Mickey was a macaw, beautiful and brightly colored but fierce. These socks are dedicated to Mickey and all bird lovers.
Who can resist these fun and vibrant parrots on their socks!

These socks are knit from the top down with a ribbed cuff, an eye of partridge heel flap and gusset. They have a colorwork motif with large, colorful macaw parrots on the leg. There is a little bit of colorwork before the toe that mirrors the borders of the parrot on the leg. Duplicate stitch is used for the details to avoid knitting
with too many colors in one round (although this is possible too!).

Sizing
1 (2, 3)
To fit (foot circumference): 8 (9, 10) inches / 19–21 (21.5–23.5, 24–26) cm
Finished circumference: 7 (8, 9) inches / 17.5 (20, 22.5) cm

Yarn
MC: Fingering weight, House of A La Mode House Fingering 2 ply (80% superwash merino wool, 20% nylon), 400 yds (365 m)
per 100-g skein

CC1, 2, 3 and 4: Fingering weight, Filcolana
Arwetta Classic (80% superwash merino wool, 20% nylon), 230 yds (210 m) per 50-g
skein
Shown in
MC: Larkspur (1 skein)
CC1: Chinese Red 218 (1 skein)
CC2: Electric Yellow 251 (1 skein)
CC3: Navy Blue 145
CC4: Very Light Gray (melange) 957
(CC3 and CC4 used scrap yarn amounts)

Gauge
32 sts x 44 rnds = 4 inches (10 cm) for ribbing and stockinette.
34 sts x 38 rnds = 4 inches (10 cm) for colorwork.