•
If you’ve been here for a while you know how I love sock knitting and so do my beloved weekly girls. We always have at least one sock project on the go, almost each of us. I consider myself an advocate sock knitter and an obsessed sock knitting teacher. Plus, and take my advice here, it’s THE most perfect knitting project to travel with.•
You might remember this picture I posted, while waiting for our flight to Rome, last June. I had this beautiful La Bien Aimee sock wool which I planned to knit a basic plain pair of socks with and eventually ended up with a new pattern. Sock knitting is a great traveling project because it’s small and portable and doesn’t require too much brain space.•
You know when you have a little routine created during travel days? What a bliss. So on our days in Rome we had a lovely morning coffee routine. Our hotel room was right up the Thirsty Man monument in the Piazza Barberini, where I enjoyed my morning knitting time EVERY single day. The perfect rhythm of just knit knit knit in the round zipping coffee and cheating with E, Every morning before heading out for the day with our beloved family.•
•
The garter section took my heart away and I finished and blocked the new pair of socks when we were back home. A few days after we were back I finally finished writing down the pattern and blocked my new socks.
The moment I put them on my legs for the photo shoot I felt they are just too short for me and that I prefer to have the garter top section longer for more of this softness. Plus the colourway looked a little harsh now and I felt it misses the look and feel I was aiming for so I decided to reknit it all over again. Sounds crazy but yes.•
It took me a few weeks to decide on the wool but eventually I ordered this Madelinetosh Twist Light sock wool in this dreamy Afternoon Nap colour, from Loop London. At this point we were deep into planing our family trip to the US so I thought it might be a good idea to take it with me as one of my travel projects. I was happy to test knit my own pattern and so I cast-on during the flight from NYC to Vegas. 
The Chestnut sock pattern is such an easy knit and provides hours of relaxing knitting. Here I sit next to E in our awesome car. Driving in the endless landscapes from Vegas towards the national parks area. Car knitting is so SO calming and gets me right into my happy inner place. Knitting is meditating and my US car knitting took it to the next level.
•
On our way out of the Zion national park I was just about to start the toe. I tried my almost sock on and it felt SO soft. 
It felt just perfect against the skin and I was happy about my decision to reknit it. I think the longer version style is much much better and with this wool. I LOVE IT!
•
•
We arrived at Yosemite national park through the amazing Tioga pass and at this point my re knitted Chestnut socks were DONE! And so my re-visited written pattern. I was taking notes while reknitting so that I can update the length of the leg on the original pattern.
•
It took quite a few weeks after we came back till I edited the pattern, blocked my new Chestnut socks and had them ready for photo shoots. Last Tuesday I took them out of these pretty handmade sock blockers and took some photos on our balcony garden. Lay back and enjoy…
And Ta Da! The new Chestnut socks! They are so SO soft and just as I imagined them when I decided to go on a re knit. I am so in love with them.
•
Yesterday I finally added the Chestnut sock pattern to my Etsy shop and added a special introductory 20% off. This will be available till November 21st Monday midnight Jerusalem time.
This pattern is an easy breezy sock pattern and if you know how to knit and purl you can easily knit a pair of the Chestnut sock. I also included a few video tutorials to help you along and I plan on creating another video soon. 
You will find all the technical information and a lot more details on the description box of this pattern on my Etsy shop.
•
I needed this pair in my life and I wear them every single day from the moment they were on my legs for the photos. I just can’t get enough of this softness. The weather here gets colder and I wore them for my morning meditation today. They are still keeping my feet cosy while writing this blog. Hope you like them as much as I do and I hope you’ll knit yourself a pair as well. Enjoy the special introductory 20%. This offer will be available for the entire weekend. Can’t wait to get you and my weekly girls started and see all the new Chestnut socks on the making. Thank you so much for reading today’s post till the end. It was definitely a long one. I greatly appreciate you for staying here with me, xxMo
One comment on The Chestnut socks pattern
Michelle
These socks are one of my two favorites . . . the other pair being that pinkish pair in your basket photo next to the light blue pair. I love your story behind this pair too, a remembrance of your trip across the US. I still have not learned to knit. It intimidates me, so I have not invested time into learning. However, I am going to purchase your pattern with hope of overcoming this intidmidation of mine. XO