Mimi Seyferth knitted these excellent socks on doublepointed knitting needles as a nod to the crucial clue in Patricia Moyes’s mystery novel Night Ferry to Death that involves an unfinished knitted sock and a missing doublepointed knitting needle. A Windmill Stitch pattern and a Dutch heel seemed to be natural design elements for socks inspired by a mystery featuring a diamond theft in Amsterdam.

Materials needed

• Madelinetosh Tosh Sock, 100% superwash merino wool yarn, fingering weight, 395 yards (361.2 m)/120 gram (4.2 oz) skein, 1 (2, 2) skein(s) of Cobalt; www .madelinetosh.com
• Needles, sets of 5 double pointed size 0 (2.0 mm) and size 1½ (2.5 mm) or size needed to obtain gauge
• Cable needle
• Removable stitch markers
• Tapestry needle

Finished sizes: 8 (9, 10) inches (20.3 [22.9, 25.4] cm) foot circumference; 9 (10, 11) inches (22.9 [25.4, 27.9] cm) foot length
Gauge: 16 sts and 25 rnds = 1¾ inches (4.4 cm) in charted patt; 32 sts and 46 rnds = 4 inches (10.2 cm) in St st