Knit your own Beaded Shamrocks Socksusing these clearly-written instructions by knitwear designer Jackie E-S of HeartStrings FiberArts.

Beaded Shamrocks Socks celebrate St. Patrick's day and Springtime - shamrocks and the promise of faith. Legend has it that St. Patrick used the shamrock to communicate the doctrine of the Trinity. The three leaves combine to make a single plant, just as the Father, Son and Holy Ghost combine to make the holy Trinity.

Cuff is sideways knitted in garter stitch; remainder of sock is knitted conventionally in the round. A knit-woven spot stitch pattern decorates heel flap and band at toe.

Sized for adult medium [large] - finished foot circumference 7½[9]". Fingering weight yarn - natural white 115[150] yards, green 170[215] yards, 8 stitches/inch, size US 1 / 2.5 mm needles suggested. Size 8/0 glass seed beads - green 880[990] approx 30 g, pearl 352[396] approx 15 g. Shown in Lorna's Laces Shepherd Sock colors #0ns Natural and #20ns Pine. Miyuki beads in transparent green and pearl Ceylon. Charted instructions.