Cyril Socks

These socks are part of the Vintage Love Story Collection of 3 patterns inspired by an inscription of two lovely old fashioned names on my antique engagement ring. Each pattern has a little bit of story of my imagined characters Cyril and Rita and their life together.

The Cyril socks are ribbed with a cable twist, based on the central rectangular diamond of the ring. Like our imagined Cyril, they are stalwart and quietly handsome. The pattern contains three sizes, small, medium, and large. These socks are knit top down with an eye of partridge heel flap and a gusset construction. There’s enough detail in the pattern to keep the knitting interesting, but nothing that should be too tricky for a new sock knitter to master. This mellow design would look lovely in almost any yarn: I think tonals and speckles are particularly nice.