There are few food items that, when they are in season, I will buy with reckless abandon, regardless of the quantity of said item we already have in the house. Local tomatoes are one, but earlier in the season it’s strawberries. The local ones are best, and I have been known to go to the farmer’s market a couple of times a week to stock up on them while I can.
The Itty Bitty Berry Socks from Stone Knits celebrate the smaller wild strawberries that grow everywhere in the summer where she lives (in Switzerland).
They’re worked from the top down, starting with a little picot hem and covered with an allover pattern of little wild strawberries and colored dots. They have a short row heel and a grafted toe, and instructions are included for working the socks short or a standard longer length if you prefer. (Learn more about grafting knitting if you don’t know how to do it.)
The pattern calls for using the magic loop method to knit the socks but you can convert it to work with DPNs or two circulars if that’s the way you like to do it. (But if you’ve never done magic loop for socks before, it is a nice way to do it!)
The socks are available in three sizes, from a foot circumference of 8 to 10.5 inches (or 22.5-27 cm) and like most socks should be worked with an inch or so of negative ease to achieve a good fit. You’ll need a main color and two contrasting colors (red and green) for the socks. You might already have something in your stash that would work if you’ve ever knit holiday socks before!
You can grab the pattern from Stone Knits on Etsy. While you’re there check out all their other super colorful and fun sock knitting patterns!
[Photo: Stone Knits]
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