These socks were designed in collaboration with Portuguese yarn dyer and haberdashery store, Serafina. They are the companion pattern to The 12 days Advent Calendar of 2023.

The socks make the most of the beautiful colorways of the calendar and they were designed as a jumping board for you to create your own color combos. Instructions are purposely simple and easy to memorize so you can focus on enjoying every bit of your precious knitting time while creating completely seamless stripes in a myriad of colors.

The pattern comes in baby, kid and adult sizes so you can knit socks for the whole family.

Both socks are worked alike and knit to length.

The socks are worked from the cuff to the toe using a combination of 3 or 4 colors: one contrast color for the cuff, heel and toe and either 2 or 3 color stripes for the leg and foot. You can play with different color combinations and arrange the cakes however you like them best.

YARN
Serafina Meias Inglesas (100% no superwash, no nylon Corriedale wool)
Sourced and spun in the UK and Hand dyed in Portugal.

For knitting our sample socks we used 20gr. cakes in three or four different colors (3 or 4 cakes). Please, note socks are knit to length.

NEEDLES
— US 2 (2.75 mm) circular needle with a short cable or a cable of at least 80 cm length for magic loop
— US 1 (2.5 mm) circular needle with a short cable or a cable of at least 80 cm length for magic loop
If not using magic loop, it is recommended to use a pair of DPNs or an extra pair of short circular needles to work the decreases of the toe.

GAUGE
31 sts x 41 rounds = 4” (10 cm) in stockinette stitch in the round with larger needle, blocked

NOTIONS
Stitch markers, tapestry needle, waste yarn and nylon reinforcement for the heel and toe (OPTIONAL)