Crunching Carrots

The Crunching Carrots socks are dedicated to all the amazing vegetable growers among us and anyone who loves seeing happy carrots. You don’t need to be earthy-crunchy or even a successful plant-growing person to enjoy knitting and wearing these joyful socks. These socks are knit from the top down with a ribbed cuff and have an eye of partridge heel flap and gusset. There is a colorwork motif with large, happy carrots on the leg, followed by tiny colorwork baby carrots just before the toe This pattern is included in Joyful Colorwork Socks: 25 New Knitting Patterns for Fun & Whimsical Footwear Featuring Pets, Games, Food, Hobbies & More which was published in November 2024. Sizing 1 (2, 3) To fit (foot circumference): 8 (9, 10) inches / 19–21 (21.5–23.5, 24–26) cm Finished circumference: 7 (8, 9) inches / 17.5 (20, 22.5) cm Yarn MC and CC2: Fingering weight, Knit Picks® Stroll™ Tweed (65% superwash merino wool, 25% nylon, 10% Donegal tweed), 231 yds (211 m) per 50-g skein CC1: Fingering weight, Knit Picks Stroll (75% superwash merino wool, 25% nylon), 231 yds (211 m) per 50-g skein CC3: Fingering weight, Lang Yarns Jawoll Sock (75% wool, 25% nylon/polyamide), 230 yds (210 m) per 50-g skein Shown in MC: Reindeer Heather (1 skein) CC1: North Pole (1 skein) CC2: Forest Heather (1 skein) CC3: Mandarin 159 (1 skein) Any fingering-weight sock yarn can be used for this sockpattern as long as you can obtain the same gauge. Needles For ribbing and stockinette: US 1 (2.25 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: 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). Gauge 32 sts x 44 rnds = 4 inches (10 cm) for ribbing and stockinette. 34 sts x 38 rnds = 4 inches (10 cm) for colorwork.