The sock is knitted toe up with a short row heel and and gusset.

You should be used to
knitting in the round,
short row knitting with wraps
increases
decreases
knits and purls

This pattern might easily be changed into a diagonal lace sock or a sock with diagonal cables (take care to cast on additional stitches if you make a cabled one)….. just a suggestion. Any small striped pattern will look nice knitted diagonally.
Mhm… two colour changing yarns knitted against each other, the colours walking to the outside to the sock. Two colours instead of the purls - be creative. I’m looking forward to your ideas of inside-out possibilities.
Happy knitting
Bea