Pinwheel Socks

Skill Level: Intermediate

Style: Cuff-down; Forethought Heel

I’m always looking for inspiration from other hand crafts. The beauty of traditional pinwheel quilts caught my eye as a sock-worthy, graphic pattern that would translate beautifully into stranded knitting. I was delighted to discover that the finished socks also resemble the fragmented beauty of stained glass windows!

Knit cuff down, this design looks far more complicated than it is. The chart is easy to memorize, and the possibilities for color play are endless. Knit them in a palette of your favorite tones, as I did, or create a striking pair out of just two colors!

Featured in Laine Publishing’s 52 Weeks of Socks: Vol. II
Photographs by Laine Publishing

Note: This listing is for the digital PDF knitting pattern, not the physical socks.

SIZING
(The numbers below refer to the circumference of the ball of the foot, not the finished sock.)
S (7” / 18 cm) M (8” / 20 cm) L (9” / 23 cm)

GAUGE

36 sts x 48 rows to 4” / 10 cm in st st and colorwork, after blocking.

MATERIALS

Yarn
Yarn Lang Jawoll 75% wool, 25% nylon; 230 yards (210 meters) 50 g (1.7 oz) in the following colors:
MC: 94 Pearl (43) 67 (86, 101, 126) yards / (39) 61 (79, 92, 115) meters
CC1: 109 Pink: (29) 40 (52, 69, 84) yards / (26) 37 (48, 63, 77) meters
CC2: 159 Orange: (19) 28 (41, 55, 70) yards / ( 17) 26 (37, 50, 64) meters
CC3: 220 Something Blue: (11) 18 (29, 41, 53) yards / (10) 16 (27, 37, 48) meters
CC4: 60 Crimson: (19) 28 (41, 55, 70) / (17) 26 (37, 50, 64) meters
CC5: 385 Fluorescent Pink: (19) 28 (41, 55, 70) / (17) 26 (37, 50, 64) meters
CC6: 288 Adriatic Sea: (12) 21 (32, 46, 63) yards / (11) 19 (29, 42, 58) meters

Needles
US size 1 (2.25 mm)
US size 2 (2.75 mm)

Notions
Tapestry needle, stitch markers, snips, measuring tape