masonic lodge socks

Pattern: Masonic Lodge Socks by quelle erqsome knits (me!)

Yarn: Shelridge Farm Soft Touch Ultra in D

Needles: 2.5 KnitPicks DPNs

Comments: These are actually Matthew's birthday socks, a rejigging of the pair I knit for my granddad for Christmas. They really were inspired by my paternal grand­parents, Blanche and Geoffrey. Blanche taught me to knit when I was very wee and knit for dear Geoffrey, a long-standing Mason, until the day she died. He has closets and drawers stuffed with beautiful jumpers and cardigans; so you can imagine my surprise to discover his vast collection contained not a single hand-crafted sock. That was when I decided to create a pattern especially for him. They had to be elegant yet comfortable, sturdy yet wearable – perfect for presid­ing over secret functions and learning new silly handshakes.

The pattern for these socks differs very slightly from Geoffrey's original. The cable has been elaborated with a lengthened cable interspersed between shorter ones, and the garter rib pattern has been extended into the heel flap.

You can download the pattern here, in a handy PDF format. This is the first pair of socks I've released here, so I hope you like them. Please let me know what you think of it, I welcome whatever feedback you have!

UPDATE! Please note, should you have printed this off before 5 November that changes have been made to clarify the heel.

Comments

[AllyJ]

I am going to make them for my husband to wear to his lodge meetings! In black of course to match his tuxedo...

[keylogger for Mac]

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[Utah Masons]

But why are they called Masonic Lodge socks? Is there a history or culture with regards to the socks and the masonic lodge? Thanks.

[Michelle]

those socks are just gorgeous !!!

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[Kirsty]

They are fabulous! I've only just learnt to make socks, so I'm still a bit scared of patterns, cables, and lace, but I'll be making these when I'm more confident.

[2ply]

I love your socks; they are elegant. What a fine and thoughtful idea, too.

[TeresaB]

What a great way to honor your grandfather. I may just make a pair for my father, who knows all those secret handshakes that your grandfather knows.

[laura b]

Gorgeous socks! They're so in my queue!

[Baby Lawyer]

Oh, they're so pretty they might even coax me, with my avowed fear of knitting Things that Are Not Flat, to venture into the world of The Round!

[Alice]

Gorgeous!!!

[Laura]

Lovely! Thanks for sharing the pattern.

[Rabbitch]

Nom nom nom.

Now if only I had time to knit ...

[Dave]

Lovely socks -- thanks so much for sharing the pattern!

[Angeluna]

Lovely socks. And your grandfather is very lucky to have you! Thank you.

[Angeluna]

Lovely socks. And your grandfather is very lucky to have you! Thank you.

[Katie]

When I printed it, the instructions printed big N some places where there is supposed to be a k. This was on cable chart A and B. Also, on the heel flap instructions the RS and WS changed to [opz: and [t pz:. I don't know if it's just me or something else. It didn't happen everywhere. Looks like a great pattern!