This is the round 4 pattern of Sock Madness 17, and is now available to the general public. Happy knitting!

What do you get when you combine mosaic and stranded colourwork? In this case, a pair of thick cozy socks! The pattern is achieved using mostly knit and slipped stitches, and you never need to work with more than two colours at once.

The sock is worked cuff-down with a heel flap. The heel stitch is continued on the heel turn, and used for the toe as well. The sole uses slipped stitches on the single-colour rounds to maintain a consistent thickness and to more closely match the row gauge of the instep.

Instructions are provided for four sizes: S (M, L, XL), with 64 (72, 80, 88) stitches per round. When choosing a size, consider that this pattern is less stretchy than a typical stranded sock. Do not be alarmed at the recommended gauge; the stitch pattern tends to draw in. For these reasons, err on the side of choosing a larger pattern size.

The colourwork patterns are charted only. Instructions are written for magic loop, but you may use any technique/needles you prefer for knitting a tube in the round.

You will need fingering weight sock yarn in 3 colours: 80g MC, 30g CC1, 20g CC2. For best results, MC should be solid, and all 3 yarns should have good contrast.

Note that the first file contains the complete pattern, with greyscale charts for printing. The second and third files contain copies of the charts in different colour schemes, for those who have difficulty viewing the charts in the main file. Please contact me if none of these are accessible to you, and we can try to work out a solution.

You are free to sell anything you make using this pattern, but please do not sell the pattern itself or otherwise claim it as your own.

Digital patterns are non-refundable.