Birches

Birches is Woolgirl's October 2009 Sock of the Month. This pattern will be available for individual sale on July 1, 2010.

Robert Frost’s poem Birches was the inspiration for both the yarn color and the stitch for this sock. The stitch is a cascade of tiny birch leaves, accented with either nupps or beads on the cuff. Sock is knit from the toe up, is written for 3 sizes, and includes both charted and written stitch instructions.

Yarn: Fingering weight sock yarn.
Model: Pigeonroof Studios, 1 hank Winter Birch, size medium.
Needles: US 1 (2.25 mm), or size required for gauge.
Crochet hooks: US 13 (.85 mm), or size to fit through bead.
Beads: size 8/0 seed beads, iris finish, dark bronze.
Gauge: 8 sts to 1 inch (2.5 cm) in stockinette in the round.
Finished size: Small [medium, large].
Notions: stitch markers are optional.

This pattern is listed on Ravelry.