Leinster Socks Light

The Leinster Socks are part of the “Provinces of Ireland” sock designs, all using traditional Aran stitches to create interesting socks to knit and wear. In the Leinster socks, a cable braid down the centre of the sock front with smaller cables at the sides. The back of the leg is plain stocking stitch. Braided or plaited cables in aran knitting signify the interweaving strands of life. The braid is more intricate and looks more difficult to knit, but in reality it is only two types of cable, which are repeated to give this result.

The original Provinces of Ireland Socks written for Folklore Yarns “Faerie Folk” Donegal Tweed in colours representative of each coat of arms, this version is re-worked to suit the stitch counts for fingering weight yarn. They are knit from the cuff down with a traditional heel flap and gusset. However, the heel can be substituted for your own choice of heel. It is knit using a magic loop but can be adapted with dpns or a short circular.