Christmas Sock KAL '25: Sydäntalvi Calf Socks
Join us for the season's most hearty Knit-along! Our sock designer Grandmasters Minna Metsänen and Sisko Sälpäkivi have hidden colourwork hearts all over these beautiful Christmas socks. The Sydäntalvi (Heart of Winter) socks are available in three different lengths and sizes - choose our suggested colour combinations or pick your own favourites!
Designer
Minna Metsänen
Sisko Sälpäkivi
Size(s)
38/39(40/41)42/43 (EUR)
Finished dimensions
Foot length adjustable
Yarn demand
Novita 7 Veljestä (060) Sand 80(100)100 g (646) Copper 60(70)80 g (391) Spruce Forest 40(50)60 g (064) False Morel 20(30)40 g
Needles and other supplies
Double-pointed needles Novita 3.5 mm (US 4) or size needed
Finished dimensions
Foot length adjustable
Stitch patterns Ribbing in the round:*k2, p2*, repeat *–*. Stockinette stitch in the round: knit all rounds. Colourwork in the round: work stockinette st following the chart. Twist the yarns around each other on the WS (at different points on back-to-back rows) to avoid long floats. Always take the contrasting colour from under the main colour. This will make the contrasting colour the dominant colour and you’ll get a neat result.
Gauge 23 sts in colourwork = 10 cm / 4 in
Construction The socks are knitted from cuff to toe.
Part 1
Leg
Using Copper, cast on 60 sts and divide them across four needles, 15 sts each. The beginning of round is between needles I and IV, at the centre back. Join for working in the round. Work ribbing for 8 rounds, then knit 2 rounds using Copper.
Begin the colourwork pattern on row 1 of chart I. Work the 60 st pattern. Work rows 2–17 of the chart. Work row 18; size 38/39 only: decrease 1 st at the end of each needle. 56(60)60 sts on the needles.
Part 2
Proceed as follows:
Size 38/39: Work rows 19–31 of chart II. On rows 23 and 28, decrease 2 sts as shown: at the beginning of round, skp (= slip 1 knitwise, k1, pass the slipped st over); at the end of round, k2tog. 52 sts on the needles after the decreases. Redistribute the sts so that there are 13 sts on each needle.
Work rows 32–44 of chart II. Work row 45; decrease 1 st at the end of needle III = 51 sts. 12 sts on needle III.
Size 42/43: Work rows 19–30 of chart III. Work row 31, evenly decreasing 6 sts = 54 sts. Redistribute the sts: 13 sts on needles I and III, 14 sts on needles II and IV.
Work rows 32–45 of chart III = 54 sts.
Size 44/45: Work rows 19–31 of chart III. 15 sts on each needle. Work rows 32–44 of chart IV. Work row 45; decrease 1 st at the end of needles I and III = 58 sts. 14 sts on needles I and III, 15 sts on needles II and IV.
Christmas Sock KAL '25: Sydäntalvi Calf Socks
Size(s)
38/39(40/41)42/43 (EUR)
Finished dimensions
Foot length adjustable
Yarn demand
Novita 7 Veljestä (060) Sand 80(100)100 g (646) Copper 60(70)80 g (391) Spruce Forest 40(50)60 g (064) False Morel 20(30)40 g
Needles and other supplies
Double-pointed needles Novita 3.5 mm (US 4) or size needed
Stitch patterns Ribbing in the round:*k2, p2*, repeat *–*. Stockinette stitch in the round: knit all rounds. Colourwork in the round: work stockinette st following the chart. Twist the yarns around each other on the WS (at different points on back-to-back rows) to avoid long floats. Always take the contrasting colour from under the main colour. This will make the contrasting colour the dominant colour and you’ll get a neat result.
Gauge 23 sts in colourwork = 10 cm / 4 in
Construction The socks are knitted from cuff to toe.
Part 1
Leg
Using Copper, cast on 60 sts and divide them across four needles, 15 sts each. The beginning of round is between needles I and IV, at the centre back. Join for working in the round. Work ribbing for 8 rounds, then knit 2 rounds using Copper.
Begin the colourwork pattern on row 1 of chart I. Work the 60 st pattern. Work rows 2–17 of the chart. Work row 18; size 38/39 only: decrease 1 st at the end of each needle. 56(60)60 sts on the needles.
Part 2
Proceed as follows:
Size 38/39: Work rows 19–31 of chart II. On rows 23 and 28, decrease 2 sts as shown: at the beginning of round, skp (= slip 1 knitwise, k1, pass the slipped st over); at the end of round, k2tog. 52 sts on the needles after the decreases. Redistribute the sts so that there are 13 sts on each needle.
Work rows 32–44 of chart II. Work row 45; decrease 1 st at the end of needle III = 51 sts. 12 sts on needle III.
Size 42/43: Work rows 19–30 of chart III. Work row 31, evenly decreasing 6 sts = 54 sts. Redistribute the sts: 13 sts on needles I and III, 14 sts on needles II and IV.
Work rows 32–45 of chart III = 54 sts.
Size 44/45: Work rows 19–31 of chart III. 15 sts on each needle. Work rows 32–44 of chart IV. Work row 45; decrease 1 st at the end of needles I and III = 58 sts. 14 sts on needles I and III, 15 sts on needles II and IV.
