WOODSWAY Socks by Alethea Handmade

WOODSWAY Socks

Knitting
October 2026
Worsted (9 wpi) ?
6 stitches and 10 rows = 1 inch
in Stockinette
US 4 - 3.5 mm
164 - 273 yards (150 - 250 m)
XS (S/M, L/XL)
English
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The Woodsway Socks are thick warm socks with a colorwork striped band around the upper leg, in the same style as the Woodsway Sweater.
They have a ribbing pattern at the leg part and stockinette at the bottom; they also feature both barefoot/anatomical and standard toe shaping to choose from.
Made to keep warm during winter, either around the house or when needing thicker socks outside.

Construction:
worked top/cuff-down.

Techniques:
german twisted cast-on (or your preferred stretchy cast-on method), knitting flat, knitting in the round, decreasing, picking up stitches, kitchener stitch.

Pattern includes schematics and video tutorial links for the techniques used.


SIZES:
XS (S/M, L/XL)
- corresponding to foot circumference:
cm: 21 (22.5, 24) cm.
inch: 8.5 (9, 9.5)”.

Finished measurements of one sock:
-Foot circumference: 18.5 (20, 21.5) cm // 7.5 (8, 8.5)”.
-Cuff+Leg length: 10 cm // 4” (customizable).
-Toe shaping length: approx. 3 cm // 1.2” - standard or barefoot/anatomical.

EASE:
approx. 2.5 cm (1”) of negative ease at the foot circumference.


MATERIAL:
Circular knitting needles and/or dpns:
3.5 mm (US 4) or the required needles to obtain gauge.

Cable:
23 cm (9”) cable, or magic loop.

Yarn:
-Size & Weight: Size 3 - Light Worsted.
-Yarn used and yarn’s yardage: ‘Lark’ by Quince & Co. (100% wool - 50g = 123m/134y) in colorway Caspian (undyed) as color A (main color) and Audouin (undyed) as color B.
-Suggested yarn: ‘Lark’ by Quince & Co. or any yarn in the same weight.

Yardage per size (approx. for regular socks with 21cm/8.5” sock length - does not include swatch):
Main color (color A):
-grams: 56 (60, 66) g.
-meters: 136 (149, 162) m // yards: 149 (163, 177) y.
Contrast color (color B):
-grams: 9 (10, 11) g.
-meters: 22 (24, 26) m // yards: 24 (27, 29) y.

Other:
measuring tape, tapestry needle, stitch holder, stitch markers.


GAUGE:
worked flat in stockinette and blocked:
2.5x2.5cm (1x1”) = 6 sts x 10 rows