A warm fireplace, lit candles, knitting away through advent while wearing these socks: this will make it a jolly and cosy season for sure!

’O Denneboom’ means ‘O Christmas Tree’ in Dutch.

The O Denneboom Socks can be knitted for the whole family. Sizes kids, small, medium and large are written down in this pattern. These socks are also perfect for gift knitting.

Notes:

• This pattern is for a top-down (partially) colourwork sock, with a heel flap and gusset, knit using the magic loop method of knitting in the round.
• Instructions are given to knit contrasting cuffs, heels and/or toes. You can adjust this if you want. Make sure you will then need different amounts of yarn in colours A, B and C.
• Pattern contains written instructions as well as a chart for the colourwork part.
• Read the chart from right to left on all rounds, working from bottom to top.
• pattern contains helpful tips, as well as video tutorials, on knitting colourwork and joggles stripes in socks.
• New to sock knitting and/or reading an English knitting pattern? Please check out my online knitting courses, where I teach you step-by-step how to navigate through an English pattern and how to knit top down socks (Dutch only): https://www.mirjammolenbeek.nl/cursussen/

Yarn:
Sample used:

• Durable Soqs, Blue Grey (289), 50 grams (210 meters), 75% wool, 25% nylon (as Colour A).
• Durable Soqs, Fresh Coral (408), 50 grams (210 meters), 75% wool, 25% nylon (as contrasting Colour B).
• Durable Soqs, Cadmium Green (2157), 50 grams (210 meters) 75% wool, 25% nylon (as Colour C).

Any fingering weight sock yarn will do.
The largest size will use up more yarn than the smaller sizes. 100 grams in total is enough yarn for knitting these socks in the largest size (size Large, European shoe size 49). You will use (in largest size) approximately 50 grams in colour A, 30 grams in colour B and 20 grams in colour C (unless you make changes in which colours you are using for the cuffs, heels and/or toes).
Make sure the contrast in colours is high enough to make the colourwork stand out. A little trick to check if your contrast is high enough: lay out your yarns and take a black and white picture. When you see different shades of grey: your contrast is high enough. If you are not seeing any difference between yarns, the contrast is too low.

Needles:
- 2.25 mm and 2.75 mm (or size needed to obtain gauge), 80 or 100 cm circular needle for knitting magic loop.
Or use your preferred method of knitting colourwork in the round. I prefer knitting the colourwork part on a 23 cm circular needle (largest size), since it’s easier to carry your floats.
Notions:

• 2 stitch markers (closed, matching your needle size)
• opening stitch markers / progress keepers when you want to keep track of your rounds
• tapestry needle for weaving in your ends
• wool wash for washing & blocking
• sock blockers for blocking (optional)
• sock ruler (optional)

Gauge:
32 sts x 48 rnds in stockinette stitch (knit in the round, washed & blocked) = 10 cm

Sizes:
Pattern is written for: kids, (small, medium, large)
European shoe size: 27-32 (33-37, 38-42, 43-49)
Foot circumference: 16-19 (20-22 cm, 23-25, 26-28) cm