I much prefer top down socks and a short row heel when knitting socks. I have frankensteined various patterns together over time and this is the end result - my favorite vanilla sock pattern! Feel free to sub out the vanilla knitting for your favorite pattern, taking into account that you are working with 56 stitches.
I have never used more than 300 yards of fingering weight yarn, only getting close to that when I knit an extra tall leg.

Stitches you will need to know:
knit
purl
k2tog
ssk
P3tog-tbl
k3tog

I size my socks via The Sox Therapist’s method, I consider it money well spent: https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/fish-lips-kiss-heel

Please note this pattern has not been tested, tech edited, or otherwise reviewed before publishing.