Happiness Socks

These socks were inspired by the happiness symbol, or St. John’s Cross, which Elsebeth Lavold discusses in relation to Viking artifacts in her book, Viking Patterns for Knitting: Inspiration and Projects for Today’s Knitter. Here, the happiness symbol adorns the leg on a background of garter stitch. Braided cables flank the happiness symbols and continue to the toe. Happiness Socks are knit cuff-down and feature a reinforced slip stitch heel flap and gusset.

PATTERN SKILLS: cables on a garter st background, lifted increases, picking up stitches, short-row shaping, slipped sts, decreases, kitchener

SIZES: Adult S (M, L): to fit 7.75 (9, 10.25)"/19.5 (23, 26)cm foot circ with ~ 1”/2.5cm negative ease

GAUGE:

Garter st & larger needles, unblocked: 30 sts & 60 rows = 4”/10cm (blocked: 32 sts & 60 rows)

Stockinette st & smaller needles, unblocked: 38 sts & 54 rows = 4”/10cm (blocked: 38 sts & 55 rows)