This pattern is recommended if you’ve knit some stranded colourwork before, but it is suitable for adventurous beginners!

This pattern is worked from the toe up, which I find allows you to be as efficient as possible with your yarn. It features a simple and moreish instep pattern, and a fleegle heel so you never need to cut your yarn! I recommend using either double pointed needles or the magic loop method for these as small circulars can make it tricky to keep your tension loose to allow the stretch required in a sock, but experiment and see what works for you!

This pattern is written in four sizes, A (B, C, D) and each is a different width , however it is suitable for any division of 4 stitches and can be altered to whatever length you desire - so if you have a shorter, wider foot, you could use a larger stitch count for the width and then less rounds for the length.
If you aren’t able to try your sock on as you go, I highly recommend drawing around the foot of whoever you’re knitting for and using that as your guide.

A = 60 stitches per round / 19cm / 7½ in circumference ¼
B = 64 stitches per round / 20cm / 8in circumference
C = 68 stitches per round / 21cm / 8½ in circumference
D = 72 stitches per round / 22.5cm / 9in circumference

This pattern requires fingering weight yarn (400m per 100g) but how much really depends on how long you’d like to make the leg, and the width / length of your desired sock.

The sample pictured throughout was knit in the A width and used the following yarns:
Tiny Teal Handcrafted 100% Blue Faced Leicester (BFL) fingering weight yarn in undyed and rolling thunder for the main sock - approx 56g of each
Nervus Fibre 100% Corriedale Sock in buttered held with a pale yellow mohair for the toes and cuffs, approx 9g total.

You definitely won’t need more than 100g of each of your two colours even if making a more ‘standard’ leg length, and I recommend experimenting with odds and ends for your toes and cuffs if you’d like!

To complete these socks you’ll need your preferred needles, yarn snips or scissors, a tapestry needle, and a few stitch markers depending on your chosen needle setup.

I used size 2.25mm / US 1 needles for the toes and cuffs and knit at a gauge of 8 stitches and 10 rounds per 2.5cm / 1in, in stockinette stitch in the round.
I then switched to size 3mm / US 2.5 needles for the colourwork to help keep gauge consistent.