Norfeu

Knitting
March 2023
Sport (12 wpi) ?
30 stitches and 36 rows = 4 inches
in on US 2 / 2.75 mm needles in colourwork, after blocking.
US 1 - 2.25 mm
US 1½ - 2.5 mm
US 2 - 2.75 mm
1 (2, 3)
English Finnish

These colourwork motifs were inspired by the Norfeu Cape in the Mediterranean, where the blues and greens of the sea and sky blend with the earthy tones of the landscape.

SIZES
1 (2, 3)
Recommended ease: 0–0.5” / 0–1.5 cm of negative ease.

FINISHED MEASUREMENTS
Leg/Foot Circumference: 8 (9, 10)“ / 20 (22.5, 25.5) cm.
Leg Length: 3.5” / 9 cm (adjustable).
Foot Length: 8.75 (9.5, 10,75)” / 22.5 (24.5, 27.5) cm.

MATERIALS
Yarn: Pastoreta by Xolla (100% Ripollesa wool, 210 yds / 195 m – 50 g).
1 skein of each colourway Fum (MC), Tramuntana (CC1), Molsa (CC2), Sorra (CC3), Mel (CC4) and Xocolata (CC5).

Or approx. the foll amounts of fingering-weight yarn: 170 (180, 208) yds / 155 (165, 190) m (in MC), 42 (44, 48) yds / 38 (40, 44) m (in CC1), 24 (26, 33) yds / 22 (24, 30) m (in CC2), 42 (44, 48) yds / 38 (40, 44) m (in CC3), 11 (15, 22) yds / 10 (14, 20) m (in CC4) and 11 (15, 22) yds / 10 (14, 20) m (in CC5).

Needles: US 1 / 2.25 mm, US 1.5 / 2.5 mm and US 2 / 2.75 mm circular needles.
Note! Use needle size to get gauge in the stranded knitting sections. Go down one size, if needed, for St St and two sizes for the cuff.

Notions: Piece of waste yarn of about 20” / 50 cm, stitch markers.

GAUGE
30 sts x 36 rnds to 4” / 10 cm on US 2 / 2.75 mm needles in colourwork, after blocking.

CONSTRUCTION
These socks are knitted from the toe up. An Afterthought Heel will be worked after completion of the sock. The heel is decreased as a wheel and has been improved with a short row mini gusset to give room and comfort.