Birthday Cupcake socks

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. Available as a book or ebook at most book stores. What’s a birthday without cake?! It’s hard to resist these adorable, brightly colored cup cakes on these sugary sweet socks. Designed to help celebrate our specials days, these would be perfect for a friend’s birthday gift or as a gift to ourselves, to celebrate turning another year older. A fun way to spread joy without perhaps the short-lived sugar rush! I created these with some gorgeous speckled yarn that felt like a party in itself. With every stitch, I was excited to see what color was going to pop up next! These socks are knit from the top down with a ribbed cuff, heel flap and gusset. They have a colorwork motif with large, colorful cupcakes on the leg. There is a little bit of colorwork before the toe that mirrors the borders of the cupcakes on the leg. You can use duplicate stitch for the details to avoid knitting with many colors in one round! 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 Fingering weight, House of A La Mode House Fingering 2 ply (80% superwash merino wool, 20% nylon), 400 yds (365 m) per 100-g skein Shown in MC: Oasis (1 skein) 60g CC1: Road Trip (1 skein) 30g CC2: Larkspur CC3: Red (CC2 and CC3 used scrap amounts) Any fingering-weight sock yarn can be used for this sock pattern as long as you can obtain the same gauge. 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