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When cycling along Hadrian’s Wall in the North of England one summer, my kids suddenly spied wild raspberries growing in a hedgerow. We stopped in the sunshine to pick and eat a few, and just thinking about it now brings a smile to my face.

Celebrate wild raspberries - the ultimate forager’s treat - with this brand new sock design. My Wild Raspberry Socks combine colourwork, a little texture and gorgeous hand dyed yarns from Eden Cottage. The result is a beautiful pair of socks that are just as interesting to knit as they are fun to wear. Grab a skein of sock yarn and a coordinating miniskein and cast on today!

This pattern has been professionally tech edited, for a stress-free knit.

Sizing
XXS fits an average 4- to 9-year-old; XS 10- to 13-year-old; S, M, L are adult sizes.
Finished Leg/Foot Circumference: 6 (7, 8, 9, 10)”/15 (18, 20.5, 23, 25.5) cm

The pattern includes links to helpful sizing charts.

Yarn
Eden Cottage Yarns Brimham 4ply, 1 skein in Steel and 1 (1, 1, 2, 2) 20g miniskein/s in Wild Raspberry (85% superwash Merino, 15% nylon; 436yds/400m per 100g skein)
OR any fingering/4-ply sock yarn, approx. 45 (55, 60, 70, 75)g MC and 14 (17, 19, 21, 24)g CC depending on length of foot

To knit the largest two sizes with one CC miniskein, try one of the following options:

• Work the cast on and initial rnds in MC, and/or shorten the cuff rib.
• Work part of all of the toe in MC.

Notions
US 1.5/2.5mm double-pointed needles or long circular needle (for magic loop)
3 stitch markers
Tapestry needle

Construction
These socks are knit from the top down, with colourwork and textured stitches following the ribbed cuff, and also feature a striped heel flap. The heel is durable because of the slipped-stitch pattern, and fits well, particularly on feet with high arches. A mirrored colourwork chart is worked on the ball of the foot and then the toe is worked in the contrast-colour yarn.

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