This sock design was inspired by an Encanto sweatshirt that I bought at Disneyland in the spring of 2023. I wanted something that would be warm enough to wear in chilly sweatshirt weather and simple enough to showcase the gorgeous colors of the hand-dyed yarn. The nice thing is, both the rib and the brioche are two-stitch repeats, so it’s SUPER easy to adjust for any size leg. Just cast on an even number of stitches and you’re ready to go!

Color A - Aqua
Color B - Multicolor speckled pink

With Color A
CO 72 stitches
Note: I used the Double Start cast on, which resulted in an odd number of stitches, so I cast on 73 stitches and did a P2tog as my first rib stitch to compensate.

Place marker for start of round and join for working in the round. I use a 9” circular needle.

Rib
Rounds 1-12: (P1, K1) repeat to end of round.

With Color B
Fluffy Brioche
Round 1: (P1, sl 1 wyif, YO) repeat to end of round.
Round 2: (K1, K2tog) repeat to end of round.
Round 3: (Sl 1 wyif, YO, P1) repeat to end of round.
Round 4: (K2tog, K1) repeat to end of round.

Rounds 5-48: Repeat Rounds 1-4.

This pattern is shaped to fit my legs, but of course every person is different. The general format for decreasing is to prep on the odd numbered round before the decrease: For the section (shin side or calf side) to be decreased, change any (sl 1 wyif, YO) pairs in the first and last three stitch zone into (sl 1 wyib) instead.

Round 49: Work 28st in pattern, place marker for end of shin. Setup first 3st and last 3st of the remaining section (calf) for decrease on following round.

Round 50: Work shin section in pattern, slip marker. SSSK, work calf in pattern to last 3st, K3tog.

Continue in pattern, decreasing calf on following rounds:
54, 56, 58.

Round 60: Decrease on both the shin section and calf section.

Total stitch count: 48st (24st each shin and calf).

Rounds 61-130: Repeat rounds 1-4.

Round 131: (Shin - this section to become instep) Setup for decrease on following round.
(Calf - this section to become heel) ^Sl 1 wyif, YO, (P1, K1 in next st), sl1 wyif, YO, P1; repeat from ^ to end.

Round 132: (Instep) SSSK, work in pattern to last 3st, K3tog.
(Heel) ^K2tog, K2, K2tog, K1; repeat from ^ to end.

Total stitch count: 50st (20st instep, 30st heel).

Work 20st (instep) in pattern.

With Color A
Basic Eye of Partridge Stitch
1: (Sl1 wyib, K1) repeat to end.
2: (WS) Purl. (RS) Knit.
3: (K1, sl1 wyib) repeat to end.
4: (WS) Purl. (RS) Knit.

Heel
(Worked flat)

Rows 1-32: Work the Eye of Partridge stitch with the following changes:

1. Always slip the first stitch of every row.
2. Always end the RS rows with K1.

This may result in two sequential slipped stitches at the beginning of the row or two RS K1 stitches at the end of the row.

Work a 10st/10st/10st square heel turn as follows:

Row 1: Work in pattern for 20st, SSK, turn.
Row 2: Sl1 wyif, P10, P2tog, turn.
Row 3: Sl1 wyib, work in pattern for 10st, SSK, turn.
Row 4: Sl1 wyif, P10, P2tog, turn.
Repeat rows 3-4 until all stitches have been worked, end Color A.

Gusset

With Color B
Round 1: Pick up and knit 18st (16 slipped stitches + 2st) along side of heel, work 12 stitches across bottom of heel in Eye of Partridge pattern, pick up and knit 18st along opposite side of heel.

Round 2: Work instep (20st) in pattern, K18tbl, K12, K18tbl.

Note: Every decrease round will shift the beginning of the Eye of Partridge pattern by 1 stitch, keep that in mind as you go.

Round 3: Work instep in Fluffy Brioche, work heel in Eye of Partridge.

Round 4: Work instep in pattern, SSK, knit to last 2st, K2tog.

Repeat in pattern with a gusset decrease every 4th round until there are only 30st remaining in sole.

Foot
Rounds 1-34: Work in pattern.

Round 35: ^Sl1 wyif, YO, (P1, K1) in next stitch; repeat from ^ around. (Total 30 instep stitches.) Work sole in pattern.

Round 36: SSSK, work in pattern to last 2st of instep, K2tog, SSK, knit to last 2st of sole, K2tog.

Total stitch count = 56st (28 st each instep and sole).

Toe
With Color A

Work toe in Eye of Partridge pattern with decreases on the following rounds: 4, 8, 11, 14, 16, 18, 20, 21, 22, 23.

Round 24: Work double decreases instead of single decreases (total 8st remaining).

Cut yarn with long tail and thread yarn through remaining stitches. Pull to cinch toe. Work in yarn ends.