Knit Gorgeous Ginko Leaf Socks

My daughter is currently working on a project about the benefits of native plantings, and in her research she found a comparison between the number of different species of insects that would live in a native oak tree versus a non-native ginko tree.

“But I like ginko trees,” I said. “We can keep them even if they aren’t native.”

Not that they’re going away at this point, or that I have any personal control over it, but I do love ginko trees, in particular the distinctive leaf shape that ginkos have.

Maybe I just need to knit up a pair of Ginko Socks from haruno sheep, which are covered in colorful ginko leaves.

These socks are worked from the top down on light fingering weight yarn. The pattern includes a German short row heel, but the cuff, toe and heel can be customized to whatever style you prefer. The pattern is also written to beworked in magic loop, but you can adjust as needed to the style of sock knitting you prefer.

The leaves are a charted pattern and there are two different sizes included, for 66 or 72 stitches. That comes out to a leg circumference of 8.7 or 9.4 inches, which is22 or 24 cm.

In the pattern notes on Ravelry you’ll see two colorwork versions. One uses two solid colors and the other, shown here, uses a multicolored yarn for the leaves themselves.

I really love this look because it looks a little bit like the leaves are changing color as they fall down your foot. But whatever yarn you have available will make a lovely pair of socks that you don’t want to ever put inside shoes.

The pattern is available in English and Japanese and you can buy it on Ravelry or direct from the harumo sheep website.

[Photo: harumo sheep]

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Over the years I have shared a lot of pumpkin knitting patterns, and I’ve knit and crocheted a lot of pumpkins myself. But it feels like there are always more fun things to try with knit pumpkins, so this year I wanted to look a little more beyond basic stockinette or ribbed pumpkins and share some pumpkin patterns with cables, bobbles and colorwork.

In the cable collection we’ve got these cute little basic cable and ribbed pumpkins from Elly Bear Knits. There are two sizes that make a wide, flat pumpkin and a taller round pumpkin. Both are worked in the round as a tube that’s cinched top and bottom when you’re done, and they use bulky weight yarn.

Another cute cable pumpkin knitting pattern comes from Gray Bear Akswokrat. This one is knit flat and it looks like a chunky yarn but you could use other weights to make pumpkins of different sizes. This one also has an I-cord stem and uses yarn to cinch up the sections of the pumpkin, giving it a more natural look.

Add some bobbles to your pumpkins with this design from Autumn Shelter Makes. Also worked in the round in a tube, it features a repeating pattern of bobbles and uses yarn wrapped around the outside to make segments. This one looks like worsted weight yarn to me.

Of course there’s nothing that says your pumpkin has to be a single color, so let’s throw in some colorwork. I love the look of the Cozy Fall Pumpkin knitting pattern from South Stitch Girls. The little leather loop adds a rustic touch but you could also just add a stick. These pumpkins have five colorwork options and are worked in worsted weight yarn in the round.

There’s also the Autumn Fair Isle Trio pumpkins pattern from Equestriann Style, which has three different sizes of pumpkins with four colorwork designs. They are worked in super bulky yarn in the round and look good with high contrast or more muted color combinations.

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