I´m not the biggest sock knitter, but from time to time I do get into the mood, and although I fight through second sock syndrome on a regular basis, I somehow still find them the most rewarding of all my hand knits. After all these years, knitting all kinds of garments, and despite socks being a relatively small project, I always feel very proud of making them myself. Sometimes you just need some beautiful handmade colorwork socks to make you feel good.

PATTERN NOTES:

These cozy socks are worked from the top down, with a slightly wider, striped colorwork leg, and a single-colored foot with a short-row heel.

FINISHED MEASUREMENTS:

Leg circumference in cm: 24 (24, 24, 26,5, 26,5)
Leg circumference in inches: 9½ (9½, 9½, 10½, 10½)
Foot circumference in cm: 18.5 (20, 21.5, 22.5, 24)
Foot circumference in inches: 7¼ (7¾, 8½, 8¾, 9½)

NEEDLES:

Ribbing needle: 2.75 mm/US 2 circular needle (23 cm/9” or longer to work with magic loop) or DPNs for ribbing.
Colorwork needle: 3.00 mm/US 2½ circular needle (23 cm/9” or longer to work with magic loop) or DPNs for colorwork.
Main needle: 2.50 mm/US 1½ circular needle (23 cm/9” or longer to work with magic loop) or DPNs for heel, foot and toe.

YARN:

Any sock/fingering weight yarn that gives you the correct gauge.

Sample shown in Lana Grossa Meilenweit (420 m (459 yds)/100 g) in Yellow/1390 (MC), Regia 4-ply Solids (420 m (459 yds)/100 g) in White (CC1), Tausendschön Sockenwolle 4-ply (420 m (459 yds)/100 g) in Schlamm (CC2) and in Wolle Rödel Sport- und Strumpfwolle Color (200 m (219 yds)/50 g) in rost Mix (CC3).

YARDAGE:

MC: approx. 250 (258, 273, 302, 334) m/286 (295, 312, 345, 382) yds.
CC1: approx. 74 (74, 74, 84, 84) m/85 (85, 85, 96, 96) yds.
CC2: approx. 46 (46, 46, 53, 53) m/53 (53, 53, 61, 61) yds.
CC3: approx. 46 (46, 46, 53, 53) m/53 (53, 53, 61, 61) yds.

GAUGE:

30 sts and 42 rows in 10 cm/4” on main needle in stockinette, worked in the round (blocked).
30 sts and 36 rows in 10 cm/4” on colorwork needle in colorwork, worked in the round (blocked).

TOOLS & MATERIALS:

Tapestry needle
Stitch marker