Harvest Moon Socks by Lisa Lloyd

Harvest Moon Socks

Knitting
January 2026
Fingering (14 wpi) ?
36 stitches and 44 rows = 4 inches
in stockinette stitch
US 1 - 2.25 mm
355 - 385 yards (325 - 352 m)
8" and 8.5" Circumference
English

One of three bonus patterns available exclusively in my Full Moon Socks ebook.

The Harvest Moon for the ancient Celts signaled a time of gratitude and celebration of the abundance of the harvest. This sweet sock embodies harvest time with its neat stitch patterns resembling farmland and fences as seen from above, perhaps as viewed by the full moon.

Finished size
Medium (Large) 8”/20 cm (8 ½”/22 cm) circumference after blocking

Yarn
John Arbon Textiles Exmoor Sock 4 ply
60% Exmoor Blueface Superwash 20% Corriedale Superwash 10% Zwartbles 10% Nylon
50 grams 200 meters per skein (218 yards)
2 (2) skeins or 355 (385) yards or 325 (350) meters of fingering weight
Shown in Drumble in size Medium
Yarn usage will vary depending on length of leg and foot.

Gauge
36 stitches over 4” (10 cm) in Stockinette, blocked

Needles
US 1 (2.25 mm) or size to obtain gauge, double pointed, set of 5

Notions
Two unique stitch markers
Cable needle (5” double pointed US 1/2.25 mm sock needles work great)
Tapestry needle