Festive Mistletoe Socks Pattern

Drawing inspiration from traditional Scandinavian-style colorwork, the Festive Mistletoe Socks feature charming motifs of holly leaves, mistletoe, and snow. The stranded colorwork uses only two shades per round with short floats, making this project accessible to beginners while offering a thoroughly enjoyable experience for more advanced knitters. Once you complete the cuff and colorwork sections, the rest of the knitting shifts into a smooth and relaxing stockinette stitch. Using three seasonal shades of The Fibre Co.’s Amble, these socks will not only keep your toes cozy but also infuse every stitch with the festive spirit.

Yarn:

The Fibre Co. Amble (70% Easy-wash Merino wool, 20a% Easy-wash alpaca, 10% recycled nylon, 325 m (355 yd) per 100 g hank) in shade Appleby Castle (MC), Eden Valley (CC1) and Blencathra (CC2).

Approx. yardage used:
MC*: 148 [191: 232: 271: 322] m / 161 [209: 253: 296: 351] yd
CC1: 36 [42: 48: 54: 60] m / 39 [46: 52: 59: 65] yd
CC2: 31 [36: 41: 46: 51] m / 34 [39: 45: 50: 56] yd

*Note: MC yardage calculations have been based on the average foot length for the given sock size—if you are knitting for someone with extra-long feet, you may require additional yardage.

Construction notes:

The Festive Mistletoe Socks are worked top down starting from the cuff. After the ribbed cuff, the top of the leg is worked in colorwork. The colorwork uses only two colors at a time with short floats, so this project is suitable for beginners as well as more advanced knitters. After you are finished with the colorwork, the rest of the sock is knit in stockinette stich using the main color. This pattern includes a heel flap and gusset construction and a round toe.

Sizes and measurements:

1 [2: 3: 4: 5]
The given sizes are called Sizes 1-5 and are recommended to fit a foot circumference of: 18-20.5 [20.5-23: 23-25.5: 25.5-28: 28-30.5] cm (7-8 [8-9: 9-10: 10-11: 11-12] in)

Finished foot circumference: 17 [20: 23: 25.5: 28.5] cm (6.75 [8: 9.25: 10.25: 11.5] in)
Finished leg length (excluding cuff): 10.5 cm (4.25 in)
Finished cuff height: 5 cm (2 in)
Finished foot length: Adjustable to fit

Photographs show the socks knit in Size 3.

Recommended ease:

Designed with 1–2.5 cm (0.5–1 in) of negative ease.

Gauge:
28 sts and 40 rnds to 10 cm (4 in) measured over st st after locking using 2.5 mm (US 1.5) needles.
28 sts and 40 rnds to 10 cm (4 in) measured over colorwork after blocking using 2.75 mm (US 2) needles.

ERATTA:
The most current version of this pattern is V2. Please note you will be purchasing the latest pattern version. Pattern updates are sent to all customers who have purchased a pattern either through email or a Ravelry message.

If you find you are working with an older version please go to our errata page for details of corrections and updates made. You can find the version you are working from by checking the pattern page footers.

Languages available:
English.

Pattern format:
This knitting pattern comes as a PDF file, which will be downloadable via a link that will be emailed to you after purchase.