bookshelf socks

“Books are always more than words on paper; they are portals to other places, other lives.” – The Lost Bookshop by Evie Woods Since I was a little girl I have always loved books, I am an avid reader and I love to talk about books to anyone who wants to hear me out. I will recommend books, I will add books that people recommend to me to my never ending TBR (to-be-read list). I have hosted a book club for five years now along with a dear friend and it has been one amazing experience. So you can understand my excitement when I was approached for a Bookish Collaboration by Elena from Rows and Seams and Manda from Little Bitty Delights. I immediately started going through my stash to find the perfect yarn for what I had in mind. This time around I wanted to recreate the look of bookshelves full of books for the socks I designed, I might be biased but I feel I accomplished just that. Materials 2.5 mm (1.5US) / 9” circular needles / DPNs 2. 75 mm (2US) / 9” circular needles / DPNs 3 stitch markers - 1 to mark beginning of row, 1 to mark the middle, 1 marker for heel. Yarn Main Color – Breath of Fresh Air 100g / 415 yards – Woolberry Fiber Co. (80/20 SW Merino/Nylon fingering weight yarn) Contrast Color – Breath of Fresh Air Mini 20g / 92yards – Woolberry Fiber Co. (80/20 SW Merino/Nylon fingering weight yarn) Scissors Darning needle Level Beginner (this pattern uses the heel gusset technique.) Gauge Knit in stockinette in the round (using the smaller needles measured on the foot) – 32 sts and 44 rows in a 4”/10cm Sizing Foot Circumference 56 sts / S – 7.5” 64 sts / M – 8.5” 72 sts / L – 9.5”