Is it a sock or a 1970’s wallpaper gone rogue? A legitimate question, but look closer and you’ll find a brand new pattern for a pair of stranded colourwork, top-down, peasant heel socks with (or without) a simplified picot edge.

I’ve used a sport/DK wool mix yarn in three colourways: 169/104/26 m (185/114/29 yd) of red/pink/yellow Novita Nalle.You may use any sport or DK sock yarn that knits stranded stockinette to a gauge of 27/31 stitches per 10 cm (4 in).

One size only: EU 38/40, UK 5/6.5, US 7/9.