Vífísfell socks
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The Vífilsfell socks were born from a hike on the mountain of the same name. It is a beautiful mountain with recognisable sandstones carved by the wind in striking spiralling stripes. Because you always have to go up and down a mountain, one sock is knitted from the toe up and the other one from the cuff down. Under the ribbed cuff is a spider lace motif, very common in Icelandic lace shawls, that gives more elasticity around the largest part of the leg.
The socks have an afterthought heel and a round toe. The colorwork also has a practical aim: it reinforces the heel and absorbs the shocks when hiking, and it will keep your toes toasty.
Yarn used: DK yarn, Ný Katla
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Design: Hélène Magnússon
The Vífilsfell socks were born from a hike on the mountain of the same name. It is a beautiful mountain with recognisable sandstones carved by the wind in striking spiralling stripes. Because you always have to go up and down a mountain, one sock is knitted from the toe up and the other one from the cuff down. Both are decorated with a diagonal rib motif spiralling in opposite directions.
Under the ribbed cuff is a spider lace motif, very common in Icelandic lace shawls, that gives more elasticity around the largest part of the leg.
The socks have an afterthought heel and a round toe shaped with evenly spaced decreases. The heel is decorated with a lupin flower inspired motif in stranded knitting – which could as well read as a magical rune – and the toe is adorned with a star.
The colorwork has also a practical aim: it reinforces the heel and absorbs the shocks when hiking, and it will keep your toes toasty.
Because there is a huge difference in gauge between the spiral rib and the colorwork, the heel stitches needed to be increased before the heel could be worked, whereas the gauge difference acts as an integral part of the toe shaping.
I’m especially fond of these socks because every stitch tells a story that’s meaningful to me. And, as you knit these up, you become part of the story too. The pattern was first published in my Icelandic yarn Club 4 and 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.
The socks in the pictures are a size 1 and the leg is slightly longer than what the pattern says. Sylvia uses the shoe size EU 39 but has an extremely fine foot.
Finished measurements
- Foot circumference: approx. 16(18) cm / 6.25 (7)” unstretched and can be stretched up to 25 cm / 10”.
- Foot length unstretched: 22 cm / 8.75”. It is very stretchable and will adapt itself to the foot.
Gauge: 10 cm /4” = 26 sts and 32 rows in Stocking st on 2.5 mm / US 1½ needle
Yarn: Katla Sokkaband by Hélène Magnússon: pure new Icelandic lambswool with a dash of silk (1%), DK/sport weight sock yarn, 4 ply, non superwash, 100g skein = 220 m/ 240 yds: 1 skein each.
The sample shown uses Katla plant dyed by subscribers to my past Icelandic Yarn Club 4 with Icelandic lupine leaves and reindeer lichen for the main color. The contrasting violet color is hand dyed acid-dyes.
Yardage used:
- MC: 94(106) m / 103(116) yads
- CC: 8(9) m / 9(10) yds
Notions: stitch markers, tapestry needle, sock blocker
Techniques: knitting in the round, stranded knitting, ribbing
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 French, in Icelandic |
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