The Mergelland Socks are a fun pair of socks, created to play around with colour. You can go playful and bold or more subtle and neutral. You can choose to work with 4, 3 or even just 2 colours to make them fit your own style and preference. They are great as a first colourwork sock project, as the pattern is easy to remember and there aren’t any long floats to catch. The socks are worked from the cuff to the toe so you can be sure they’ll fit around the heel.

Sizes
1 (2, 3) 4, 5 to fit a foot circumference of 16-17.5 (18.5-20, 20.5-22) 22.5-24, 24.5-26 cm / 6.25-6.75 (7.25-7.75, 8-8.5) 8.25-9.25, 9.5-10”

Intended to be worn with 1 – 2.5 cm / 0.5 – 1” negative ease. Shown in size 3 on a foot circumference of 21.5 cm / 8.5”.
When you’re in between two sizes, it’s advised to make the larger size, as colourwork tends to be less stretchy.

Yarn
Studio Meez Joulu (100% Falkland Merino, 4 x 25g / 400 m) or approx.:

-Colour 1 (background): 100 (120, 130) 145, 170 m / 110 (130, 140) 160, 185 yd
-Colour 2 (colour pattern): 90 (100, 125) 140, 155 m / 100 (110, 135) 155, 170 yd
-Colour 3 (cuff and toe): 60 (65, 70) 75, 90 m / 65 (70, 75) 80, 100 yd
-Colour 4 (cast-on and heel): 35 (40, 40) 45, 45 m / 40 (45, 45) 50, 50 yd

in fingering weight yarn to get gauge, f.e. Isager Sock Yarn, Lang Yarns Jawoll, Filcolena Arwetta …

Note: these yarn amounts are only estimates, based on EU shoe size 34 (36, 38) 40, 42. If you have short wide/long small feet you might need more/less yarn.
The sample socks are worked using mini skeins, which results in two same but different socks. When working size 5, you might need to add another skein to the mix to be able to finish a pair.

Suggested needles
-Needle A: 2 mm / US 1 preferred sock needles (or size to obtain gauge) for cuff, heel and toe
-Needle B: 2.5 mm / US 1.5 preferred sock needles (or size to get gauge) for colourwork pattern

Gauge
-38 sts x 48 Rnds to 10 cm / 4” in stockinette stitch with needle A, after blocking
-38 sts x 40 Rnds to 10 cm / 4” in colourwork pattern with needle B, after blocking

Used stitch patterns and techniques
-Tubular Cast-On
-Magic Loop Method (when working on long circular needles)
-1x1 rib stitch (in the round)
-Stockinette stitch (in the round)
-Stranded colourwork with 2 colours
-Slipped stitches
-German short rows
-Picking up stitches
-Left and right leaning decreases
-Kitchener stitch