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Sizes: 1 (2, 3, 4)
To fit foot circumference: 18 (20.5, 23, 25.5)cm / 7 (8, 9, 10)“
Finished foot circumference (unstretched): 16.5 (19, 21.5, 24)cm / 6½ (7½, 8½, 9½)” – to be worn with 1.5–2cm / ½-¾“ negative ease
Leg length: 16cm / 6½”
Model has UK 7 / US 9 feet and is wearing size 2.

Yarn: CoopKnits Socks Yeah (fingering / 4-ply-weight; 75% fine superwash merino wool, 25% nylon; 212m / 231yds per 50g skein)
Shades:
Yarn A: Kunzite (106); 1 skein
Yarn B: Sugilite (112); 1 (2, 2, 2) skeins
Yarn C: Quartz (122); 1 skein
OR
Yarn A: approx 45 (50, 60, 70)m / 45 (55, 65, 75)yds of fingering / 4-ply-weight yarn
Yarn B: approx 180 (230, 265, 315)m / 200 (255, 290, 345)yds of fingering / 4-ply-weight yarn
Yarn C: approx 55 (60, 70, 75)m / 60 (65, 75, 80)yds of fingering / 4-ply-weight yarn

Note: Yarn estimates are based on a foot length of 23 (25.5, 28, 30.5)cm / 9 (10, 11, 12)“. You may need more or less yarn depending on foot length. For the best fit, knit socks 1cm / ½” shorter than actual foot length.

Gauge: 34 sts & 40 rows = 10cm / 4” over St st worked in the round on 2.25mm needles after blocking.

Needles: 2.25mm / US 1 knitting needles suitable for working small circumferences in the round.
Always use a needle size that will result in the correct gauge after blocking.

Notions: 3 stitch markers (including one unique for beginning of round), scrap yarn, tapestry needle

Notes: This top-down colourwork sock features contrast-coloured 1x1 twisted rib on the cuff and a colourwork pattern on the leg, starting with a few stripes before moving into a simplified geometric feather design. The flap and gusset heel and the foot are worked in the main colour, and then the stripes repeat just before the toe, which is knit in the same yarn as the cuff ribbing.
Some knitters find they need to go up a needle size to maintain gauge in the colourwork section.