These party socks were inspired by a number of historic socks I have been fortunate to see in various museums over the last ten years. Many European-style stockings for women knitted in the nineteenth century were decorated down the front of the leg only, where all the work would show to best advantage beneath a long skirt. I chose mock cables and a Lace Diamond pattern adapted from Estonian knitted lace to decorate the front of these socks. I used a round or French heel and complemented it with the French toe.