Haldir is a collection of knitwear designs for unisex accessories, featuring contemporary geometric patterns designed by Dots Dabbles. This collection consists of 3 knitting patterns: a cowl, a hat and fingerless mittens. All items are knit using the stranded colourwork technique.

Go on your own sock knitting adventure with 9 tasty patterns

This sock was designed as a mystery knitalong for the Dutch Sokkenbreiengroep at Ravelry.

Vecna is a sock pattern that was designed as a mystery KAL (MOCK) for the Sock Knitters Anonymous group at Ravelry.

Asanoha is a unisex sock pattern featuring stranded colourwork. It is knit cuff down with a heel flap and rounder heel. The gusset decreases are positioned at the bottom of the foot. This sock was inspired by a traditional Japanese design called Asanoha or hemp leaves which I found on one of my favourite washi tapes. The pattern is believed to ...

Spacetime Curvature is a sock pattern that was designed as a mystery KAL (MKAL) for the Dutch SokkenBreien group at Ravelry. The pattern was inspired by an optical illusion that reminded me of the way spacetime curvature is usually depicted. The featured technique is stranded colourwork and the theme is geometric motifs.

Bouquet d’étoiles is a cuff down sock pattern featuring beautiful Japanese lace and cables. The name of the pattern was inspired by the lace flower in the motif. Bouquet d’étoiles can be translated literally as bouquet of stars and it is a type of flower known as Egyptian star flower in English.

Agna Qel’a is a sock pattern that was designed as a mystery KAL (MOCK) for the Sock Knitters Anonymous group at Ravelry.

Witches’ Sabbath is a cuff down sock pattern featuring cables and a bit of lace. These socks feature a slipped stitch heel flap and a French heel. This pattern was designed as a part of Het Wolbeest’s Halloween calendar of 2020. The sample was knit in a custom colourway that was inspired by the earthy tones of Arthur Rackham’s Witches’ Sabbath.

Rúmil is a unisex, versatile cowl pattern featuring a clever geometric pattern. It is part of the Haldir collection, which features a hat, cowl and pair of fingerless mitts. The name of the pattern comes from a character from the Lord of the Rings.

Orophin is a unisex, versatile hat pattern featuring a trendy stranded colourwork motif. It is part of the Haldir collection, which features a hat, cowl and pair of fingerless mitts. The name of the pattern comes from a character from the Lord of the Rings.

Ferngully is a cuff down sock pattern featuring lace and some simple cables. A slipped stitch heel flap and gusset decreases on the bottom of the foot give these socks a great fit. The pattern was inspired by one of my favourite movies while growing up: Ferngully, the last rainforest. The combination of the organic looking pattern and gorgeous ...

Lady Patience is a cuff down sock pattern featuring twisted stitches and a bit of lace. A slipped stitch heel flap and double gusset decreases on the bottom of the foot give these socks a great fit. The pattern was inspired by one of the most interesting characters in the Farseer trilogy by Robin Hobb: Lady Patience. She is known for being a bi...

Elvenpath is a cuff down sock pattern with an eye of partridge heel flap and double gusset decreases at the bottom of the foot. These feminine socks feature a leaf lace pattern and several small lace and cable panels. Beads can be added for a bit of extra flair. The pattern was inspired by the character Arwen from The Lord of the Rings, the nam...

Triforium is a sock pattern that was designed as a mystery KAL (MOCK) for the Sock Knitters Anonymous group at Ravelry.

Braidalot is a unisex sock pattern featuring different types of braids. First off there are Latvian braids, secondly there is a piece of stranded colourwork depicting a braid, and finally there are different types of cables that were also inspired by their braided counterparts. These socks are knit cuff down with a variation of the Fleegle heel.

Hexbin is a top-down, unisex sock pattern featuring stranded colorwork. It is a fun, geometric design that leaves a lot of room for experimentation with color and pattern. It is also a great stash-busting project for those self-striping, gradient or tonal colorways that can be difficult to do justice to.

Treeship is a sock pattern that was designed as a mystery KAL (MKAL) for the Dutch SokkenBreien group at Ravelry. The pattern was inspired by the depiction of the treeships in the novel Hyperion by Dan Simmons. The featured technique is cables and the theme is science fiction.

Dementor is a unisex sock pattern featuring cables and texture. It is knit cuff down with a slipped stitch heel flap and round heel. The pattern name was inspired by the ghastly dementors from the Harry Potter books because the colourway of the original sample reminded me of them.

Demogorgon’s Lair is a toe-up, fraternal sock pattern featuring lots of squiggly lace. It has a star toe with a matching afterthought star heel. This sock pattern was inspired by the popular tv series Stranger Things.

Beitilyng is a unisex sweater pattern that is worked seamlessly from the top down. It is a modern interpretation of the traditional Icelandic sweater. The pattern was named after the Icelandic word for the Calluna vulgaris, or common heather, that grows all over Europe.

Haldir is a unisex, versatile mitt pattern featuring a trendy stranded colourwork motif. It is part of the Haldir collection, which features a hat, cowl and pair of fingerless mitts. The name of the pattern comes from a character from the Lord of the Rings: Haldir of Lothlórien.

Eldfjall is a unisex sock pattern featuring stranded colourwork. It is knit cuff down with a heel flap and rounder heel. The gusset decreases are positioned at the bottom of the foot. Eldfjall is the Icelandic word for volcano, and the Icelandic vulcanoes inspired this sock.

Owl Keep You Warm is a pattern for a knitted beanie, featuring stranded colourwork. It is worked entirely in the round, from the bottom up.

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Beaded Arches is a pattern for cabled mitts. The beads make these mitts a particularly elegant accessory. The cable pattern was inspired by the arches you can find in Gothic buildings.

Time Room is a unisex sock pattern featuring Bavarian twisted stitches. It is knit cuff down with a Fleegle heel. This sock pattern was inspired by the time room from the Department of Mysteries as it is depicted in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix when Harry and his friends go on a rescue mission to the Ministry of Magic.

Vanilla Frappuccino is a unisex sock pattern. This sock was designed to serve as nearly mindless tv knitting, with 2 small cable patterns to keep things interesting. It is knit cuff down with a traditional heel flap and gusset, and should be well suited for both novice and seasoned sock knitters alike.

Sakura is a mitten pattern featuring stranded colourwork. The mitten is knit with a ribbed cuff that can be folded inwards so that no wind, rain or snow can get in. Sakura is the Japanese word for cherry blossom, and this is what the colourwork pattern was inspired by.

To The Lighthouse socks are worked from the cuff down with a heel flap and gusset decreases at the bottom of the foot. They feature textured stitches and a simple lace panel which is repeated throughout the sock. The pattern was inspired by Virginia Woolf’s novel To The Lighthouse.

Hyggelig is a unisex sock pattern featuring cables. It is knit cuff down with a slipped stitch heel flap and gusset decreases at the bottom of the foot. Hyggelig is the Norwegian and Danish word to describe everything that is cozy, nice and comfortable.

How to Tame your Dragon was one of the warm-up patterns for Sock Madness 12. It is knit toe-up with gusset increases at the bottom of the foot. The heel is turned using shadow wraps and there’s a slip-stitch heel flap. It features slipped stitches and lots of texture.

Gothic Arches is a unisex sock pattern that is knit top-down. It uses Bavarian twisted stitches to portray the typical arches you can find in Gothic buildings and features a fleegle heel.

Giza is a unisex sock pattern that is knit top-down. It uses Bavarian twisted stitches to portray the pyramids of Giza and features a heel flap heel with in pattern gusset decreases at the sides of the foot.

Spring in ‘t Veld is a unisex sock pattern featuring stranded colourwork and mock cables. It is knit cuff down with a eye of partridge heel flap and gusset decreases at the bottom of the foot. Spring in ‘t veld is a Dutch phrase for a person who is very energetic and a literal translation would be “jump around in the field”.

Down the Waterfall is a top-down sock pattern that was inspired by water crashing down a waterfall. It uses lace stitches to portray the water and trees.

Jökull is a unisex sock pattern that was named after the Icelandic word for glacier. The stranded pattern was inspired by the yokes of the typical lopapeysa or Icelandic sweater.

Walking through a Vineyard is a unisex sock pattern that was inspired by the seemingly endless vineyards you can find in France and Italy. The twisting and turning of the grapevines is portrayed using Bavarian twisted stitches.