Turtle Tracks by Heather Hill

Turtle Tracks

Knitting
November 2019
Fingering (14 wpi) ?
33 stitches and 44 rows = 4 inches
in Stockinette
US 1 - 2.25 mm
330 - 440 yards (302 - 402 m)
Medium
English
This pattern is available as a free Ravelry download
Errata available: /patterns/show

And there’s already an erratum!
The original pattern’s Round 2 included a YO. This was an error.

The revised line: Rnd 2: k6, p2, k16, p2, k6 k to end.

An update was issued. Patterns downloaded the evening of 11/22/19 and later should be correct. Many thanks to lavendelkitten for pointing this out!

These cuff-down socks use a simple two row repeat to create a chevron down the front of the leg and foot. The sample shown is between 8”-8.5” in circumference and required far less than a 440-yd ball of Saki Silk.

ABOUT THE NAME
These socks were inspired by a trip to Caswell Beach on the North Carolina Coast during turtle hatching season. During the summer, baby turtles dig upward from the nest and crawl straight toward the sea. Their tiny flippers make tracks resembling the angled path on the front of these socks. May they lead you unerringly home!

You can learn more about the Caswell Beach Turtle Watch’s volunteer conservation efforts at Caswell Turtle Watch.