Huldusokkar

Design: Hélène Magnússon

The Huldusokkar (hidden socks) are true winter socks and hold a few hidden “secrets” to make them as comfortable as they are beautiful and esthetically delicate, despite being knitted with a relatively thick yarn. In that, they are by essence Icelandic and echo our traditional socks where comfort and fit were crucial.
The socks are knitted from the toe up. The round toe is made of evenly spaced increases with no texture that could irritate the toes. The no hole short rows heel (often named Fleegle after the knitter who unvented it in 2006) is deceptively simple. This type of heel however can make the sock difficult to put on for people who have high arches. But not the Huldusokkar! The beautiful – and elastic – lace pattern on the arch will give it all the ease you need! The motif is then repeated around the leg, and again, its elasticity will adapt to any leg and prevent any unhealthy constriction of the blood flow. A true lace motif, but an easy and intuitive one, it has a striking three-dimensional texture when left unstretched.

The pattern was first published in my Icelandic Yarn Club 5 and used a beautiful 100% wool sock yarn from the Icelandic minimill Uppspunni.

The Uppspuni minimill,

Sizes: 1(2) to fit shoe size EU 36-38 (40-42)
You can achieve more sizes by changing needle size and adjust the length by adding or withdrawing rnds.

Sample shown is a Size 1 with a 5 cm/2” longer leg than the pattern is saying.

Finished measurements

• Foot circumference: 20(22) cm / 7¾(8 ½)“
• Foot length, adaptable: 21(23.5) cm /8¼(9)” to fit foot approx. 24(26) cm/ 9½(10¼)” long.

Gauge: 10 cm / 4” = 20 sts and 28 rnds in Stocking st

Techniques: knitting in the round, lace

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