note: this purchase is for a pdf pattern. you will receive a download link upon purchase.

according to the ancients, there were seven sacred luminaries, seven astrological spheres orbiting the skies, seven wandering bodies. mercure was associated with the gods mercury, hermes, and óthinn, as well as wednesday in the weekly calendar. the alchemists associated it with the metal element of quicksilver, as well as with the lungs. in modern astrology, mercury rules gemini and virgo.

needles: US 1 (2.25mm) dpns OR circular needles appropriate for preferred method, or size needed to obtain gauge

yarn: 253 yards (231 metres), 60g of fingering weight yarn

sample shown in la bien aimee x rosa pomar’s mondim (100% wool, 421 yards [385 metres], 100g) x 1 skein in winterfell

notions: 2 stitch markers, sock blockers (optional)

gauge: 36 stitches x 40 rounds = 4” (10cm), in stockinette, worked in the round, blocked

TRY THIS YARN: forage sock