I look at all type of textiles for design inspiration. This motif was inspired by a lace pattern, called Springtime, in Marianne Kinzel's "First Book of Modern Lace Knitting".
I kept the patterning to the cuff and leg, leaving the foot plain and using the heel stitch pattern on the heel flap, heel turning and the toe shaping!
I knit all 3 colorways in Brown Sheep Nature Spun Worsted, an all wool yarn with such wonderful yardage, it knits well as a DK.
Original Soft Colorway - # N20 Arctic Moss (MC), # N98 Pink Please (A), and # 730 Natural (B).
Bright Colorway - # 522 Nervous Green (MC), # 105 Bougainvillea (A), and # N81 Aran (B).
Dark Colorway - # 121 Tornado Teal (MC), # N81 Cranberry Fog (A), and # N03 Grey Heather (B).
(Note: 2 skeins of MC, and 1 skein each of A and B will make 2 pair of socks.)
Gauge: 7.5 sts and 10 rnds/1" (2.5 cm) in st st and 7 sts and 8.5 rnds/1" over stranded pattern with size 2 ndls or size to give gauge. To save time, take time to check gauge.
