Description

Vine Stitch Socks – 1990s Knitting Pattern: Instant PDF Download

Size: Woman’s Medium (Adjustable)

A pair of hand-knit socks always feels like a small luxury, and this 1990s vintage vine lace stitch pattern makes them a genuinely beautiful one. Rippling columns of yarn-over lace climb the leg like delicate vines, worked in soft sock yarn on double-pointed needles for a classic top-down, heel-flap construction. It’s a lace/openwork knitting project sized for a woman’s medium foot but easily adjusted — a rewarding intermediate sock pattern for knitters who love a little texture underfoot.

Design & Construction Details

Skill Level: Intermediate.
Construction: Worked top-down in the round on double-pointed needles; ribbed cuff, vine lace pattern leg, heel flap with slip-stitch reinforcement, turned heel, gusset decreases, and a wedge toe grafted at the tip.
Finished Measurements: Woman’s medium, fully adjustable*.
*The main adjustment for most socks is the foot length. Most toe shapings add about 2″ to the length of foot. Changing the size of needles or yarn to adjust the gauge is all that is required: use larger needles and/or yarn for larger socks, smaller for smaller socks.
Pattern Style: Written in standard US knitting terms, with a charted lace stitch guide included.
Stitches: Knit, purl, yarn over, k2tog, ssk; 9-stitch Vine Lace repeat (charted).

Recommended Materials & Tools

Yarn: Sock weight yarn Paintbox Yarns Socks or Valley Yarns Huntington — approximately 250 yds (2 oz / 56 g).
Substitute Yarn: Modern sock weight yarn such as Paintbox Yarns Socks or Cascade Yarns 220 Fingering.
Knitting Needles Size: US 1 and US 2 / 2.25 mm and 2.75 mm double-pointed needles (or size needed to obtain gauge).
Notions: None required beyond needles.
Gauge: 8 sts = 1″ (2.5 cm) over stockinette stitch using size 2 (2.75 mm) needles.

This is a digitally restored PDF knitting pattern
Upon purchase, you will receive an instant digital download — a clean, easily readable PDF. The original vintage instructions have been digitally enhanced, reformatted, and checked for clarity, ensuring a smooth crafting experience from start to finish.