Show someone you care with these beautiful heart motif socks.

These socks are knitted from the cuff down. They are worked with an integrated heel in intarsia in the round technique in a contrast colour. The leg and foot are embellished with stripes in stranded knitting with adorable heart motifs.

Sizes and measurements
19 (22.5) cm 7.5 (8.75)“ circumference. Leg length to the heel is adjustable, the heel section needs to be worked in full and adds 7.5 (8.5) cm 3 (3.25)“ to the leg length. Foot length is adjustable.

Material
Fingering weight yarn with a yardage of approximately 320 m (352 yds) per 100g in three contrasting colours: 100g of main colour and two mini skeins of 20g each in 2 contrasting colours used for the stripes in stranded knitting and the heel.
Used in the sample: Black Isles Yarns Killen Sock Mini Skein set in Indigo (MC), Salmon (CC1) and Cream (CC2)

2.25 mm and 2.5 mm / US size 1 and 1.5 DPNs or circular needle(s) for your preferred way to knit in the round

stitch marker, tapestry needle

Gauge
32 sts x 42 rnds = 10 cm / 4” in Stockinette stitch on smaller needles
32 sts x 42 rnds = 10 cm / 4” in stranded knitting on larger needles.