Soulstice is the limited edition winter solstice 2020 offering from Ritual Dyes. It is inspired by the shapes and colours of the arctic winters. The full offering is available here.

These socks are knitted top-down and in the round, featuring a stranded colourwork motif throughout. The heels are knitted using the afterthought heel technique. It includes sizes for children, teens and adults.

Ease - 10% negative ease

Foot circumference - measured on the widest section of your foot
Centimetres - 11.5, 14, 15.25 (16.5, 17.75, 20.25) 23, 25.5, 28 30.5, 31.75 cm
Inches - 4½, 5½, 6 (6½, 7, 8) 9, 10, 11 12, 12½”

Foot length - measured from heel to toe
Centimetres - 12, 14, 17 (19, 21, 24) 26, 28, 32 33, 33 cm
Inches - 4¾, 5½, 6¾ (7½, 8¼, 9½) 10¼, 11, 12½ 13, 13“

Sock height - measured from heel to co edge
Centimetres - 9, 12, 12 (15, 15, 15) 18.5, 18.5, 18.5 18.5, 18.5 cm
Inches - 3½, 4¾, 4¾ (6, 6, 6) 7¼, 7¼, 7¼ 7¼, 7¼“

Yarn
Ritual Dyes
MC - Selkie Tweed + Fae in Dune held double
CC - Maven in Bone single strand

The main colour is made up of one strand of lace weight mohair and one strand of fingering weight donegal tweed merino blend yarn held together. The contrasting colour is made up of one strand of fingering weight rambouillet yarn.

Yarn Substitute
Mohair
Drops Kid Silk
Isager Silk Mohair
The Farmers Daughters Fibers Mighty Mo
Knitting for Olive Soft Silk Mohair
Alize Kid Royal

Fingering weight yarn
Knit Picks Palette
Lang Yarns Jawoll Superwash Solids
Cascade Yarns Heritage Solids
Jamieson’s Shetland Spindrift

Yardage
MC - Donegal Tweed Dune (fingering)
Metres - 37, 53, 73 (93, 113, 133) 153, 173, 193 209, 229 m
Yards - 40, 57, 79 (101, 123, 145) 167, 189, 211 228, 250 yds

MC - Fae Dune (lace)
Metres - 37, 53, 73 (93, 113, 133) 153, 173, 193 209, 229 m
Yards - 40, 57, 79 (101, 123, 145) 167, 189, 211 228, 250 yds

CC - Maven Bone (fingering)
Metres - 37, 53, 73 (93, 113, 133) 153, 173, 193 209, 229 m
Yards - 40, 57, 79 (101, 123, 145) 167, 189, 211 228, 250 yds