Stained glass and leadlight by Lorraine Rayson

Stained glass and leadlight

Knitting
June 2025
Fingering (14 wpi) ?
36 stitches and 40 rows = 4 inches
US 1 - 2.25 mm
328 - 492 yards (300 - 450 m)
Small (60 sts), Medium (72 sts), Large (84 sts)
English
This pattern is available as a free Ravelry download


Stained glass and leadlight
I’m guessing you have leftover yarn from previous projects like I do, and who doesn’t need a pattern to help use them up?

The design reminded me of a leadlight surrounded doorway that I had seen in an article about the historic Theebine Hotel in Queensland, Australia.

This is a fun and easy design.
These stranded colourwork socks are worked toe up with a rounded wedge toe and with a heel flap and gusset.



Pattern information

Sizing
Adult – Small (Medium, Large) – S-60 (M-72, L-84) sts.
Finished circumference (approx) – 16.5 (20, 23.5) cm/6.75 (8, 9.25) inches.

Yarn
Fingering weight sock yarn in 2 (or more) colours with good contrast.
Allow 60-80 g for MC and 40-60 g for CC. Each chart repeat uses between 3-5 g of CC for a pair of socks.

Gauge (worked in the round and measured after washing and laying flat to dry)
36 sts/40 rounds = 10 cm/4 inches over stranded colourwork.

Needles (for working small circumference in the round)
2.25 mm/US1 needles (or size required to achieve gauge).

Pattern formats
The instructions for the construction of the socks are written and the colourwork pattern is both charted and written.

Thank you
Thank you to studio249, Eternalknitter, yarnymama, Peebs, 1morerow and other testers.

A huge thanks also to yarnymama and yalta for their ongoing valued advice, guidance, feedback and encouragement.