With bright stripes, a playful lace, and a delectibly simple construction, these socks couldn’t get any sweeter. Worked from the top down, beginning with a supple rib, they are the perfect palette for colour exploration.

SKILL LEVEL
Intermediate

FINISHED MEASUREMENTS
7 (8, 9)“ / 18 (20.5, 23) cm foot circumference
Choose the size that is approx 10% smaller than your actual foot circumference.
Foot length is adjustable

GAUGE
36 sts and 48 rnds = 4” / 10 cm in Stockinette or Taffy Toe stitch, blocked.

YARN
1 SweetGeorgia Yarns Party of Five Tough Love Sock Mini-Skeins in Jelly Bean – 5 mini skeins at 105 yd each (525 yd / 480 m per 5 oz / 140 g total mini skeins; 80% superwash merino wool, 20% nylon). In the pattern, the colours are labeled: Colours A (Dutch), B (Persimmon), C (Tangerine), D (Clementine), and E (Orchid).

NEEDLES & NOTIONS
Size 1 US / 2.25 mm needles: for magic loop, 32” /80 cm circular; for two needles, (2) 24” / 60 cm circulars; or set of (4) dpns
Adjust needle size if necessary to obtain the correct gauge
(3) locking/removable stitch markers, yarn needle