When I was younger, I used to paint a lot. For some reason I would gravitate towards doing it on the floor, which meant accidentally stepping in paint at some point. As a result, you’d find plenty of random colour blotches here and there on my socks back then. Well, this time it’s on purpose!
The Dip The Tip socks are knitted by holding together two strands of merino in different colours to create a marled effect. The fun part is choosing the colours. I opted for a light porcelain and beige colour as my base, which I then paired with bubble gum pink and dark red for the rib, heel and toe.

Sizes:
One size (European size 37-39)

Finished garment measurements:
Cuff circumference: 24 cm / 9.5”.
Length: Adjustable.

Gauge:
20 sts x 28 rnds = 10 x 10 cm / 4 x 4” on 4mm (US6) needles in k3, p1 rib, before blocking.

Needles:
3mm (US2.5) and 4mm (US6) DPNs.

Notions:
Stitch markers, tapestry needle.

Yarn:
MC
50 g (in total for two socks) of Filcolana Arwetta Classic (80% merino wool, 20% nylon - 210 m / 230 yds / 50 g) in colour Marzipan melange 977 held together with 40 g of Filcolana Arwetta Classic in colour Sand melange 971.
CC1
20 g of Hedgehog Fibres Skinny Singles (100% merino wool - 365 m / 400 yds / 100 g) in colour Harajuku held together with Filcolana Arwetta Classic in color Marzipan melange 977 (see total yarn requirements above in MC section).
CC2
10 g of Filcolana Arwetta Classic in colour Deep red 139 held together with Filcolana Arwetta Classic in colour Marzipan melange 977 (see total yarn requirements above in MC section).

Each marled colour is achieved by holding one strand of Filcolana Arwetta Classic in Marzipan melange 977 together with a different colour strand of yarn.

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