New beginnings are a vital part of life. They can be good, bad, or neither. What’s important is we see each new beginning as an opportunity to grow, learn, and eventually either thrive or move on.

Featuring beginner-friendly colorwork in both chart and written directions, the Shadow Wrapped Heel (my favorite simple short row heel), and classic toe decreases, I hope you enjoy knitting these socks as much as I did. I hope they inspire some new beginnings for you too!

Materials:
Needles: Size US 1 needles in either 9” circulars, 32” circulars, or DPNs. I used 9” circulars throughout until the toe decreases.
Yarn: Approximately (233, 274, 316) yards of fingering weight yarn total. Shown in Red Fox Sock from The Little Foxes (463yds/100g) in the colorway of the New Year’s Day sock set
Sample shown in Size 2 used 135yds/29g of MC, 74yds/16g of CC1, and 65yds/14g of CC2.
Notions: BOR Marker, 1 stitch marker to mark halfway for heel and toe, tapestry needle for grafting toe

Gauge and Sizing:
4x4” or 10x10cm = 34 sts x 42 rows in stockinette in the round after blocking.
Sizes:
1 (56 sts) – 6.5” finished foot circumference
2 (64 sts) – 7.5” finished foot circumference
3 (72 sts) – 8.5” finished foot circumference

Additional Yarn Options form Testers
The Yarn Addict, Full Bodied Fingering Base
Junk Yarn, Boss Sock Base
Treehouse Knits, Spruce Sock Base
Sewrella Sock Set plus an additional sock mini