Soil Horizons Socks by Alicia DeHart

Soil Horizons Socks

Knitting
September 2026
Fingering (14 wpi) ?
32 stitches and 48 rows = 4 inches
in Stockinette
US 1 - 2.25 mm
250 - 450 yards (229 - 411 m)
A (B, C, D, E, F) with a finished circumference of 7 (7.5, 8, 8.5, 9, 9.5) inches or 18 (19, 20, 22, 23, 24) cm.
English
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Soil horizons are the layers that make up a soil profile, running from the surface down to bedrock. This sock pattern plays on the differing depths of those layers. I hope you too can appreciate the importance of soil horizons in any garden.

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Yarn
60 to 100 grams of fingering weight sock yarn

Materials
US 1 (2.25 mm) circular needle or double-pointed needles
Scissors
Darning needle

Gauge
In stockinette stitch 4 x 4 inches = 32 sts x 48 rows

About how this pattern is written
The pattern instructions are written in sections: Cast on, cuff, leg, heel, gusset, instep, and toe. The numbering of the rounds/rows will start over in each section. This affords flexibility for accommodating different sizes in one pattern.

Sizes
A (B, C, D, E, F) with a finished circumference of 7 (7.5, 8, 8.5, 9, 9.5) inches or 18 (19, 20, 22, 23, 24) cm.
The sample shown in the photos is size C, a 64 stitch sock.