Dýjamosi socks by Hélène Magnússon

Dýjamosi socks

Knitting
October 2020
DK (11 wpi) ?
26 stitches and 32 rows = 4 inches
in Stocking stitch
US 1½ - 2.5 mm
270 - 342 yards (247 - 313 m)
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The Dýamosi socks are part of the book Socks of Iceland which is released in the form of a Club: get a pattern every Thursday until the end of the year 2020. You can join at anytime.
For more info, please visit https://icelandicknitter.com/product/socks-of-iceland-club/

Sizes: 1(2) to fit shoe size EU 34-38(40-44) / US 6-8(9-11)
You can achieve more sizes by changing needle size and adjust the lengths by adding or withdrawing rounds or bands of motif.

Finished measurements:
Foot circumference: 23(27) cm / 9(10½)”
Foot length: 22(26.5) cm / 8¾(10½)”
Recommended fit: negative ease up to 2.5 cm / 1” in circumference and 15% in length.

Yarn estimation:
• MC: Tender green, yardage used 118(150) m/ 129(154) yds
• CC: Natural black, yardage used 128(163) m/ 140(178) yds

Neon green spots, as peculiar as it may sounds, is not an uncommon sight in Icelandic nature. This incredibly vivid color is found in a moss called Dýjamosi (Philonotis fontana), which grows mainly by streams and springs, and is the inspiration for these socks. Like the Mosi socks, which are reminiscent of the gray lava moss, the Dýjamosi socks are knitted from the cuff down, with a heel and toe in different colors. There ends the comparison.
Although the heel looks like the afterthought heel, so common in Iceland, it is knitted as you go and not afterwards. Sometimes called an hourglass heel, this fun method makes use of short rows but not in the usual way: there´s no wrap and turn or other similar involved, the holes are closed with simple increases., making it much easier than a regular short row heel. The method, on the other hand, involves breaking the pattern between the leg and with 2 plain rounds. It took me a few tries to get it right.
No moss was harmed during the photoshoot! Moss are very sensitive, can be easily damaged and marks caused by footprints take a very long time to heal.