Featuring a simple but fun to knit band of colourwork, the Glow Socks are a great project for both seasoned sock knitters and complete beginners. These socks are perfect for experimenting with colour combinations. Keep the colourwork subtle by choosing more harmonious colours, or select a bold pop of colour as your contrast colour yarn.

Sizing
Sizes: 1 (2, 3, 4, 5)(6, 7, 8, 9)
Finished sock foot circumference: 6 (6.5, 7, 7.5, 8)(8.5, 9, 9.5, 10)” / 15 (16.5, 18, 19, 20)(21.5, 23, 24, 25.5) cm
These socks are designed to be worn with 0.5-1” / 1.25-2.5 cm of negative ease.
Intended to fit a foot circumference of: 7 (7.5, 8, 8.5, 9)(9.5, 10, 10.5, 11)” / 18 (19, 20, 21.5, 23)(24, 25.5, 26.5, 28) cm
If you’re between sizes I would recommend choosing the next size up, for example if your foot measures 8.25” / 21 cm, you would choose size 4, size 4 is intended to fit a foot circumference of 8.5” / 21.5 cm and result in a finished sock foot circumference of 7.5” / 19 cm. This means you’d have 0.75” / 2 cm of negative ease, which falls within the range for the recommended amount of negative ease.
To measure your foot circumference stand on a flat surface and measure around the widest part of your foot.

Yarn
This pattern requires two colours of fingering weight yarn. The amount of yarn required will vary depending on the size you knit and the length of your sock.
My orange sample socks were knitted to fit the shoe size UK 4 / EU 37 / US 6 and I used:
Main colour: Fingering weight yarn (64 grams / 280 yards / 256 metres)
Contrast colour: Fingering weight yarn (11 grams / 51 yards / 47 metres)
My teal sample socks were knitted to fit the shoe size UK 11 / EU 46 / US 12 and I used:
Main colour: Fingering weight yarn (89 grams / 389 yards / 356 metres)
Contrast colour: Fingering weight yarn (18 grams / 79 yards / 72 metres)

Suggested Yarn
Orange sample socks:
Main colour: 1 skein of Beehive Yarns Barbarella, colour ‘Grenadine’ (75% SW Merino, 
20% Nylon, 5% Stellina) - 100 grams / 437 yards / 400 metres per skein
Contrast colour: 1 mini skein of Beehive Yards Audrey, colour ‘Pretty Vacant’ (75% SW Merino, 25% Nylon) - 20 grams / 93 yards / 85 metres per skein.
Teal sample socks:
Main colour: 1 skein of Yarnsmiths Merino Sock, colour ‘Fjord Blue (2K252)’ (75% SW Merino, 25% Nylon) - 100 grams / 437 yards / 400 metres per skein.
Contrast colour: 1 skein of Yarnsmiths Merino Sock, colour ‘Platinum (2K025)’ (75% SW Merino, 25% Nylon) - 100 grams / 437 yards / 400 metres per skein.

Needles
Main fabric: 2.25mm (use the needle size needed to achieve gauge).
Ribbing: 2mm (use the needle size 0.25mm smaller than the main fabric needles).
Use your preferred type of needles for knitting socks, e.g. 32” / 80 cm circular for magic loop, 9” / 23 cm circular, or DPNs.

Notions
Tapestry needle
Row counter
2 stitch markers (1 for beginning of round and 1 additional)

Gauge
38 sts & 52 rnds in a 4 x 4 inch (10 x 10 cm) square worked in the round in stockinette stitch, using the main fabric needles, blocked.

Techniques
German Twisted cast on
Knitting
Purling
Ribbing
Working in the round
Stranded colourwork
Working from a chart (the colourwork for this pattern is charted only)
Slipping stitches
Heel turn
Picking up stitches
Decreasing (ssk, k2tog and p2tog)
Kitchener stitch