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Old Oak Socks

Downloadable PDF, English, Italian, English, Italian
$5.45
Old Oak Socks
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The Old Oak King Tale:

In Celtic mythology, the Oak King and the Holly King were twins, pitted against each other in a never-ending fight for supremacy. Oak Trees, sacred to the Celts, lose their leaves, while the Christmas holly trees are evergreen. As cold weather approached, the Celts marveled at how the evergreen Christmas holly trees, hidden amongst the leafy oaks the rest of the year, now stood out prominently on an otherwise barren landscape. The Holly King had won out, as it were, as the incarnations of his twin brother had shed all their leaves and stood naked in defeat. Every year at the Winter and Summer Solstices, these two fight for dominance. In actuality, these brothers are two parts of the same thing, the yearly cycles of the Earth. These two mighty kings fight a symbolic battle to win the Crown of the year. Despite being enemies, without one, the other would no longer exist

Craft
Knitting
Designer
samuele scomparin
Format
Downloadable PDF
Language
English, Italian
Number of patterns
1
Pages
20
Skill Level
Intermediate
Yarn Weight