Kastali Socks

When I was in Scotland last May/June I was taken with the way the old castles were built out of random sizes of rocks and stones found in the fields nearby. It all seemed so random but the builders managed to make usable structures with what they had available.

Wall of a Shop on Sheltland Island in Lerwick

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The above photo is the clearest example of the sort of construction even though it isn't a castle.

Moy Castle on Isle of  Mull

This Castle was built in the 15th Century and is almost right on the water. It was abandoned in 1752 and although slated for renovating is still a crumbling relic that one is not allowed to go into. As you can see though something(s) have found a way in under the door. You can really see the seemingly random placement of the rocks and the lack of any foundation work. And yet it is still standing!
To get to this castle we had to ramble through rocky mossy fields and past sheep grazing on the seaweed. It was amazing.

The textured pattern in the Kastali socks that is my interpretation of their jumbly way of building with the rocks that surrounded the locations of the castles. It is a combination of a repeat knit/purl patterns depicting the smaller and the larger rocks. A small cable on the side of the socks represents the fancy borders that were often incorporated into the doorways and windows of the old castles. The Castle Moy has very basic door and window embellishments but some of the clans did get a bit more fancy
The pattern is available on Ravelry. I hope you give it a try!
https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/kastali-socks