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To celebrate the release of my Vintage Maple Cardigan in Farm & Fiber Knits, my sale is extended to September 20, 2025!

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Finished size
Medium (Large) 8”/20 cm (8 ½”/22 cm) circumference after blocking

Yarn
John Arbon Textiles Exmoor Sock 4 ply
60% Exmoor Blueface Superwash 20% Corriedale Superwash 10% Zwartbles 10% Nylon
50 grams 200 meters per skein (218 yards)
2 (2) skeins or 375 (400) yards or 350 (375) meters of fingering weight
Shown in Fuzzpig in size Medium
Yarn usage will vary depending on length of leg and foot.

Gauge
36 stitches over 4” (10 cm) in Stockinette, blocked

Needles
US 1 (2.25 mm) or size to obtain gauge, double pointed, set of 5

Notions
Two unique stitch markers
Cable needle (5” DP US 1/2.25 mm sock needles work great)
Tapestry needle

September
Barley Moon
No matter how old I am, September is always “back to school”. As for the ancient Celts, they had other things on their mind as summer faded to autumn. Harvest time is a continuation of the theme that began in July, and September is the month of harvesting grain. It is said that Barley was very important in Medieval times and is the closest full moon to the autumn equinox. For these socks, I thought about getting back to basics/school with my Aran design themes. Many times, a classic Aran sweater would have this stitch pattern as the center panel with other cables flanking either side. I like how this trellis fills most of the front and back of the sock and doesn’t need much other embellishment other than the little cables that are integrated into the ribbing, and the K1B stitches at the sides. And although the Fuzzpig color is supposed to represent a hedgehog, I thought it perfectly resembled certain barley based alcoholic beverages. Something to enjoy after a long day of harvesting grain.

Full Moon Socks of the Month
Full moon folklore is a legacy of many cultures and persists today. These sock of the month patterns celebrate the Celtic themes surrounding the full moon. Many of the Celtic full moon names are shared by the Anglo Saxons and Native Americans. As the monthly patterns unfold, you will see how I was inspired by each moon’s theme and was also inspired by the incredible color range of Exmoor Sock yarn which I used exclusively for each month’s sample pair of socks. So inspired, in fact, that there are three bonus patterns to be released later in the year so I could continue to play with Exmoor’s luminous and nature-inspired palette, and you get more sock patterns!

As a designer who specializes in cabled knitting designs, most of these socks feature cables in some form. Designing an Aran at the miniature scale of socks is no easy task and I found that simpler is better to save myself from frustration and allowing me to offer more than one size of sock each month. Each month’s theme allowed me to really distill my ideas to a spare but emotive design. To offer a bit of respite, there are gansey inspired socks as well that are only knit and purl patterns to offer us a bit of a break throughout the year. I hope you enjoy knitting these socks as much as I have enjoyed designing them.