This pattern has been updated in October 2025 with a new chart and heel instructions.

Flowers bring me joy but I am a terrible gardener. I love the variations of colours, textures, shapes, and scents. Sometimes they are dainty, sometimes they are robust and bold. No matter the size or shape, they just bring me joy. In a world that can feel chaotic, it’s important to find things that bring a bit of joy to your life.
These socks are knit cuff down, increasing sts and changing needle size for the leg and foot to accommodate the less stretchy fabric of stranded knitting. This pattern is written for sock yarn and two different size needles. The heel is a German Short Row Heel and the toe is grafted together with Kitchener Stitch.

FINISHED MEASUREMENTS:
Approx. circumference in stranded, not stretched: 7 (8, 9) inches/17.5 (20, 22.5) cm

YARN USED in photo:
MC: The Fibre Co Amble Sock fingering yarn Blencathra (Off White)
CC1: The Fibre Co Cumbria fingering yarn Helvellyn (Green)
CC2: The Fibre Co Cumbria fingering yarn Cowberry (Red)

YARDAGE:
Approximate yardage
MC: 171 (206, 257) yds/ 156 (189, 235) m
CC1: 99 (121, 148) yds/ 91 (110, 136) m
CC2: 59 (70, 89) yds/ 54 (64, 82) m

NEEDLES:
For ribbing, heel, and toe: US1 (2¼ mm) dpns or circular needles for preferred method of knitting, or size needed to obtain gauge
For colourwork: US1½ (2½ mm) dpns or circular needles for preferred method of knitting, or size needed to obtain gauge

GAUGE:
Using US1½ (2.5 mm) after blocking, over stranded pattern knit in the round: 36 sts x 40 rounds = 4 inches (10 cm)