Are you ready for your island getaway?

These top-down socks feature a stranded colourwork motif around the leg, inspired by that great entrepreneur, Tom Nook. These socks begin with a contrast 1x1 ribbed cuff, with a choice of two or three colour leaf and zig-zag motifs, giving you the option to recreate your Animal Crossing wardrobe, or use a special yarn from your favourite indie-dyer. The heel-flap features a hard-wearing and attractive slip-stitch, which is turned using simple short-row shaping. Gusset stitches are then picked up and decreased before a plain stocking stitch foot, ending with a classic wedge-shaped toe which is grafted closed using Kitchener Stitch.

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## Pattern Notes and Special Techniques ##

• The three-colour chart contains a number of three-colour rows.
• The samples pictured here were begun using the Tubular Cast On, but feel free to substitute with your preferred stretchy cast on.
• Instructions for Kitchener Stitch are provided in the pattern.

## Sizes ##

Circumference measured unstretched at widest point of leg
S, M, L = 20, 21, 22 cm.
Designed to fit with approx. 5 cm negative ease.

## Yarn##

Any 4-ply/fingering weight sock yarn can be used. The socks require 1 skein of each colour, but will not use an entire skein. The colourwork would make a great stash-buster project.

The samples used:

Two-colour: MC is Gamer Crafting Sparkle Sock 4-ply/fingering (75% merino, 25% nylon, 5% sparkle) in colourway “Capitalist Raccoon” (100g/400m); CC is Gamer Crafting Yak Sock 4ply/fingering (65% merino, 20% yak, 15% nylon) in colourway “Omnigeode” (100g/400m).

Three-colour: MC is Novita Venla (75% wool, 25% polymide) colour ”Saffron” (285) (100g/420m); CC1 Novita Venla, colour “Charcoal” (499); CC2 Novita Venla, colour “Oat” (658).

## Needles ##
Recommended needles
For stocking stitch: 2.75mm needles suitable for working magic loop OR 2.75mm DPNs.
For stranded colourwork: 3mm needles suitable for working magic loop OR 3mm DPNs.

## Gauge ##
32sts x 32 rows = 10cm on larger needles over stranded colourwork.
40 sts x 50 rows = 10 cm on smaller needles over stocking stitch.

## Notions ##
3 stitch markers, tapestry needle (for weaving ends), scissors.