i love my little pony bc there will be a pony named pickle barrel on a pickle farm and they’re like “i wonder what my cutie mark will be” —Riley Farmer, Twitter (@rileysauruss)

These socks are worked from the cuff down. They feature colorwork throughout, usually holding two strands of yarn, although some rounds require you to hold three. Optionally, you can replace sections involving three-stranded colorwork with two-stranded colorwork. Colorwork starts on the leg, and waste yarn is placed for a forethought/afterthought heel prior to starting the foot. Stitches are decreased for the toe and closed using Kitchener stitch. Waste yarn is removed and live stitches are picked back up for the heel, which is worked similarly to the toe.

Sizing
1 (2, 3, 4) to fit a foot circumference of approx. 8 (9, 10, 11) in/20–21 (22–23, 25–26, 27–28) cm, measured around the widest part of the foot. Recommended negative ease of .25–1 in/.5–2.5 cm

Sample is shown in Size 2 to fit women’s US 9.5 (EU 40, UK 7.5), with a foot circumference of 9 in/22.5 cm

Gauge
8.5 sts x 9 rows = 1 in/2.5 cm colorwork in the round, on larger needles, blocked

9 sts x 12 rows = 1 in/2.5 cm stockinette and rib in the round, on smaller needles, blocked

Materials
Yarn
Any fingering weight sock yarn that meets gauge. You will need approx. 30 g/131 yds (120 m) MC, 25 g/109 yds (100 m) CC1, 20 g/88 yds (80 m) CC2.

Sample shown in:
MC: A Chick That Knitz Confetti Tweed (85/15 SW merino/nylon, 437 yds (400 m)/100 g), “Let Them Eat Cake”
CC1: Kelbourne Woolens Perennial (60/25/15 merino/alpaca/nylon, 497 yds (454 m)/100 g), “329 Neon Lime”
CC2: Yarn Dragon SilkPaca Fingering (70/30 alpaca/silk, 430 yds (393 m)/100 g), “Jasper”

Needles
For cuff, heel, and toe: US 1/2.25 mm needle in preferred format for small-circumference knitting (e.g. DPNs, magic loop, tiny circular, etc.), or size needed to obtain gauge

For colorwork: US 1.5/2.5 mm needle in preferred format for small-circumference knitting, or size needed to obtain gauge

Notions
Stitch markers
Waste yarn in similar weight to project yarn
Scissors
Ruler/measuring tape
Tapestry needle

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