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Robert Frost’s poem Birches was the inspiration for both the yarn color and the stitch of Fiber Dreams' Birches sock. The stitch is a cascade of tiny birch leaves, accented with either nupps or beads on the cuff. Sock is knit from the toe up. Pattern is written for three sizes.

Yarn: Fingering weight sock yarn.
Model: Pigeonroof Studios Original Sock, 1 hank
Gauge: 8 sts to 1 inch (2.5 cm) in stockinette in the round.
Needles: US 1 (2.25 mm), or size required for gauge.
Crochet hooks: US 13 (.85 mm), or size to fit through bead.
Beads: size 8/0 seed beads, iris finish, dark bronze.
Finished size: Small [medium, large].
Notions: stitch markers are optional.
Difficulty: Intermediate

Stitch instructions: Charted and written.