This pattern was designed for Quince&Co and is also available for purchase on their website. Explore Woodland Checkers companion socks: Sunshine Chirp & Woody Path.

Woodland Checkers pattern is part of a little sunshine collection of socks I made in collaboration with Quince&Co using their delightful Starling fingering weight yarn.

This pair is one of the three designs of Chirping in the Sunlight sock chronicles of mine. Hope you love it as much as I do. It’s playful colourwork pattern hopscotches from one sunlit spot to the next in the woodland foliage.

Cosy up in the magic hour with one, two, three, four colour palette choices and enjoy this colourwork checkers play. Be warned, this game is addictive!

SIZES
1 (2, 3, 4)

Corresponding to measurements as follows:


Foot Circumference
18 (21, 23, 25) cm / 7 (8.25, 9, 9.75) ”, measured at the widest part of the foot, right below the start of the toes.

FINISHED MEASUREMENTS
Circumference: 61⁄2 (71⁄4, 8, 8 3⁄4)” 16.5 (18, 20, 22) cm

Length heel to toe: 81⁄4” 20.5 cm or desired length /
customisable

Length heel to cuff: 61⁄2” 16.5 cm or desired length /
customisable

Suggested ease
Negative 3⁄4” 2 cm for foot circumference and negative 1⁄2” 1
cm for foot length

MATERIALS
Starling by Quince & Co.
(75% superwash merino wool, 25% recycled polyamide; 291
yds 200 m/ 50g)

• 1 skein Ecru (MC)
• 1 skein Acorn (CC1)
• 1 skein Sherbert (CC2)
• 1 skein Taupe (CC3)

(MC) Approx 120 (130, 145, 155) yd 110 (120, 135, 140) m
(CC1) Approx 40 (45, 50, 55) yd 35 (40, 45, 50) m
(CC2) Approx 40 (45, 50, 55) yd 35 (40, 45, 50) m
(CC3) Approx 50 (55, 60, 65) yd 45 (50, 55, 60) m

Note: Yarn quantities are given for shoe size US 6 EU 37.
For additional length more yarn is needed. Please calculate
approximately additional 10% for each additional size.

Needles
Size A for the main body, heel and toe
• Preferred needle(s) for working small circumferences in size
US 1.5 2.5 mm
Or size to obtain gauge

Size B for cuff ribbing
• Preferred needle(s) for working small circumferences in US
0 2 mm
Or 1 1/2 sizes smaller than A

Additional size A or B needle for joining provisionally cast on
stitches.

Notions
1 stitch marker, stitch holder or scrap piece of waste yarn and a tapestry needle.

GAUGE
33 sts and 45 rnds = 4” 10 cm in stockinette stitch with size A
needle, after blocking
30 sts and 50 rnds = 4” 10 cm in 1x1 rib stitch with size B needle, after blocking

CONSTRUCTION NOTES
The socks are worked top down, starting at the cuff with a
provisional cast on for the folded cuff, continuing with the leg,
shadow wrap heel, foot and finishing with the grafted toe. The
length of the leg and the foot are customisable; instructions are
given in the pattern.

SKILL LEVEL
Adventurous beginner.

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