Foraging fungi Fingering

Knit your fungi foraging adventures into a cute pair of socks.

Foraging fungi socks are a fun way to knit mix & match socks to enjoy the foraging season well after the season has ended. 

You can design your own socks with a guide included in this pattern.

Foraging fungi socks are traditional colourway socks with colourful stripes with equally colourful fungi-inspired patterns. 

Techniques used in this pattern include hourglass heel, yarn dominance and colorwork knitting.

Measurements (cm)

Width of leg (11,5)

Height of leg (16,5)

Width of foot (11)

Length of foot (according to own foot)

Yarn

Dyecat STUDIO Kitten Fingering

(50g / 175m | 85% finnish wool, 15% nylon)

Regia Silk

(50g /200m, 55% merino, 25% polyamide, 20% silk)

Yardage in total (m/g)

368(420)m / (105)120g

Sizes (onesize)

One size (customizable).

You can customize the width of the socks by changing to a smaller needle size (2.50-2.00 mm). In this pattern the cuff is knitted with 2.50 mm needles where the heel and foot is knitted with 2.25 mm needles.

The length of the socks will be determined by foot size; for size 36-38(39) foot fits 3 pattern stripes before decreases  whereas size (39)40-42 foot fits 4 pattern stripes before decreases.

Gauge

10cm x 10 cm

Leg 31 sts x 36 rows

Foot 34 sts x 38 rows

Needles and notions

Double pointed needles (5 pcs)  2.50 mm

Double pointed needles (5 pcs) 2.25 mm 

Tapestry needle