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

Woody Path 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. It’s calm intricate texture reminds me of barefoot walks on the forest carpet of dry pine needles, gentle curves of the oak bark and the meditative nature of a forest.

Let the path twines of this sock pattern take you on a delightful textured journey that varies with each step. Meditative play on broken rib will bring a perfect balance of exciting and restful points to your knit.

SIZES
1 (2, 3, 4)

Corresponding to measurements as follows:


Foot Circumference
18 (21, 23, 25) cm / 7 (8 1/2, 9, 9 3/4) ”, measured at the widest part of the foot, right below the start of the toes.

FINISHED MEASUREMENTS
Circumference: 6 1⁄4 (6 3⁄4, 7 1⁄2, 8 1⁄4)” / 15.5 (17, 19, 20.5) cm

Length heel to toe: 8 1⁄4” / 20.5 cm or desired length / customisable

Length heel to cuff: 6 3/4” / 17 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 (2, 2, 2) skeins Taupe

Approx 200 (220, 240, 260) yd / 185 (200, 220, 240) 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
Preferred needle(s) for working small circumferences in size US 1.5 / 2.5 mm
Or size to obtain gauge

Notions
1 stitch marker and a tapestry needle.

GAUGE
35 sts and 45 rnds = 4” / 10 cm in broken rib stitch with size US 1.5 / 2.5 mm needle, after blocking.

CONSTRUCTION NOTES
The socks are worked top down, starting at the cuff, continuing with the leg, shadow wrap heel, foot and finishing with the grafted toe. The length of the leg and the foot are customizable and instructions are given in the pattern.

SKILL LEVEL
Adventurous beginner.

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