Driftless Sock Motif

Enjoy the sharp cable angles inspired by the Driftless Area in the corners of MN/WI/IL/IA. Missed by glacial deposits or drift, this region enjoys bluffs, valleys, caves and karst geology bordered by the prairie.

Skill level

• Designed for sock knitters who have a set of favorite toes and heels, a preferred gauge for their best fit and are looking for patterns to plug into their personal sock recipe.
• This pattern does not contain detailed toe, heel and cuff directions.

Pattern specs

• Written and charted directions for the Driftless Sock Motif
• Directions for 9 stitch counts of socks, 44-76 stitches
• Motif scaled for stitch counts
• For toe up and cuff down socks
• Cable directions explained with and without a cable needle

Printing tips

• Scroll through the pattern before you click “print all” - you do not need all the pages!
• To minimize printing, find the chart or written directions that match your sock stitch count.

Yarn

Knit in fingering, sport, DK, etc and match your number of stitches to one of the charts!