This listing is for a downloadable knitting pattern.

It was so wonderful to be there, safe at home, sheltered from the winds and the cold. Laura thought that this must be a little like heaven, where the weary are at rest. Laura Ingalls Wilder.

I hope that we all feel safe and warm this season.

This pattern has a lovely Latvian braid enclosing the beautiful leaves that encircle the legs of these socks. The braid is simply a special arrangement of knit and purl stitches. The socks are worked top-down.

Sizing

Child Large 7” / 18 cm, (adult small 8” / 20 cm, adult medium 9” / 23 cm) in circumference.

Materials Needed

Yarn

2 balls of Knit Picks Stroll Tweed 231 yds / 400 m per 50 g ball or 462 yds / 422 m fingering weight sock yarn. Color A shown in Prussian Heather.

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1 ball of Knit Picks Stroll 231 yds / 400 m per 50 g ball or 231 yds / 211 m fingering weight sock yarn. Color B shown in Dove Heather.

Needles

2.25 mm (US 1) circular or double-pointed needles.

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2.75 mm (US 2) circular or double-pointed needles or sizes needed for correct gauge.

Notions

Beginning of round marker (BOR), two more markers, tapestry needle and waste yarn.

Gauge

32 sts and 36 rounds per 4” / 10 cm in stockinette after blocking.