fit shoe size 36-38 (40-42) EU
You can achieve more sizes by changing needle size and adjust the length by adding or withdrawing rnds.
Sample shown is a Size M.
Finished measurements
- Foot circumference: 22.5(26.5) cm/9(10½)”
- Foot length, adaptable: 21.5(23.5) cm /8½ (9¼)” to fit foot 24(26) cm/ 9½(10¼)” long.
- Recommended fit: negative ease of 2.5 cm / 1” in length.
Gauge: 10 cm / 4” = 21 sts and 28 rnds in Stocking st on 3 mm / US 2.5 needle
Yarn: Aran weight or DK sock yarn
Shown in Novita 7 Veljestä, 80% wool, 20% polyamid, DK sock yarn, 100g /skein = 200 m /218 yards: 4 colors, #330 artichoke (light green), #375 vuorenkilpi (dark green), #010 off white, #268 sunflower (yellow), 1 skein each. There will be enough yarn left to make more pairs, inverting the colors.
Yardage used:
- MC: 82(105) m / 90(115) yds used
- CC1: 26(34) m / 29(37) yds used
- CC2: 20(26) m / 22(28.5) yds used
- CC3: 20(26) m / 22(28.5) yds used
Needle: 3 mm / US 2.5 needle circular needle suitable for magic loop. You can also use double-pointed needles or any method to knit small diameters in the rnd. Adjust needle size as necessary to obtain correct gauge.
Notions: stitch markers, darning needle, embroidery needle, sock blocker
Techniques: knitting in the round, stranded knitting, embroidery
Pattern: Once you’ve made your paiement, you will receive an email with a link to download the pattern PDF. We don’t send patterns by snailmail.
Errata: No mistake has been found in this pattern
| Language | in English, in Finnish, in French, in Icelandic, in Swedish |
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