Botanical Vines Socks - Knitting pattern and Optional kit

We’re happy to introduce the Botanical Vines Socks, designed by Louise Robert

Botanical Vines is a sock design inspired by the serenity of a lush garden. Large, stylized leaves—evoking the graphic foliage of the monstera—unfold in a jacquard pattern on Autorayante™ self-striping yarn in delicate shades of dusty pink and soft green. A poetic and contemporary design, perfect for adding a colorful, botanical touch to your knitting. - Louise Robert

You have the option to purchase the pattern only or the knitting kit, which contains both the yarn and the pattern needed to knit this project!

THIS KNITTING KIT INCLUDES

• The Botanical Vines socks knitting pattern (sent as a digital pdf format) - The pattern is included when you purchase a kit.
• BISCOTTE YARNS - BIS-SOCK [85% merino wool sw, 15% nylon; 400 m per 100 g]
  • A) 50g (in self-striping colorway) - shown in Botanique
  • B) 100g - shown in Backsplash

IN ADDITION TO THIS KIT, YOU WILL NEED THE FOLLOWING MATERIALS

• Circular needles (with cable length of 80cm (32'') for magic loop) of 2.25 mm (US 1) - or size required to obtain the gauge.
• Circular needles (with cable length of 80cm (32'') for magic loop) of 2.75 mm (US 2) - or 0.50 mm larger than the size needed to achieve the gauge.
• Stitch markers
• Tapestry needle

SIZES - ADULT ONE SIZE

Length of foot: adjustable.

GAUGE

32 stitches = 10 cm (4'') in Stockinette Stitch, worked in the round on 2.25 mm needles.

NOTE

This pattern can be knitted using a set of 5 double-pointed needles (DpNs) or circular needles. For double-pointed needles, divide half the stitches between needles 1 and 2 and the other half between needles 3 and 4. Since the pattern involves several consecutive stitches in the same color and requires carrying the contrasting yarn behind the work, I designed it using the Ladderback Jacquard technique. With this method, instead of trapping the yarn float behind the work, you create a temporary “ladder stitch” on the wrong side of the fabric and purl it as you go. To make your work easier, I’ve modified the charts by adding lines indicating where to create your “ladder stitches.” You’ll find a tutorial titled “The Three Steps of the Ladder Stitch” at the end of the pattern, and I’ve also prepared a video tutorial to help you fully understand this fabulous technique.

ENJOY! ♥

This pattern is sold in a digital pdf format: a link to download your pattern will be provided once the order is completed and you will also get this link by email (make sure to check your spams if you can't find the email in your inbox)