What is more joyful than the bounty of bright flowers blossoming anew each year? These socks are a celebration of one of my favorites, the bearded iris. I love the iris because it appears just in time to mark the transition from spring to summer with its plethora of colors.
Knitted from the cuff down to the toe, the iris flower pattern is created using stranded colorwork with beautiful hand-dyed and variegated yarns. A contrasting slip-stitch heel flap and colorful side-decreased toe keep the knitting engaging to the end.

Finished Size: Adult - one circumference size only approx. 8” (20 cm); foot length adjustable as needed for sizing.
Yarn: 3 colors of fingering-weight sock yarn: approx. 50-80 g (230-370 yd/210-338 m; 230 yd for adult small foot length of 8”) white yarn for main color (MC), 15 g (66 yd/60 m) purple yarn for contrast color 1 (CC1), and 10 g (45 yd/42 m) of green yarn for contrast color 2 (CC2).
Suggested Yarns:
MC - Regia 4-Ply (approx. 459 yd/420 m in 100 g, 75% wool/25% polyamide) in color Natural.
CC1 & CC2 -Malabrigo Sock (approx. 440 yd/402 m in 100 g, 100% superwash merino wool) in colors Arco Iris and Fresco y Seco.

Needles: one set of five double-pointed needles (DPNs) in US size 1 (2.25 mm) or size needed to obtain gauge.
Gauge: 34 st & 40 rows = 4” in stockinette stitch after blocking.
Skill Level: advanced