These socks are worked top down with a heel flap and gusset decreases.

Instead of an evenly repeating stripe pattern, the contrast color is used with varying distance, giving thicker and thinner stripes of main color. Using garter sts in the vertical pattern panel along the front make an extra striping effect for the color changes.

Yarn: Cascade Yarns Heritage (75 % Superwash Merino Wool, 25 % Nylon; 437 yards 400 meters/100 grams): Col 5603 Navy (MC, 0.6 ball), Col 5660 Grey (CC, 0.4 ball). Yarn usage for size 8”.