Sock inspired by the novel Fjäderholmarna (Swedish for Feather Islands) by Zacharias Topelius.
Knitted in bulky weight yarn these sock knit up very fast and they make a perfect last minute gift.
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Shallow Feather Islands
Far out in the Gulf of Bothnia, almost midway between Sweden and Finland are some small
lush green islands, called Fjäderholmarna.
It’s so beautiful there. Far in the wild sea, where the waves go high like houses and the ships
perish on the autumn nights, you would never have thought that so healthy, happy, green
islands could invite the tired sailor to their friendly harbor.
No wind blows there, there swells no high wave, no lonely seagull raises its uniform cry over
foamy fires. Everything breathes a lovely calm.
The wind is resting, the wave is dormant, the birds are singing silently and the moonlight is
playing with golden-yellow gloss over the fragrant flowers and over the trees, which are
drinking the clear dew in the evening roll.
Yarn
• Bulky weight yarn, 130 m / 100 g
◦ Color 1: 300 g of Gray
◦ Color 2: 50 g of White
• Sample knitted in Novita Isoveli, 75% wool, 25% nylon.
Needles
• 1 set of 5 double pointed needles size 4 mm / US 6, or to obtain gauge.
Gauge
• 19 sts and 28 rows = 10 cm (4 inch) St st worked in the round.
Notions
• 1 cable needle
• 1 tapestry needle
• 4 stitch markers
Sizes
Small [Large]
Measurements
Calf circumference at widest part: 32-42 [36-46] cm or
12.5 – 16.5 [14.25 – 18.25] inches
Notes
• Knitted cuff down with a short row heel and rounded toes
• Pattern has charts for the cables and written instructions for the rest of the sock
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Feather Islands
For there is something unique and secretive about these Feather Islands. There is no helmsman so confident and knowledgeable, even if he has sailed around the world, that in the middle of the bright day, when the sun is shining and people and animals work in full force, he can find these islands.
But if he is tired from work and wake, he makes his wish, he lies still in his yawl and lets the slow current move where it wants, then he will surely get there as if he steered after compass and nautical chart.
For you come to Feather Islands through three unfathomable waterways, which are not dotted on any nautical chart, and the Had works canal, Health fjord and Good consciences calm haven.
Yarn
• Bulky weight yarn, 136 m / 100 g
◦ Color 1: 300 g of Gray
◦ Color 2: 50 g of White
• Sample knitted in Novita Isoveli, 75%
wool, 25% nylon.
Needles
• 1 set of 5 double pointed needles size 4
mm / US 6, or to obtain gauge.
Gauge
• 19 sts and 28 rows = 10 cm (4 inch)
St st worked in the round.
Notions
• 1 cable needle
• 1 tapestry needle
• 4 stitch markers
Sizes
Small [Large]
Measurements
Calf circumference at widest part:
32-42 [36-46] cm or
12.5 – 16.5 [14.25 – 18.25] inches
Notes
• Knitted cuff down with a short row heel and rounded toes.
• The pattern is test knitted and tech edited to minimalize errors.
• The pattern has charts for the cables and written instructions for the rest of the sock.
