A pretty row of houses circles the calves in these stranded-color socks. They’re worked top-down with three colors of fingering weight/sock yarn.

Finished Measurements: About 7.5 inches/19 cm foot circumference [will stretch to fit up to 9 inches/23 cm] and about 8.5 inches/22 cm foot length

Materials: --Main color (MC): 305 yds/280 m sock yarn; contrast color 1 (CC1): 24 yds/22 m sock yarn; contrast color 2 (CC2): 56 yds/52 m sock yarn. --US #1/2.25 mm set of 5 double-pointed needles (for lower leg and foot) OR SIZE NEEDED TO OBTAIN GAUGE --US 2/2.75 mm set of 5 double-pointed needles (for colorwork) --Stitch marker, tapestry needle

Gauge: 16 sts/22 rnds = 2”/5 cm in stockinette stitch on smaller needles

Pattern instructions: The colorwork motif is provided in a chart only. The rest of the pattern is written.