This sock pattern was designed for the Sock Knitters Anonymous group on Ravelry for the November 2023 Mystery Sock, or MOCK, to fit the stranded colorwork challenge. The inspiration for this pattern is Rhaenyra Targaryen, from the book “A Song of Ice and Fire” and the television series “House of the Dragon.”

The pattern is divided into a series of four clues to be released on Nov 1, 8, 15, and 22 of 2023. Because it is designed as a mystery, no photos of the socks are present in any of the clues and all project pages should use a spoiler shield when knitting along with the KAL.

Materials
Fingering weight sock yarn (designer used Hazel Knits Artisan Sock)
• Main Color (MC) – 65 (70, 75, 80) grams / 217 (234, 250, 267) yards – solid color recommended
• Contrast Color 1 (CC1) – 30 (35, 40, 45) grams / 100 (117, 134, 150) yards – solid or tonal with moderate to strong contrast to MC recommended
• Contrast Color 2 (CC2) – 15 (15, 20, 20) grams / 50 (50, 67, 67) yards – color pop, strong contrast to MC and moderate to strong contrast to CC1 recommended

US size 1 (2.25mm) circular needles at least 32” long
• This pattern is written for magic loop but can be adapted to your preferred needle type – tips for other methods are given in the instructions.

US size 1.5 (2.5 mm) circular needles (optional for stranded colorwork sections)

Locking/removable stitch markers (4-5) & tapestry needle

Gauge
8 or 9 spi (stitches per inch) in 2-color stranded colorwork
• At 9 spi, the sock will be 6.7” (7.3”, 8”, 8.7”) in circumference.
• At 8 spi, the sock will be 7.5” (8.25”, 9, 9.75”) in circumference.

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