Thistle Thorn Socks by Jane Burns

Thistle Thorn Socks

Knitting
March 2021
Fingering (14 wpi) ?
30 stitches and 46 rows = 4 inches
in see pattern
US 1½ - 2.5 mm
437 yards (400 m)
see pattern notes
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Keep your toes as fresh as a daisy wearing these lacy summer socks. A detailed stitch pattern recreates the thorns of a thistle, but don’t worry: The Extra Fine Merino Wool is super soft, not prickly!

MEASUREMENTS
Sizing in cm
S - To fit circumference 20cm / Finished foot circumference 20cm
M - To fit circumference 21.5cm / Finished foot circumference 21.5cm
L - To fit circumference 23cm / Finished foot circumference 23cm

Sizing in inches
S - To fit circumference 7.9in / Finished foot circumference 7.9in
M - To fit circumference 8.5in / Finished foot circumference 8.5in
L - To fit circumference 9.1cm / Finished foot circumference 9.1cm

MATERIALS
Scheepjes Metropolis (75% Extra Fine Merino Wool, 25% Nylon;
50g/200m)
053 Santiago x 2 balls
2.5mm dpns or 2.5mm circular needle 60-80cm
Stitch markers

SKILL LEVEL
This is an intermediate level pattern.

This pattern is published in YARN 11 Macro Botanica, a Bookazine by Scheepjes. Earlier editions of YARN can be found here.