Heartleaf socks by Kayla Baldwin

Heartleaf socks

Knitting
March 2024
Fingering (14 wpi) ?
32 stitches and 44 rows = 4 inches
in Stockinette
US 1 - 2.25 mm
300 - 400 yards (274 - 366 m)
Small, medium, large
English
This pattern is available for free.

Inspired by the many pothos plants around my home, this sock is leafy and vibrant. It features twisted stitches resembling vines and stems, and leaf lace featuring a centered leaf. Influenced by Japanese knitting involving simple decreases and twisted stitches forming a complex all over pattern, it ends with a beautifully finished toe that evokes vines growing out of the soil.

SIZE
S, M, L

FINISHED MEASUREMENTS
Foot circumference: 8, 8.75, 9.5 inches/ 20.5, 22.5, 24.5 cm
Foot length: adjustable

choose a size with approximately 1 inch/2.5 cm of negative ease in the foot circumference

MATERIALS
Yarn
Grey sock: Cascade Heritage Sock 75% Merino, 25% Nylon; 437 yards/400 metres per 100 gram skein. Colourway: 5602 Steel
Green sock: Madelinetosh Sock 100% superwash merino wool; 395 yards/361 meters per 100 gram skein. Colourway: Moorland

Yarn Characteristics
These socks are knit with a wool and nylon blend yarn for durability. Use a solid or nearly solid yarn with good stitch definition to show off the pattern.

Recommended needle size
always use a needle size that gives you the gauge listed below - every knitter’s gauge is unique

1 set US #1 /2.25 mm needles for small circumference in the round.