These socks from Faye Perriam-Reed will be fascinating to knit, as they feature four intricate and unusual stitch patterns using cables and lace. Faye has provided instructions on how to knit the cables without a cable needle.

Her top-down socks have a reinforced heel, and she has knitted her sample using a hand-dyed sock yarn from Birdstreet Yarn, which is available in a range of sophisticated tonal colourways.