These socks by Karine Le Foulgoc are knitted from leg to toe with a butterfly motif knitted in roosimine.

Have you ever heard of Roosimine? It's an Estonian inlay technique that creates the illusion of embroidery through the use of floats in contrasting yarn on the right side of your knitting.

The name Roosimine actually means "decorating with roses" and it stems from a style of short stitch embroidery that was typically done on the Estonian island of Muhu. Interestingly, this technique can also be called Roositud. The only difference is that Roosimine is the verb or action of doing the technique, while Roositud refers to the finished product. It's a fascinating technique that can really elevate your knitting projects!

THIS KNITTING KIT INCLUDE THE CÉLESTE KNITTING PATTERN AND THE FOLLOWING YARN

YARN

Biscotte Yarn

Patricknits (85% merino/15% nylon; 400m; 100 g), color Jasmine (MC)

Bis-sock (85% merino/15% nylon; 200m; 50 g), smoothie color (CC)

IN ADDITION TO THIS KNITTING KIT YOU WILL NEED THE FOLLOWING MATERIALS TO KNIT THESE SOCKS

NEEDLES AND ACCESSORIES

Circular needle 2.25mm and 2.5mm (mosaic stitch); choose the required cable length according to the technique.
Tapestry needle
Stitch markers

SIZES XS, S, [M, L, XL]

Size	Number of stitches	Foot circumference
XSmall	56 stitches	16.5cm / 6½ in
Small	60 stitches	17.5cm / 7 in.
Medium	64 stitches	20.5cm / 8 in.
Large	68 stitches	23cm / 9 in.
XLarge	72 stitches	25cm / 10 in.

GAUGE

34 sts x 40 rows = 10 cm - 4" in stockinette stitch, worked in round, after blocking

Notes

A few reminders about working with grids. Each square of the grid represents a stitch, and each line represents a round (horizontally). You need to read the grid starting from the bottom, from right to left, for each round on the right side of the work.

🧶This knitting pattern is sold as a PDF numeric file. A link to download this pattern will be provided by email after the order is completed. Enjoy ! ♥

2023-07-03: after the 30 rows of the chart it should read: Round 31 to 50: Before beginning to work the heel, knit all stitches with MC.