Splinter Socks by Ailbíona McLochlainn

Splinter Socks

Knitting
May 2026
Fingering (14 wpi) ?
36 stitches and 48 rows = 4 inches
in stockinette
328 - 437 yards (300 - 400 m)
XS-XL
English
This pattern is available for €5.00 EUR buy it now

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SPLINTER SOCKS
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Featuring split toes and integrated heel construction, the Splinter Socks 
are a must for anyone who feels a sartorial pull toward thong sandals, haute couture Tabi boots, traditional Japanese Geta, or Kolhapuri Chappals …whilst living in a cold climate.

And if you wear none of these items? Well, perhaps still give it a try!
 Just for the sheer joy of donning these fun socks, and for the luxuriously 
cozy sensation of wool not just around your toes, but between them.

The Splinter socks are worked cuff down, with Integrated Heels - which you can read about in detail here. Note that the stitch counts for the Splinter Socks are not the same as for the Basic Sock with Integrated Heel pattern, but have been calculated specifically to suit the proportions of this design.

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Two versions of this pattern are included with your purchase: a version for standard sock yarns, and a separate version for Honer och Eir Nutiden.
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MATERIALS & INFORMATION 


GAUGE
standard yarns version:
36 sts x 48 rounds = 10cm x 10cm/ 4” x 4”

Nutiden version:
22 sts x 30 rounds = 10cm x 10cm/ 4” x 4”

NEEDLES

standard yarns version:
circular needles, 2mm in diameter
or as needed to meet gauge



Nutiden version:
circular needles, 3mm in diameter
or as needed to meet gauge



YARN
standard yarns version:
suitable for fingering-weight sock yarns, 400m/ 100g

Nutiden version:

Honer och Eir Nutiden, single-stranded 


NOTIONS
removable 
stitch markers, measuring tape, tapestry needle



SPECIAL TECHNIQUES

Integrated Heel method; grafting (Kitchener’s stitch)




SIZING

standard yarns version:
Size 1 (2, 3, 4, 5)
 to fit Leg/Foot circumference of
16cm/ 6.5” (18cm/7.25”, 20cm/ 8”, 22cm/ 8.75”, 24cm/ 9.5”)

Nutiden version:
Sizes 1 (2, 3) to fit Leg/Foot circumference of
17cm/ 7” (20cm/ 8”, 23cm/ 9”)


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SAMPLE INFO

grey socks
knitted in Cygnet Truly Wool Rich 4-Ply
in the colourway 2617
Size 4

taupe socks
knitted in Honer och Eir Nutiden
in the May 2026 colourway Riasc
Size 2