Winter (The Wind Can Be Still) - Knitting Pattern PDF

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These socks are inspired by the Winter season of Stardew Valley - featuring a nighttime landscape with candy cane decorations, winter forage items (holly, snow yam, and crocus), and festive snowman rarecrows. Please note this is to purchase the pattern to knit the socks, not the socks themselves. Due to the nature of digital downloads, I cannot offer refunds.

This pattern is also on Ravelry. Pattern has been tech edited - thank you to my tech editor, Heather Storta!

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Construction

These socks are knit cuff-down and the pattern includes 4 sizes. There is stranded colorwork all over the leg and foot, a short row heel, and a toe finished with grafting. Note that there are a few rounds where you’ll need to hold 3 colors at once. You can choose to add the 3rd color after the sock is finished using duplicate stitch.

Sizes

Small (Medium, Large, X-Large)
Finished foot circumference: 7.5 (8.5, 9.5, 10.5)” / 19 (21.5, 24, 26.5) cm
Choose a foot circumference size with 0.5-0” / 1.25-0 cm negative ease. Calf shaping is included.

Gauge

30 sts and 33 rnds = 4” in st st colorwork (in the round) on larger needles

Materials

- US size 1 / 2.25 mm (for cuff) - 32” circular or longer for magic loop or DPNs or 9” circular (as preferred), or one size smaller than gauge needles (for ribbing).
- US size 1.5 / 2.50 mm - 32” circular or longer for magic loop or DPNs or 9” circular (as preferred), or size needed to obtain gauge for colorwork.
- Stitch marker
- Yarn needle

Yarn

KnitPicks Palette, 231 yds / 50g, 100% Peruvian Highland Wool. 1 ball of each color is enough to make all 4 seasons.

Note on yarn: I used Palette due to its wide color range, but note that it doesn’t contain any nylon. So these are not meant to be hard-wearing socks but instead “keep your feet cozy while you lay in bed knitting more socks” type of socks! If you plan on heavy usage, you might want to sub in a yarn that contains nylon (though I've never had any knitter who made these socks with Palette tell me they've had a problem with the yarn!) Palette makes a pretty hefty sock though compared to regular sock yarn so if you sub regular sock yarn I highly recommending going up a size, or at least be super sure you are obtaining gauge with your needle size.

Color List

The complete color list is below for all 4 seasons. Many yarns are used for more than one season, so keep this in mind if you decide to substitute. 1 ball each is enough to make all 4 seasons.

Multiple seasons
Alfalfa (spring, summer)
Bison (summer, fall, winter)
Fuchsia (spring, summer, fall)
Garnet Heather (spring, fall)
Grass (spring, summer, fall)
Jay (spring, summer)
Pimento (all)
Pool (spring, summer, winter)
Semolina (spring, summer, fall)
Sky (summer, fall, winter)
Tranquil (spring, winter)
Turmeric (spring, summer)
White (all)
Wonderland Heather (spring, summer, winter)

Spring only
Cotton Candy
Wheat Heather

Summer only
Clover
Custard
Edamame
Mai Tai Heather

Fall only
Almond
Ciel
Fairy Tale
Golden Heather
Marsala
Merlot Heather
Sweet Potato

Winter only
Abyss Heather
Bittersweet Heather
Celestial
Lady Slipper
Majestic