I wanted to create some socks for my boyfriend that were manly enough for him (no lace, nothing too fancy), comfortable enough to wear in slightly warmer weather and most of all interesting enough that I didn’t get the dreaded second sock syndrome!

I also wanted a pattern that I could knit while on the move – something I could commit to memory easily.
Thus, the Dangerous Socks for Boys were born, though the only danger is that you might want to keep them for yourself rather than give them to another boy in your life.
The cuff ribbing is designed to flow into the main pattern, though it can easily be replaced with k2p2 rib. The central ribbing flows down the heel flap, helping it to hug the heel when worn. The blue sock is shown with k2p2 ribbing, the brown sock is shown with patterned ribbing.

Note: alternate (smaller than adult) sizing is only available in the workbook where a description of how to reduce the size is given.

errata
In the workbook version, the heel turn should be:
Heel turn
Sl1, knit to 1 stitch before the gap, ssk, k1, turn
Sl1, purl to 1 stitch before the gap, p2tog, p1, turn