Philodendron Socks

I am a plant lover, but I must admit that my plants suffer when I get busy and focus on the people and animals (and knitting) in my life! For this reason, I LOVE Philodendron plants. I find them practically impossible to kill from neglect. These lacework socks were inspired by the trailing Philodendron plant, with columns of alternating leaves that flow down the leg right to the toe. Rather than a heel flap, the gusset is created by adding stitches between the instep and heel stitches while working in the round, then short rows are worked on the heel before resuming in the round to finish the foot and toe. The instep decreases are worked in part by completing leaves without beginning new ones. There is a bit of shaping to the arch as well, and the socks are worked in a light fingering weight yarn to decrease bulk from the embossed feel of the leaves for an easier fit inside your shoes.

Choose a size with approximately 2 inches/5 cm negative ease in foot circumference.