Klāvs by Paul Haesemeyer

Klāvs

Knitting
December 2026
both are used in this pattern
Fingering (14 wpi) ?
32 stitches and 42 rows = 4 inches
in Stockinette
US 1½ - 2.5 mm
US 1 - 2.25 mm
535 - 600 yards (489 - 549 m)
1 (2, 3, 4)
English

Inspired by Klāvs’s shoes, these colorwork socks are inspired by a few Latvian pairs. These top-down socks use a picot edge knit together along with Latvian motifs at the cuffs and toes for these artistic socks.

FINISHED MEASUREMENTS
Foot Circumference: 7.5 (8.5, 9.5, 10.5)“ / 19
(21.5, 24, 26.5) cm.
Calf Circumference: 10 (10, 12, 12)” / 25.5 (25.5,
30.5, 30.5) cm.

Yarn:
Alb Zauber Crazy (Biodegradable) (Fingering,
75% Superwash Wool, 25% Nylon; 469 yds /
410 m per 100 g).
MC (2531): 535 yds / 465 m (sample pair, size 3;
pair weighs 114 g including CCs).

Admiral Hanf (Fingering, 67% Virgin Wool, 23%
Nylon (biodegradable), 10% Hemp; 459 yds /
420 m per 100 g)
CC1 (Gooseberry): scrap or mini.
CC2 (Porcellain): scrap or mini.
CC3 (Red Ochre): scrap or mini.

Needles: US 1 / 2.25 mm and US 1.5 / 2.5 mm, in
preferred style for working small circumferences.
Adjust needle size if necessary to obtain the
correct gauge.

Notions: St markers, 1 in a different color for
BOR.

Gauge: 32 sts and 42 rnds = 4” / 10 cm in plain
stockinette using larger needle, blocked.
35 sts and 38 rnds = 4” / 10 cm over colorwork
using larger needle, blocked.