I may be somewhat biased, but for me, these easy socks are for me the perfect combination of easy knitting and a fun detail that is easy to memorize and work.

Designed to give just a bit of interest to a vanilla sock in a favourite sock yarn and it is easy to memorize the pattern for travel. These are ideal for self striping yarns that can obscure more complicated stitch patterns.

Pattern contains
The pattern is fully written out and charted (short rows for the heel are written out only).

Two options for the toe are given - a narrow wedge toe and a medium wedge toe. It is simple to substitute your preferred method if you wish,

Written with a Fleegle heel, but it is again simple to change to your preferred heel method.

Sizes
The pattern contains negative ease. Foot lengths are easily adjustable.

To fit woman’s foot sizes:
XS-S:17.5/7 inches and 23cm/9in in length
S-M: 20.5/ 8 in circumference and foot length 25.5cm/10in
M-L: 23cm/9 in circumference and foot length 28cm/11 in

Shown on a foot 21.5cm circ and 23.5cm long in the M. Length is easily customizable and it is simple for the experienced knitter to customize width with additional stitches between the pattern stitches.

Needles:
Needles in the range 2-3mm (US 0-2.5) circular needle or correct needle size to achieve and a needle 1mm or 1-2 US sizes smaller for ribbing (if desired). Pattern is written for one needle magic loop, but you may substitute your preferred method of small circumference knitting

Gauge:
30 stitches to 10cm/4 inches over stockinette in the round.

Skills required:
Knitting in the round
decreasing
simple short rows for the heel turn (no wrapping/turning etc)

Notions

tapestry needle to weave in ends.
stitch markers

Yarn and yardage
I used Schachenmayr Regia
Design Line Stripe Collection by Kaffe Fassett. All sizes require 1 skein. You may substitute any fingering weight yarn with which you can achieve gauge

S: 250m/275yds
M: 20m/295yds
L: 360m/390yds

You could substitute any similar yarn with which you can achieve gauge.