Prince of the Night Socks

*His deep, dark cloak billowed around him in the nightly breeze. The soft, silken sheen now a deep glow under the stars above, silver-streaked blue mirroring the sky. His eyes sparkled with determination, while his hand lifted towards the sky and his approaching dragon. In this moment, he could’ve sworn he could forge a sword out of the shadows in the air...* You can find the full story chapter for the Prince of the Night Socks on https://www.awildflowerslife.blog/category/chasing-magic/ **Yarn** The socks in the pictures were made using Pro Lana Golden Socks Alpaka (100g = 390m/426yds) You can use any fingering weight sock yarn of your choice. **Construction** The Prince of the Night Socks are worked cuff-down, starting with a two-colour folded cuff, followed by a simple stranded colorwork chart worked all over the leg and foot of the sock. The heel is a German short row heel. The toe is a classic wedged toe, sewn closed at the end using kitchener stitch. **Instructions** The instructions feature charted-, as well as written constructions for the colorwork pattern. The pattern has written instructions for the folded cuff and German short row heel (including instructions on how to do german short rows), as well as pictures for extra support. **Difficulty** Advanced/ adventurous beginner The socks can be knitted in any method of your choice (DPNs, magic loop or short 9” circulars) **Required skills** - long tail cast on - knitting in the round - knitting stranded colorwork - kitchener stitch