Ebony Socks by Kari-Elyssa

Ebony Socks

Knitting
March 2022
Fingering (14 wpi) ?
32 stitches and 40 rows = 4 inches
in Stockinette Stitch in the Round
US 2½ - 3.0 mm
US 3 - 3.25 mm
Women’s L/Men’s Medium. For reference, the model generally wears a US 10 (EU 41) shoe size.
English

These gorgeous African print socks are inspired by animal print (zebra and cheetah, specifically), and in turn, translated into geometric stranded knitting motifs arranged in a repetitive pattern. The name “Ebony” was chosen as the wood from the tree of the same name (Diosyros ebenum) also shares a similar coloring to the brown and black areas of the sock. Ebony is also a common name among many people of the African diaspora.