When Cygnet asked me to design some Christmas socks, I thought “how about reindeer for Christmas?” My brain instantly answered, “I’d rather have snow than rain for Christmas!” so these became snowdeer instead! Surrounded by snowflakes, snowy pine trees, and traditional Nordic motifs they can be worked in two or more contrasting colours.

Method:
These stranded colourwork socks are knit in the round from the cuff down with a heel flap, round heel, and gusset decreases placed on the sole.
These socks can be knitted on dpns, by magic loop, or on a short circular (in which case you will still need dpns for the heel and toe decreases).
Please note the colorwork design in this pattern is charted not written out. You need to be prepared to read and work from charts in order to enjoy knitting this design.

Sizes:
This pattern is written in 4 sizes. All instructions that differ depending on the size you are knitting are color coded and indicated with parentheses like this: S (M, L, XL).

Size - Sock Circumference
S - 7” (18 cm)
M - 8” (20.5 cm)
L - 8⅞” (22.5 cm)
XL - 9¾” (24.5 cm)

Yarn:
This pattern was designed with Cygnet Truly Wool Rich 4 ply in three contrasting colors.
You can use any 4 ply (fingering weight) yarn that you like and with which you can get tension/ gauge. Please note I do not recommend using yarns with a high cotton content as cotton doesn’t stretch as much as other fibers and this will affect the fit of your socks.
The amounts of each color required will depend on how many colors you pick, where you choose to use them in your socks, and which size you are knitting. As a guide for the pair pictured (size M in three colors) I used the following quantities of Cygnet Truly Wool Rich 4 ply:
MC – 402 Holly approx. 160 metres (175 yards)
CC1 – 2185 Geranium approx. 115 metres (126 yards)
CC2 – 2614 Cream approx. 90 metres (98 yards)