This sock pattern is also featured in my book ‘Charming Colorwork socks’. The ‘Blooming Lavender’ sock pattern was created with the inspiration of lavender and their upright flower spikes and long green foliage. These socks are knit from the cuff down with a 1x1 ribbed cuff, an eye of partridge heel-flap and gusset (alternative heels can be substituted) and have a section of colourwork on the leg and a small section before the toe decreases. This pattern uses the magic loop circular needle method (but can easily be knit with dpns).

This pattern has step by step English instructions with charts for the colourwork sections.

There are two different stitch counts for the colourwork section on the leg. One for a small/medium size and one for large (or for any knitters with high heel arches).
The needles size is also chosen according to the size required and gauge for the colourwork section.
•Small (foot circumference 19-20cm) 2.25mm (US1) needles, 38sts x 40 rounds 10cm
•Medium (foot circumference 21-22cm) 2.5mm (US1.5) needles, 34sts x 38 rounds 10cm
•Large (foot circumference 23-24cm) 2.75mm (US2) needles, 32sts x 36 rounds 10cm

Foot length is easily adjustable.

Yarn required: This pattern was created in collaboration with Yarn Love yarns using her Cinderella base, fingering weight sock yarn (80% superwash BFL, 20% nylon).

Sample shown is knit in size M for foot length Europe 39, US 8, UK 6 using:

• Main Colour: Lupines 250m/273yds 60g/2.12oz
• Contrast Colour 1: Majesty (Purple) 40m/43.75yds 10g/0.35oz
• Contrast Colour 2: Martini (Green) 35m/38yds 8g/0.28oz

This sock pattern has been test knitted.

(Please note, the sock sample in the lilac version has a few rows of stockinette before the colourwork chart. This is from a previous version of the pattern. The pattern in the book and the pattern you can purchase here, the chart starts immediately after the increases for the leg as shown in the darker sample version. I felt this was a better length for the leg and aesthetically more pleasing! Please choose to knit whatever way you prefer).