Spring Semilla Socks
“Might I,” quavered Mary, “might I have a bit of earth?” “Earth!” he repeated. “What do you mean?” “To plant seeds in — to make things grow — to see them come alive.” — Frances H. Burnett, The Secret Garden
Semilla is the Spanish word for seed. When I started designing the socks for this season I had a very clear idea in my mind about what I wanted them to look like. I wanted them to resemble a garden getting ready to be planted, little seeds being planted in the dirt and then I imagined sitting down to admire the work while sipping some tea.
The pattern is a fun combination of cables and yarn over’s with some stockinette stitch to show the beautiful variegation of the yarn.
Materials
2.5 mm (1.5US) / 9” circular needles / DPNs
Small cable needle
6 stitch markers - 1 to mark beginning of row, 1 to mark the middle, 4 to mark the pattern plus an extra marker for heel.
Main Color – Spring 100g / 400yards – Yarn Experiments Twist Monkey base (75/25 fingering weight yarn)
Contrast Color – Spring Mini 20g /80yards – Yarn Experiments Monkey Sock base (80/20 – 2 ply fingering weight yarn)
Scissors
Darning needle
Level
Intermediate (this pattern uses the heel gusset technique, and cables.)
Gauge
Knit in stockinette in the round – 32 sts and 44 rows in a 4”/10cm
Sizing
Foot Circumference
56 sts / S – 7.5”
64 sts / M – 8.5”
72 sts / L – 9.5”
