Straightforward socks with a Fair Isle-style yarn to provide some light relief (and portability) while knitting a gansey.

Mods

Using 2.25mm needles to give 8 sts/inch.
Cast on 12 sts using Judy’s Magic Cast-On
Increased every row to 36 sts then every other row to 72 sts to give a 9” foot circumference (1/2” of negative ease).

65 rows for the foot (between end of toe shaping and start of heel); 14 rows after the heel before starting the all-round ribbing. Approx 85 rows ribbing then cast off using Jeny’s Surprisingly Stretchy Bind Off.