Wrap your feet in the warm embrace of autumn with these knit socks, whose elegant cables and delicate lace evoke the graceful forms of oak and pine forest. Perfect for cozying up by the fire, this pair captures the essence of a crisp fall day, blending the beauty of nature with hand-knitted warmth.

Oak and Pine Socks are worked from the top down. The heel has a classic construction with a heel flap and a gusset. The reinforced slipped stitch pattern of the heel and the toe, as well as the cuff ribbing, flow seamlessly into the cables. The pattern has both charts and written row-by-row directions.

Pick some lovely yarn, start knitting, and watch your very own forest grow on the needles.

Sizes S (M, L)

• To fit 7.5-8 (8-8.5, 8.5-9)“ / 18.5-20 (20-21.5, 21.5-23)cm leg circumference
• Length is completely adjustable
• Sample socks shown in size M

Yarn

• Up to 440yds / 400m of fingering weight / sock yarn, depending on the sock length;
• Sample in size M for US women shoe size 7 used 300yds / 275m of yarn
• Preferably a solid, semi-solid or kettle dyed colorway to highlight the stitch patterns
• Sample socks: ALB Lino by Schoppel Wolle (85% wool, 15% linen, 3.5oz / 100g, 437yds / 399m) in color Old Gold
• Get the kits in the original sample yarn from Making Stories! Also available as Kit Light - just the yarn and the pattern combo.

Needles

• US 1 / 2.25 mm to US 2 / 2.75 mm - choose the size needed to obtain gauge
• Circular needles for magic loop method, a set of DPNs, or any preferred needles for knitting small circles in the round

Construction

• Socks are knitted from the top down. The cuff is worked in 2x2 rib which flows seamlessly into the cabled pattern. The leg section can be worked to the desired length using as many pattern repeats as needed.

• The heel is of a classic construction with a heel flap and a gusset.

• Both the heel flap and the toe are knitted with the addition of slipped stitches to create reinforced fabric.

• The sole is worked in smooth stockinette for the most comfortable fit.