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modern-day mythology

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Mythology, like clues to the puzzle, is the tool for mankind to interpret the world. The modern cosmology is shaped by ever-changing scientific knowledge. However, is it the truth?

Humboldt, who once measured the world, said, “ the objective world, conceived and reflected within us by thought, is subjected to the eternal and necessary conditions of our intellectual being.”Without your heart settled, the world around you would crumble.

We chose Mythology as a general design theme to share the lights and answers to your questions in lives. There are 10 socks’ designs in Prescriptions from God collection. Hoping that with the background of 10 mythological stories, people can find their own way in interpreting stories. By wearing these socks, people can take these funny stories as inspirations everyday in life.

To interpret mythological stories to date, +10 carried out a bold experiment- using traditional double cylinder machines to weave the whole collection. All 10 types of socks are made by traditional socks-weaving machines and techniques. Even though socks’ colours might be restricted to the machine, we still make good use of different weaving techniques and develop special yarns. With the 10 different story lines, we weave these interesting and fun elements in socks, presenting variety as always.

Mythological stories leave room to the imagination, which is similar to what +10・10more does. Each pair of socks can have different interpretations among wearers. With various interpretations passing down for centuries, we can see the true colours of gods.

As for the doomsday, let’s deal with it under the guidance of wisdom.

+10 10more 『modern-day mythology』

CONTENTS

earth also blinks 3/4 socks

6 binduhan mas kakalang 1/2 socks Prometheus's fire 1 and 3/4 socks

12 The cave of the sun goddess 1:1 socks

22 the other side 1:1 socks

poetic mead 1/2 socks

28 Ragnarok 1:1 socks

38 Baldr's death 3/4 socks

Anansesem 3/4 socks

44 weight of heart 3/4 socks

modern-day mythology

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earth also blinks 3/4 socks

halmut

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② earth also blinks 3/4 socks

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① earth also blinks 3/4 socks

tulmus

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earth also blinks 3/4 socks

halmut

sang

halmut

A long time ago, when the Bunun needed wood, these woods would roll into the

house by themselves. One day, while woods were rolling into a house, they

messed up a woman’s unfinished knitting. She was so angry that she blamed those woods. “Go away and never come back!”

Trees were mad with people for not being

thankful so they decided to give people a

hard time…

tulmus

"Earth also blinks 3/4 socks" is divided into three parts: a characteristic of furious trees in ancient myths; cracks on

Taiwan Red Pine barks, soft and flexible layer of cork oak; and horizontal lenticels of Taiwan Zelkova.

sang

tulmus

Style no.

Sole

G1 9 T 0 1 - 9 1 1 0

22- 24c m

Ingredients

Color combinations

5 4 %cotton ＋ 2 4 %pol yester ＋ 2 0 %n y l on ＋ 2 %l yc ra

△

・sang

←

earth also blinks 3/4 socks

・halmut

earth also blinks 3/4 socks

・halmut

earth also blinks 3/4 socks

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△

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earth also blinks 3/4 socks

・tulmus

Prometheus's fire 1 and 3/4 socks

giant fennel

binduhan mas kakalang 1/2 socks

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halhal

① ②

binduhan mas kakalang 1/2 socks

Bunuki

hahalcis

Once upon a time, two Bunun tribes started a fight. One of the tribes lost seven lives

in the fight and the dead rose to the sky

and became â&#x20AC;&#x153;Seven Stars of the Northern Dipper.â&#x20AC;? The next day, many crabs died by the river. It is said that the Seven Stars used

shooting stars as arrows to battle against the crabs. Today, stars and crabs still fight

every night. Those losing stars become

shooting stars that we see in the sky.

bintu

uhan

kakalang

"Binduhan mas kakalang 1/2 socks" features a repeated

array of star and crab claw shapes by operating unique knitting grooves. The movement of crab claws upward and stars downward is created.

halhal

Style no.

Sole

G1 9 T 0 1 - 3 9 0

22- 24c m

Ingredients

Color combinations

7 6 %cotton ＋ 1 8 %pol yester ＋ 4 %n y l on ＋ 2 %l yc ra

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・halhal

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binduhan mas kakalang 1/2 socks

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binduhan mas kakalang 1/2 socks

・hahalcis

△

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binduhan mas kakalang 1/2 socks

・halhal

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binduhan mas kakalang 1/2 socks

・halhal

Prometheus

giant fennel

Prometheus, the god who created humans, felt for people because of not having living resources. Therefore, one day,

while Apollo’s carriage passing by, Prometheus quickly hid the flames in a hollow fennel stalk and brought it safely down to people. Thanks to him, people are able to cook food, make

artefacts, and gain knowledge. However, this made Zeus angry. He punished Prometheus by chaining him to a cliff forever. Though Prometheus could foresee the future, he still risked

himself in stealing fire from Zeus’ hand. That was because he

wished to trigger hopes in humans’ hearts.

giant fen

nnel

fif ire

"Prometheus's fire 1 and 3/4 socks" paved a path from the heaven to the world of mortals. Fire was hidden in the branch of fennel and delivered to humans along the way

down eventually. Diverse straight lines represent delivery routes, and they are a figure flattering pattern.

Style no.

Sole

G1 9 T 0 1 - 3 8 9

22- 24c m

Ingredients

Color combinations

7 8 %cotton ďź&#x2039; 1 8 %pol yester ďź&#x2039; 2 %n y l on ďź&#x2039; 2 %l yc ra

Prometheus's fire 1 and 3/4 socks

・fire

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Prometheus's fire 1 and 3/4 socks

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・fire

Prometheus's fire 1 and 3/4 socks

△ ・fire

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Prometheus's fire 1 and 3/4 socks

・giant fennel

The cave of the sun goddess 1:1 socks The cave of the sun goddess 1:1 socks

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The cave of the sun goddess 1:1 socks

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Kagura

Shime nawa

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①

The cave of the sun goddess 1:1 socks

Kagura

Torii

amanoiwato

Long ago, the Japanese sun goddess, Amaterasu, madly hid inside the heavenly rock cave because her brother brought

trouble in the heaven and earth. Without sunshine, the world turned into darkness. Therefore, eight million gods all tried their best to bait the sun goddess out of the cave, but in

vain. Not until the goddess Ama-no-Uzume danced toplessly

outside of the cave did the sun goddess peeked at her. Then,

Ame-no-tajikarao quickly pulled her out of the cave. The morning dawned and again lit up the world.

Amaterasu

shimenawa

Shimenawa

"The cave of the sun goddess 1:1 socks" blends simple color matching with double cylinder weaving to present

a scene of bustle and excitement that the gods make

Style no.

Sole

G1 9 T 0 1 - 9 1 0 5

22- 24c m

Ingredients

Color combinations

confused noise wantonly in the darkness. Following the stream of story line, the moment of Apollo opened the crack and lightened the world again has been seen.

6 5 %cotton ＋ 1 5 %pol yester ＋ 1 8 %n y l on ＋ 2 %l yc ra

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The cave of the sun goddess 1:1 socks

・Kagura

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The cave of the sun goddess 1:1 socks

・Kagura

The cave of the sun goddess 1:1 socks

・Torii

The cave of the sun goddess 1:1 socks

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△

The cave of the sun goddess 1:1 socks

・Shime nawa

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② poetic mead 1/2 socks

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① the other side 1:1 socks

grape

Boðn and Són

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③ poetic mead 1/2 socks

Óðrerir

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the other side 1:1 socks poetic mead 1/2 socks

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the other side 1:1 socks

izanami

bamboo shoot

Izanami lost her life when giving birth to the fire god and after death, she went to the underworld. Her husband,

Izanagi was so heartbroken that he followed her along the journey. Izanami was going to beg the god for revival. Before

that, she made her husband promise he would not peek at her during their talk. However, he broke the promise. Impatient Izanagi took the comb that bound his hair and

lit it as a torch. Under the sudden burst of light, he saw his beloved wife turned into a rotting form of flesh with

maggots...

grap

grape

"The other side 1:1 socks" features a different weave divided on heels – upper part is double cylinder weaving,

lower part is single knitting with wool to thicken the layer.

Combining the discrepancy with graphics on socks – roads were blocked and Izanagi used a giant rock to split between life and death.

bamboo shoot

Style no.

Sole

G1 9 T 0 1 - 9 1 0 8

24- 26c m

Ingredients

Color combinations

6 4 %cotton ＋ 1 1 %pol yester ＋ 2 3 %n y l on ＋ 2 %l yc ra

←

the other side 1:1 socks

・grape

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the other side 1:1 socks

・grape

the other side 1:1 socks

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the other side 1:1 socks ・bamboo shoot

the other side 1:1 socks

・grape

poetic mead 1/2 socks

Boon

ÓðOorerir

Long ago, two god tribes, the Aesir and the Vanir, declared a

ceasefire. To make the agreement work, both sides spit into a barrel. After that, they decided not to let it be wasted so

they made a man out of it. This was the birth of Kvasir, the wisest man of the world. Kvasir could describe everything

precisely. He knew all poems, songs, and metaphors. He travelled far and wide throughout the world and shared

his knowledge. One day, he met evil dwarfs and was killed

in their house. They took Kvasir’s blood and mixed it with

honey. Whomever drank it could be wise, with poems and

knowledge in their minds.

ÓðOorerir

Son

"Poetic mead 1/2 socks" lines stretching from the top to the bottom are the mixture of plodding story and attached liquid: saliva, blood, mead, tears, and river, etc. Ludicrous

Boon and Son

Style no.

Sole

G1 9 T 0 1 - 9 1 1 1

22- 24c m

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Color combinations

episodes between lines disturb the main story with ridiculously additional plots.

7 4 %cotton ＋ 2 6 %pol yester

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・Boðn and Són

←

poetic mead 1/2 socks

・Óðrerir

poetic mead 1/2 socks

←

poetic mead 1/2 socks

・Boðn and Són

←

△

poetic mead 1/2 socks

・Boðn and Són

Ragnarok 1:1 socks

Ragnarök 1:1 socks

winter of the sword

② Ragnarök 1:1 socks

winter of winds

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Ragnarök 1:1 socks

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winter of the wolf

③ ② ①

Ragnarok 1:1 socks

blizzard

winter of the wolf

winter of winds

That happened in winter and one winter after another. Unending winter made people hungry and angry. Blood

relatives fought and killed each other. The sun and the

moon were eaten by wolves. The stars never came out. Earthquakes caused the earth itself to shift. Bonds and

chains were completely destroyed and the wolf Fenrir was finally free. The Midgard Serpent churned through the seas

as he headed toward the land. Trees toppled and mountains crumbled.

Were they signs of Ragnarok?

Fenrir

winter of the sword

"Ragnarök 1:1 socks" utilizes arrangement and an array

of rectangular pattern as an omen to destroy world’s discipline; applies a complex weave among checkered

frozen

Style no.

Sole

G1 9 T 0 1 - 9 1 0 9

24- 26c m

Ingredients

Color combinations

graphic to break through the limit of double needle

hosiery machine. The earth is covered by ash and smog and seems lifeless. Suddenly, magic disappears and causes chaos everywhere. The world is out of order and in a contradictory situation.

6 4 %cotton ＋ 1 6 %pol yester ＋ 1 8 %n y l on ＋ 2 %l yc ra

・winter of the sword

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Ragnarök 1:1 socks

・winter of the sword

Ragnarok 1:1 socks

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・winter of the winds

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Ragnarök 1:1 socks

・winter of the wolf

Anansesem 3/4 socks

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② Anansesem 3/4 socks

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① Anansesem 3/4 socks

Osebo the Leopard Mmoboro Hornets

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③ Baldr's death 3/4 socks

dew

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Baldr's death 3/4 socks

â&#x2018;¢

Baldr's death 3/4 socks

Thokk

mistletoe

Balder, son of Odin, kept dreaming of

his death. His mother, the goddess Frigg,

worried about it a lot so she asked every

object to vow that they would never hurt Balder. Later, no matter what objects gods threw at him, they couldn’t harm him.

However, the troublemaker, Loki, heard from Frigg that mistletoe didn’t make a

vow because it was too powerless to hurt

anyone…

tear

dew

"Baldr's death 3/4 socks" is knitting another layer of

regular arrangement of acorn, mistletoe and tears on top. The background of framing the story is a metaphor of the

Baldr

Style no.

Sole

G1 9 T 0 1 - 9 1 0 6

24- 26c m

Ingredients

Color combinations

world’s cycle:night follows daytime and long severe winter follows spring. Death continues newborns.

7 7 %cotton ＋ 1 8 %pol yester ＋ 3 %n y l on ＋ 2 %l yc ra

・dew

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Baldr's death 3/4 socks

・Thokk

Baldr's death 3/4 socks

△ ・dew

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Baldr's death 3/4 socks

・dew

Anansesem 3/4 socks

Mmoboro Hornets

Mmoatia the dwarf

Mmoboro

At the very beginning, there were no story in the world because the Sky-Father, Nyame, kept them all in a box.

Living in a world without stories, Anasi, a spider-like being

felt bored so he used his silken thread to reach Nyame. Anasi

asked him if he could buy stories from him. Nyame agreed but set a high price. Anasi needed to find three of the most

dangerous creatures in the world, Osebo the Leopard, the

Mmoboro Hornets, and Mmoatia, the fairy that no one had

ever seen. The Sky-father said,â&#x20AC;&#x153; the stories will be all yours if

you can bring them to me.â&#x20AC;?

Mmoatia

Osebo the Leopard

"Anansesem 3/4 socks" uses more macroscopic yarn than

regular one to reduce the amount of knitting and appear

to have three dimensions. Focus on embossed pattern

Osebo

Style no.

Sole

G1 9 T 0 1 - 9 1 0 7

22- 24c m

Ingredients

Color combinations

of sole color socks, there seems unclear division though, differences can be distinguished. It is similar to the fact

that Anansesem always conquered his rivals but never left clues to avoid danger in the story.

8 9 %cotton ďź&#x2039; 1 1 %pol yester

← ←

Anansesem 3/4 socks

・Osebo the Leopard

・ Mmoboro Hornets

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Anansesem 3/4 socks

・ Mmoboro Hornets

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△

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Anansesem 3/4 socks

・Mmoatia the dwarf

weight of heart 3/4 socks

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① weight of heart 3/4 socks

jackal

lake of fire

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weight of heart 3/4 socks

lake of f ire

jackal

Ma at

After the Ancient Egyptians died, their souls were presented to 42 assessor gods to see if they were sinless. God Anubis

administered the test by putting the deceasedâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s heart on one side of weighing scale against feather on the other side. If the deceasedâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s heart and feather were the same weight,

Osiris would keep his promise - turning their souls into stars. However, if they were heavier than the feather, their hearts would be thrown into lakes of fire and could not reach immortality.

Anubis

"Weight of heart 3/4 socks" is inclining toward one side of the balance. To judge the length of lifetime by its weight. In order to perform lightweight and warmth of the heart,

star

Style no.

Sole

G1 9 T 0 1 - 3 8 8

22- 24c m

Ingredients

Color combinations

special material – feather yarn, is used.

7 3 %cotton ＋ 1 2 %pol yester ＋ 1 5 %n y l on

← ←

weight of heart 3/4 socks

・jackal

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weight of heart 3/4 socks

・lake of fire

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weight of heart 3/4 socks

・star

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