Soft and Warm – Hand knitted socks are a real treat for your feet. Follow my simple free sock knitting pattern and knit your own colourful top down socks.
Materials
This pair is knitted from Funny Feetz with Bamboo sock yarn by James C. Brett. It’s 50% Superwash Wool, 25% Polyamide and 25% Bamboo so it’s machine washable whilst also being super soft and snuggly.
For the contrasting cuff, heel and toe I’ve used Schoppel-Wolle Admiral sock yarn in bright yellow. It’s 75% virgin wool and 25% nylon.
I use 3.25mm double pointed needles for the main sock knitting and 3mm double pointed needles for the cuffs. You could use the magic loop method with this knitting pattern, personally I prefer to use double pointed needles but it’s totally up to you.
Free Knitting Pattern
UK Shoe size 8-12 / Small Child, 1-3 Large Child, 4-7 Ladies
Cuff
Using the Long Tail method cast on 36 (36, 48) stitches and divide them over three needles, 12 (12, 16) on each needle
Knit 2 Purl 2 rib for 2 (3, 3) cm
Knit the last row to stop colours mixing
Change colour if desired
Leg
Knit in the round until sock measures 13cm (15cm, 17cm)
Heel
Separate 18 (18, 24) stitches for the heel
Change yarn if desired
Knit the next row to stop colours mixing
Work in Heel Stitch until heel is square – Knit 1, Slip 1 Purl wise. Purl on wrong side.
Slip 1, Heel Stitch 11 (11, 15), SSK, Turn
Slip 1, Purl 5 (5, 7), P2Tog, Turn
Slip 1, Heel Stitch 5 (5, 7), SSK, Turn
Repeat the last two rows until 6 (6, 8) stitches remain. Ending with a knit row
Change yarn if desired
Pick up and knit an equal number of slipped stitches along each side of heel.
Split heel stitches equally across two needles.
InStep
Knit row
K to last 3 st, SSK, K1
Knit across foot top
K, K2Tog, K to end
Repeat these 2 rows until 36 (36, 48) stitches remain
Foot
Knit until foot measures 13cm (16cm, 19cm)
Toe
Change yarn if desired
Knit another 1cm so that foot measures 14cm (17cm, 20cm)
K to last 3 st, SSK, K1
K1, K2Tog, K to last 3 st, SSK, K1
K, K2Tog, K to end
Knit 1 row
Repeat these 2 rows until 8 (8, 10) stitches remain
Move stitches onto two needles.
Cast off in Kitchener Stitch as follows:
Set Up:
- Front, Purl, On
- Back, Knit, On
Kitchener:
- Front, Knit, Off
- Front, Purl, On
- Back Purl, Off
- Back, Knit, On
I do hope my sock Knitting project has inspired you to have a go at knitting your own socks with this free knitting pattern.
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