Zork is one of the oldest text-based adventure games. One of my favorite lines is:

This sock pattern is devoted to Loki, the Trickster god of the Norse mythos.

The feeling of parasites crawling under your skin is one of the creepiest and scariest sensations anyone can experience. Now all I have to do is whisper “maggots” to you, and you will reflexively need to scratch any exposed skin you may have.

Thought crosses thought, like swords in the dark. Who can you trust in the world where assassins roam with cloak and dagger?

When I think of speed, I think of bullet trains. I’ve never been on one, but I am amazed by the technology of that much mass zipping through space on just electromagnets. Then I consider the electromagnetic forces and gravity forces, and I wonder if we’ll ever zip around the stars on rails of light. This should be a fast knit when you establish...

This sock will watch you.

NGC 2264 is a star-forming nebula that includes formations such as the Christmas Tree Cluster and the Cone Nebula and is found in the constellation of the Unicorn, Monoceros. So I’ve made strips of pine trees and the central band mock cable of the sock represents the unicorn’s horn or the spiral stripe of cones. At the top of the sock, beads ar...

Harbinger of High Summer, the Jellyfish, the Medusa, the Man of War litters the beach when the summer sun washes them ashore. Protect your toes from the perils of beached Jelly Fish stings by knitting your own pair of Jelly Fish Socks by Georg Hawks. Jelly Fish socks are knit from the cuff down and contain tentacles that no man need fear.

Nora’s Diamonds by Georg Hawks are knit from the bottom up and are a clever take on the usually-knit-flat argyle style of sock. These socks do not require frequent yarn color changes and the diamonds are achieved using thoughtful use of texture.

The Trifid Nebula is named because it appears to be divided almost equally into three parts, and looks a bit like this.

Note: Crochet hook is used for optional bind off. This pattern was developed for the Holiday Yarns Stellar Sock Club.

In the third season of the original Star Trek series, the USS Enterprise is caught in a web spun by crystalline Tholians. This lattice beaded pattern reminded my knitting group of that episode.