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I am a fan of bright socks. They’re bold. ~ Matt Smith, English Actor

Several years ago, I saw more tweed yarn available from Indie Dyers at shows around the US, but it wasn’t as common to find bright colored tweed. Until I saw some at Rhinebeck and bought several bright colors.

Now years later, I have fallen down the DK Tweed rabbit hole and designed these socks as a collaboration with Dianne of Suburban Stitcher yarns and thought I should also include fingering weight socks as well.

Named for Pears as this collection resembles the lovely colors of a variety of pears but also because everyone loves a little play on words, especially a former English teacher. Thus, the Pears of Socks Collection. But please, choose some bright colored tweed yarn and cast on!

Adult small sample socks were knit in Mt. Rusten Studio Little Abbey Fingering Tweed (85% Bluefaced Leicester, 15% Nylon; 438 yds/400m/100g per skein) in colorway Jamacia; weighing 76 g and used 333 yds/304m. You can purchase here: Etsy

PATTERN NOTES
Written for both DK and Fingering weight yarns, this collection includes ‘top-down’ socks, cast on at the cuff, then worked in the round on double pointed or circular needles to the heel.
The Dutch heel flap is worked back and forth in rows, and then the heel is turned, stitches are picked up along the heel flap, and the work is joined in the round and decreased through a gusset.
Each sock in this collection is embellished with an optional pear-shaped button, bead, or charm.

ERRATA: There is a mistake in stitch count after the heel turn, on page 4, Next Row. It has been corrected. (This should not have affected your ability to knit the sock.) 12/28/21

ERRATA: There is a mistake in stitch count after the heel turn, on page 4, Next Row. It has been corrected. (This should not have affected your ability to knit the sock.) Pattern was updated 12/28/21

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Tech editing and graphic design by Jean Clement.

Test knitters were Cheryl Bieber, Stacie Berard, Jen Forgacs, Carolyn Janz, Kim Rudman and Amy Mikelson.

Photography by Boreal Studios Photography Anna Stauber. Model was Johanna Smith Hamilton.