For sock lovers out there, Mary Anne Benedetto has designed the Foliage Forager Socks for the Hudson Valley Textile Project using Hudson Valley Fibers Bear Mountain Sock. The unique property of this 100% Dorset yarn is that it is not a processed superwash yarn, yet it can be machine-washed without felting. Get help picking the yarn in this article.

All proceeds from the sale of this pattern are donated to HVTP.

Check out the local yarn guide and start planning your own Accessory/Sweater for Good. We’ll be looking for all of you at Rhinebeck. Happy knitting!

This pattern was originally published in HVTP’s Common Threads. Purchase the print version here.

Pattern details:

SIZES

Small/Medium (S/M), Medium/Large (M/L), Large/Extra Large (L/XL)

FINISHED MEASUREMENTS

S/M (M/L, L/XL)

Circumference below cuff – 9.5 (10.5, 11.5)” / 23.8 (26.5, 29) cm

Circumference at ankle – 8 (9, 10)” / 20 (22.5, 25) cm

Foot Circumference – 8 (9, 10)” / 20 (22.5, 25) cm

Foot Length – 8.75 (9.25, 10)” / 22 (23, 25) cm

YARN

Hudson Valley Fibers Bear Mountain Sock Botanicals

100% Dorset wool sourced and milled in NYS

420 yds per 100 g / 3.5 oz skein

1 skein, sample in Monarda

295 (345, 405) yds / 270 (315, 370) m

NEEDLES AND NOTIONS

US 2 (2.75 mm) 9” circular needle (optional), DPN in same size

Tapestry needle, stitch markers

GAUGE

29 sts and 42 rows = 4” / 10 cm in stockinette stitch

CONSTRUCTION

Socks are worked in the round from cuff to toe.