Starry Night Socks

Inspired by the traditional knitting motifs that can be found in Norway, these Starry Night socks are perfect long socks for wearing on cold wintery nights with skirts or jeans, and are guaranteed to keep you snug and warm. The colorwork stars will joyfully peek out over your snow boots. Knitting these long socks will keep you captivated with their easy-to-knit colorwork patterns and stripes that continue all the way down the leg and foot. You’ll want to knit “just one more row”! **Construction Notes** These knee-length socks are knitted from the top down with a ribbed cuff followed by a traditional colorwork star pattern, followed by stripes running throughout the leg and foot. A small detail of colorwork is repeated again before the toe. These socks are knit with a heel, flap and gusset. **Sizing** 1 (2, 3) To fit (foot circumference): 7 (8½, 9¾) inches / 17–19 (20.5–23, 24–26) cm Finished circumference: 6 (7½, 10¾) inches / 14.5–16.5 (18–20, 26.5–28.5) cm **Recommended ease: Approximately 1 inch (2.5 cm) of negative ease.** Finished calf circumference: 10 (11, 13½) inches / 24–26 (27–30, 33–36) cm **Yarn** Fingering weight, John Arbon Textiles Exmoor Sock 4ply (60% Exmoor Blueface, 20% Corriedale, 10% Zwartbles, 10% nylon), 218 yds (200 m) per 50-g skein. Shown in **MC:** Blooth (blossom) (2 skeins) **CC1:** Bell Heather (moorland shrub) (2 skeins) **CC2:** Mackerel-Sky (cloud formation) (1 skein) **Needles** **For ribbing, stockinette and colorwork on the foot**: US 1.5 (2.5 mm), 32-inch (80 cm) circular for magic loop, or DPNs, or two circulars or a 9-inch (23-cm) circular needle (as preferred). **For colorwork on the leg:** US 2 (2.75 mm), 32-inch (80-cm) circular for magic loop, or DPNs, or two circulars or a 9-inch (23-cm) circular needle (as preferred). **Gauge** 30 sts x 38 rnds = 4 inches (10 cm) for ribbing, stockinette and colorwork on the foot. 28 sts x 36 rnds = 4 inches (10 cm) for colorwork on the leg.