These socks are made with a simple pattern using slipped stitches and Garter Stitch. Feel free to knit various Houndstooth socks by changing colours according to the season or your mood!

SIZES
1 (2, 3)

Recommended ease: 0.5–1.25” / 1.5–3  cm of negative ease on foot circumference.

FINISHED MEASUREMENTS
Leg/Foot Circumference: 7 (8.5, 10)“ / 17.5 (21, 24.5) cm.
Leg Length from Cuff to Start of Heel: Adjustable.
Foot Length: Adjustable. For a better fit, work the foot about 0.5” / 1.5  cm shorter than actual foot length.

MATERIALS
Yarn: MC: 1 skein of Daily Sock by Lemon Jelly Pool (75% superwash merino, 25% nylon, 465 yds / 425 m – 100 g), colourway Still Life.

CC: 6 mini skeins of Daily Sock by Lemon Jelly Pool (75% superwash merino, 25% nylon, 93 yds / 85 m – 20 g).

1 mini skein of each colourway Motif (Vibrant Green: CC1), Vase (Pink: CC2), Glass (Blue: CC3), Pot (Orange: CC4), Plate (Mint Green: CC5), Pitcher (Yellow: CC6).

Or approx. the following amounts of fingering-weight yarn:
MC: 175 (219, 268) yds / 160 (200, 245) m.
CC1: 8 (10, 11) yds / 7 (9, 10) m.
CC2, CC3 and CC4: 33 (39, 44) yds / 30 (36, 40) m of each colour.
CC5 and CC6: 17 (20, 22) yds / 16 (18, 20) m of each colour.

Alternative yarn suggestions are for example Sock Fine by mominokiyarn, Fine Sock by Life in the Long Grass, and Sock Yarn by Isager.

Needles: US 1 / 2.25 mm circular needles.

Notions: Stitch markers.

GAUGE
32 sts x 44 rnds to 4” / 10 cm on US 1 / 2.25  mm needles in St St, after blocking.

34 sts x 65 rnds to 4” / 10 cm on US 1 / 2.25  mm needles in Colourwork Stitch Pattern and Garter St, after blocking.

NOTES
These socks are worked cuff-down with a heel flap and feature a colourwork pattern worked with multiple colours.