When spring arrives, it’s time to bust out the ankle socks! And this cheerful pair will take you through April showers and May flowers, to Midsummer, when a briefly-blooming red flower, according to the legend, can grant you happiness in love.

The chart as I’ve written it uses 4 colors for some rows, but I’m sure you can simplify it to 2 or 3 if you’re not up to stranding with that many colors. I used yarn bobbins to reduce untangling time.

Although this pattern is written for double pins, cuff-down, you can work it on circular needles, and toe-up.

The pattern is written for 64 sts, but you can use a finer yarn and increase the 16 stitch pattern repeat to 80 sts.

They’re worked on 2.5 mm/US 1.5 needles, but you can go up or down, depending on the yarn you use. Although I used a sport weight yarn, this pattern would be fine in fingering weight.

Yarn used
I used Patons Beehive Baby Sport for the main color, and I find this to be a great choice for socks if, like me, you’re sensitive to wool. I have other socks I’ve made with this yarn, and it wears surprisingly well.