Flying Buttress Socks

Designer Laura Rintala
Finished Size 7¼” foot circumference and 9½” long from back of heel to tip of toe. To fit woman’s U.S. shoe sizes 8 to 9.
Yarn Brown Sheep Lamb’s Pride Superwash (100% wool; 200 yd [183 m]/100 g): #SW18 lichen (MC), 2 skeins; #W27 mysterious fuchsia (CC), 1 skein.
Needles Size 5 (3.75 mm): 36″ (or longer) circular (cir) and set of 3 double-pointed (dpn). Adjust needle size if necessary to obtain the correct gauge.
Notions Two cable needles (cn); stitch holders; markers (m); yarn needle.
Gauge 23 sts and 32 rows = 4″ in St st.