Leap Year Socks

***Want to receive special discount codes and be the first to know about new pattern releases? Sign up for my newsletter [here!][1]*** **[Instagram][2]** **[Website][3]** **[YouTube][4]** THERE IS SOMETHING MAGICAL about a leap year! And is there a better way to celebrate an extra day on the calendar than knitting a pair of special socks? The Leap Year socks combine sporty stripes with a cozy texture pattern that is easy to memorize and fun, but relaxing to knit. **MATERIALS** **Yarn** **MC:** Little Lionhead Knits Fingering Weight Superwash BFL Tweed [85% Superwash Blue-faced Leicester, 15% Donegal Nep; 438 yards (400 m) / 100 g (3.5 oz)] in Sixties Blue: (223) 252 (276, 304, 339) yards / (204) 230 (252, 278, 310) meters **CC1:** Hedgehog Fibres Sock [90% Merino wool, 10% nylon; 437 yards (400 m) / 100 g (3.5 oz)] in Silence: (24) 32 (42, 59, 70 ) yards / (22) 29 (38, 54, 64) meters **CC2:** Knit Picks Stroll [75% Fine Superwash Merino, 25% nylon; 231 yards (211 m) 50 g (1.7 oz)] in Buoy: (4) 5 (5, 6, 6) yards / (4) 5 (5, 5, 5) meters **Needles** US size 1 / 2.25 mm **Notions** Tapestry needle, snips, measuring tape, stitch markers **GAUGE** 36 sts over 4” (10 cm) and 28 rows, knit in Slip Stitch pattern in the round, and blocked. **SIZES** **Kid** (5 - 6” / 13 - 15 cm) **S** (7”/18 cm) **M** (8"/20 cm) **L** (9"/23 cm) **XL** (10"/25 cm) [1]: https://shy-queen-11066.myflodesk.com/ev9st9kqal [2]: https://www.instagram.com/summer.lee.knits/ [3]: https://www.summerleedesignco.com [4]: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEKSmPjh7dggw7r4GVpmnHQ/videos