The Kielo socks are knitted from the cuff down towards the toes. They are started with an optional tubular cast on, which provides a stretchy edge to the cuff. The heel flaps are knitted with a reinforced stitch pattern for durability and the heels are round French heels. Instructions are given for modifying the gusset for a more generous fit.
The Kielo socks have an easy-to-memorize lace pattern that looks like blooming flowers. Kielo means lily-of-the-valley in Finnish. The lace pattern is both charted and written row-by-row.

The Kielo Socks were the featured pattern in The Wandering Flock’s 2025 Quarterly Sock Club for the month of March.

Sizes
1 (2)

Circumference 21 (24) cm / 8.5 (9.5) inches, to be worn with zero or slight negative ease
Length of the cuff and foot adjustable.

Yarn
1 skein of The Wandering Flock Baby Paca (50% Extra Fine Merino Wool, 30% Baby Alpaca, 20% Nylon; 365 m / 400 yards per 100 g), shown in the colorway Kielo, or 275-300 m / 300-330 yards of similar sport weight sock yarn.

Needles
2.25 mm / US 1 DPNs or circular needles with a cable suitable for small circumference knitting. Always choose the needle size that gets you the right gauge.

Note: if you are using mini-circulars, you might want to use DPNs or Magic Loop for the Tubular Cast On.

Gauge
30 sts and 38 rounds = 10 cm / 4 inches of Stockinette stitch, in the round after blocking.

Note: If you can’t match the gauge both across the stitches and across the rounds, choose the needle size that gets you closer to the gauge across the stitches.

Notions
3 stitch markers
waste yarn for the Tubular Cast On
tapestry needle
blocking tools (sock blockers)