Ca' Loredan

Ca’ Loredan SocksThis sock pattern is part of my ‘Palaces of the Grand Canal’ collection. It is inspired by the beautiful Ca’ Loredan Palace, a 13th Century majestic building that stands proud by the Rialto Bridge. It was the home of the first woman in the world to receive a doctorate degree from a university, Elena Piscopia Cornaro. The stranded colorwork pattern is worked with three colors at a time and can be a good introduction to adding more colors to your colorwork. The heel is a reconstruction from a traditional heel flap and gusset, present in old Venetian hand-knitted stockings.