The ‘Matterhorn Sox’ are a sock knitting pattern which include colourwork details on the leg and foot inspired by the Matterhorn, my favourite mountain here in Switzerland. The mountain has an iconic pyramid shape which has been an inspiration to many and even been used to create the shape of the chocolate Toblerone bar!

These socks are knit from the cuff down with a 2 x 2 ribbed cuff, an eye of partridge heel-flap and gusset (any other heel can be substituted) and have a section of colourwork on the leg and a section before the toe decreases. This pattern uses the magic loop circular needle method (but can also be knit with dpns).

This pattern has step by step English instructions with charts for the easy to knit colourwork sections.

Needle size is chosen according to the size required and gauge for the colourwork section.
•Small (foot circumference 19-20cm) 2.25mm (US1) needles, 38sts x 40 rounds 10cm
•Medium (foot circumference 21-22cm) 2.5mm (US1.5) needles, 34sts x 38 rounds 10cm
•Large (foot circumference 23-24cm) 2.75mm (US2) needles, 32sts x 36 rounds 10cm

Foot length is easily adjustable.

Yarn required: This pattern was created in collaboration with Giggling Gecko yarns using her Socklandia Sox base.

Any fingering weight 4 ply sock yarn can be used, approximately 400m (437yds) in total.
Sample shown uses:

• Main Colour: Autumn Harvest 252m/275yds 65g
• Contrast Colour 1: Burnt Spice 60m/65.6yds 15g
• Contrast Colour 2: Towards Taupe 42m/45yds 12g

Giggling Gecko yarn can be purchased at gigglinggeckoyarns.com