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Kirkwall Knee Socks!

August 12, 2011 by Mary Jane 6 Comments

These were both fun to knit and fun to design. I love working with Kate Gilbert, the super talented editor of Twist Collective.  She’s decisive, knows what she wants and has a flawless eye.

What I like the most about Kirkwall, is that they can be modified easily to fit many different legs. The pattern bands are each composed small  6 st repeats – just shy of an inch.  So each pattern band can be modified for a perfect fit. The decreasing is done in the first plain round after a pattern band, making adjustments easy.

The yarn! I love Quince & Co, Chickadee,  soft, squishy and comfy…and the colors…oh boy – almost edible they are so lovely. Pam Allen is a genius.

I’m working on a second colorway. I might just make them short socks, because I am impatient and I’m also feeling nostalgic for the days of short socks, Doc Martens and short skirts.

Find Kirkwall Here

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  1. Francesca says

    August 12, 2011 at 9:41 pm

    I love both pattern and color combination.

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  2. Anne says

    August 12, 2011 at 10:12 pm

    How adorable are they!

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  3. magnusmog says

    August 13, 2011 at 7:21 am

    lovely Leelee likes them too!

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  4. Mandy says

    August 13, 2011 at 9:15 am

    Gorgeous!

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  5. misa says

    August 19, 2011 at 10:39 am

    Love the socks, love the peep toe red shoes, love everything!

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  6. Strumpfsteffi says

    January 9, 2012 at 4:56 pm

    Absolutely adorable. I wish I could make such fabulous socks. It must be fantastic wearing them!

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