These fun Flutterby Butterfly socks embrace the beautiful, bright colors of butterflies (or flutterbys, as my children used to call them!). The butterfly can go through important changes with grace and lightness, something I greatly admire. I wanted to capture these magical creatures with a fun pair of socks that also feature colorful “knit faster” stripes. You will finish these socks quickly as you race to complete each stripe!

Construction notes
Knit from the top down with a ribbed cuff, using three colors, this sock includes a colorwork butterfly pattern section on the leg, followed by three color stripes that start at the leg and continue down through the foot to the toe. These socks are knit with a ribbed heel flap and gusset.

Sizing
1 (2, 3)
To fit (foot circumference): 7 (8½, 9¾) inches /
17–19 (20.5–23, 24–26) cm

Materials
Yarn
Fingering weight, Yarn Love Cinderella Fingering
(80% superwash BFL wool, 20% nylon), 185 yds
(170 m) per 50-g skein
Shown in
MC: Art Deco (1 skein)
CC1: Antique Teal (1 skein)
CC2: Butterbeer (1 skein)
Any fingering weight sock yarn can be used for this sock pattern as long as you can obtain the same gauge.

Gauge
34 sts x 46 rounds = 4 inches (10 cm) for colorwork.
36 sts x 48 rounds = 4 inches (10 cm) for ribbing.