Mayan Socks by Jean Moss

Mayan Socks

Knitting
March 1998
Fingering (14 wpi) ?
16 stitches and 19 rows = 2 inches
in Stockinette Stitch (circular)
US 3 - 3.25 mm
1302 yards (1191 m)
English
  • Finished size 9” from heel to toe, 7” from cuff to top of heel. To fit a woman’s medium foot.

  • High yardage is due to amounts needed from 7 colors. This would be a great project to use up leftover sock yarn.

  • The first twenty rows are worked in intarsia and the rest in color stranding.

  • Includes instructions for a two-color cast-on and seamless color joins in circular knitting.

The dazzling embroidered weavings of the Guatemalan people were my inspiration for these Mayan Socks. I love the bold colors and striking geometric designs. It’s so exciting to use these symbolic patterns which have been handed down over the centuries and to be able to continue the tradition of passing them on again.