Drawing inspiration from traditional Scandinavian-style colourwork, the Festive Mistletoe Socks feature charming motifs of holly leaves, mistletoe, and snow. The stranded colourwork 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 colourwork 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 cosy but also infuse every stitch with the festive spirit.

Sizes
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)

Recommend Ease
Designed with 1-2.5 cm (0.5-1 in) of negative ease.
Photographs show the socks knit in Size 3.

Yarn
The Fibre Co. Amble (70% Easy-wash Merino wool, 20% Easy-wash alpaca, 10% recycled nylon, 325 m (355 yd) per 100 g hank) in shade Appleby Castle (MC) – 1 hank.

The Fibre Co. Amble Minis (70% Easy-wash Merino wool, 20% Easy-wash alpaca, 10% recycled nylon, 81 m (88 yd) per 25 g mini) in shades Eden Valley (CC1) – 1 mini and Blencathra (CC2) – 1 mini.

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 an average foot length for the given sock size – if you are knitting for someone with extra-long feet, you may require additional yardage.