Jo Sharp Mountolive Socks and Hat Knitting Pattern

Jo Sharp Mountolive Socks and Hat

Mountolive Socks

What is Being Made: The Mountolive Socks are a comfortable, everyday sock design suitable for wearing around the house or under boots. These socks are designed for average adult women's sizing and emphasize extra warmth and softness, making them practical for both casual indoor wear and outdoor use.

Craft and Techniques: This knitting project uses both flat and in-the-round construction methods. The socks are primarily worked in the round using a set of double-ended needles, which allows for seamless construction. The pattern also incorporates seaming techniques where necessary. The sock features a shaped toe that is grafted together, creating a smooth, comfortable finish at the foot.

Stitches Used: The Mountolive Socks employ fundamental knitting stitches including:

• Knit stitch (K) and purl stitch (P) for basic fabric construction
• Knit through the back loop (K tbl) for textured ribbing
• Knit two together (K2tog) and purl two together (P2tog) for decreasing stitches
• Slip, knit, pass slipped stitch over (sl 1, k1, psso) for additional decreases
• Make one (M1) and knit into front and back (Kfb) for increasing stitches
• Stocking stitch (knit right-side rows, purl wrong-side rows) for the main sock body
• Grafting technique to join the toe stitches seamlessly

Pattern Structure: The sock begins with a loosely cast-on of 52 stitches divided across three needles (18-16-18). The cuff features a knit two, purl two ribbed pattern worked through the back loop for approximately 7.5 centimeters, followed by a further 7.5 centimeters of stockinette stitch. Shaping begins with strategic decreases that reduce the stitch count to 44 stitches over six rounds, repeated three times. The sock continues without shaping until it measures 40 centimeters from the beginning, at which point the heel construction begins. The toe features a shaped decrease section where stitches are reduced to 12 remaining stitches, then grafted together for a finished appearance.

Materials: The Mountolive Socks are knitted using Jo Sharp Silkroad Aran Tweed yarn in the Wintergrass colorway, requiring four 50-gram balls. Construction requires one set of 4.50mm double-ended needles (USA size 7, UK size 7). The recommended tension is 20 stitches and 28 rows measured over 10 centimeters using 4.50mm needles in stocking stitch.

Mountolive Hat

What is Being Made: The Mountolive Hat is a coordinating accessory designed to pair with the Mountolive Socks. This hat project completes a matching set for the Jo Sharp Mountolive collection.

Yarn and Materials: The Mountolive Hat is constructed using Jo Sharp Silkroad Aran Tweed yarn in the Russet colorway, requiring one 50-gram ball. The hat uses the same 4.50mm double-ended needles as the socks, maintaining consistency across the coordinating garment set.

Design Notes: While the complete hat pattern details are not fully visible in the provided documentation, the hat is designed as a companion piece to the socks, utilizing the same yarn weight and needle size for coordinated construction and finished appearance.