Snowdrop Socks

Spring is a time for early blooming flowers push theirway out of the cold ground. The front of these socks has a motif of bells hanging from drooping snowdrop stems – or perhaps bellflowers or bluebells or various other fritillaries. The back of the sock is worked in a version of a tulip cable. All is worked over a reverse stockinette background.
The flower stems on the front of the sock are achieved though 2- and 3- stitch cabling. The flowers themselves are the product of double increases and decreases.
It has a garter stitch cuff and a yo-yo heel (a type of short-row heel). The yo-yo heel is the only ... Read More