The Colour Theory socks are the third sock pattern in The Heels for Days Sock Club.

The Heels for Days Sock Club features 10 new aknitica heels over 10 months and 4+ complete sock patterns. On the first day of every month, you’ll get a new sock pattern added to your Ravelry library.

Aknitica heels are like reverse short row heels with an added twist! With both short rows AND increase/decrease shaping, I was able to fulfill my years-long desire for diagonal stripes on my heels!

Side bonus: These short-row heels are roomier than traditional ones, and they fit higher insteps. Modifications and tweaking suggestions included.

The Colour Theory Socks include these features:

• Pie Heel - a stockinette aknitica heel with shaping lines that look a bit like wedges (hence the name) and give that great, diagonal stripe.
• The complete instructions on how to knit any aknitica heel in a contrast colour, without cutting the main colour or making holes.
• Top-down construction
• Rhythmic texture with short repeats and alternating rest rows down the leg and top of foot (in case you’re like me and need a little mild interest when knitting with solid colours)

Sizes

Finished Circumference:
7.5(8, 8.5, 9, 9.5, 10)” / 19(20.5, 21.5, 23, 24, 25.5) cm.

Choose a size 0.5 - 1” / 1.25 - 2.5 cm smaller than actual foot circumference.

Leg Length: 7” or desired length

Foot Length: Adjustable to fit

Yarns

Cuffs, Heels, and Toes:
Gauge Dye Works Trifecta Fingering in “Seventy-Six Round Trip” colourway.

I used about 30 grams / 97 m / 106 yds to knit the pair pictured here, in size S.

Main Colour:
Malabrigo Sock in White.

I used about 60 grams / 242 m / 252 yds to knit the pair pictures here, in size S.

Gauge

32 sts and 44 rnds in 4 inches / 10 cm
(8 sts and 11 rnds per inch)