Are there buy buttons on the side of the page? If so, you've caught this pattern on one of the handful of days every year when it's available! If not, read on for details of where it went and what to do if you want to be notified the next time it's available.

A few years ago I got overwhelmed by my back catalog, retired most of my earlier work, and launched Tiny Nonsense. That gave me space to make Cool New Stuff! But some people missed the earlier things, so I make many of the retired patterns available for a few days once or twice a year.

• If you see the buy buttons on this page, you’ve caught it on one of the days it’s available! You can buy it just like usual.

• If you don’t see the buy buttons on this page, then it’s not currently available. It will probably be available the week after Thanksgiving and for a few days in June or July.

• If you want to hear when the retired patterns come back, subscribe to the mailing list or patreon, or keep an eye on my instagram.

For cycling and general country sports, men wear knickerbocker suits of tweed, Norfolk or short jackets, heavy ribbed golf stockings, stout russet laced shoes, and cloth caps or soft felt Homburg hats.

Etiquette for All Occasions
Mrs. Burton Kingsland, 1901

I’m not all that sure I do much that falls under the heading of general country sports. But I am a big fan of excellent socks. And these (sized for both ladies and gentlemen, because everyone needs a good sock) fit the bill quite nicely. They’re thick enough to be comfy on a long hike (or curled up at home in front of the fire, I won’t tell), and the cables are delightfully dramatic.