free knitting pattern – By Autumn Rain

Normally when I design a yarn pattern, I write down all of my notes on a piece of scrap paper, which usually ends up getting lost. This time, I decided to write them down on the computer, so I could post the pattern.

Usually socks are knitted in the round on double pointed needles, but as a mother of small children, this frequently means that I have to contend with little hands stealing the unheld knitting needles while I’m working. So, I decided to knit a pair of socks flat then sew them together, to see how I like it.

Skill level: Intermediate

Paton’s Kroy Socks yarn

size 4 needles

Gauge: Cable – 1.5 inch :: stockinette – 10sts – 1.75 inch

Foot diameter – 9 inches :: Shoe size – 8

CO 54 – (52 rib + 2 edge stitches) leave long tail for sewing

2×2 ribbing for 10 rows

Cable pattern in brackets []

Row 1(RS): sl1, k13, p5, k2, p2, [k8], p2, k2, p5, k14

Row 2 (WS): s1, p13, k5, p2, k2, [p8], k2, p2, k5, p14

Row 3: s1, k13, p5, k2, p2, [c8b], p2, k2, p5, k14

Row 4: s1, p13, k5, p2, k2, [p8], k2, p2, k5, p14

Row 5: sl1, k13, p5, k2, p2, [k8], p2, k2, p5, k14

Row 6: s1, p13, k5, p2, k2, [p8], k2, p2, k5,, p14

Row 7: sl1, k13, p5, k2, p2, [k2, c4b, k2], p2, k2, p5, k14

Row 8: s1, p13, k5, p2, k2, [p8], k2, p2, k5,, p14

Row 9: sl1, k13, p5, k2, p2, [k8], p2, k2, p5, k14

Row 10: s1, p13, k5, p2, k2, [p8], k2, p2, k5, p14

Row 11: sl1, k13, p5, k2, p2, [k2, c4b, k2], p2, k2, p5, k14

Row 12: s1, p13, k5, p2, k2, [p8], k2, p2, k5, p14

Repeat 2x – 34 rows from CO

Row 1: sl1, k13, p5, k2, p2, [k8], p2, k2, p5, k1, place remaining 13 sts on holder

Row 2: sl1, k5, p2, k2, [p8], k2, p2, k5, p1, place remaining 13 sts on holder

Row 3: sl1, p5, k2, p2, [c8b], p2, k2, p6

Row 4: sl1, k5, p2, k2, [p8], k2, p2, k6,

etc

Repeat cable pattern till 40 rows total

Hourglass shape:

RS: sl1, ssk, knit across till 3 sts remain, k2tog, k1

WS: sl1, purl across

16 rows – 12sts (10sts + 2edge)

RS: sl1 m1l, knit across till 2 sts remain, m1r, k2

WS: sl1, purl across

Repeat till 28 sts (26 + 2edge) are on needles Finish hourglass.

Knit 40 rows in stockinette stitch

Make second hourglass shape. Keep sts (28) on needle.

Sew back of cuff

Transfer held sts to needle, and sew to other end using kitchener stitch, combining the two edge sts with the first and last stiches — should create a general sock shape with open sides.

“I’ll tell you what, dear, … I’ve got some leftover yarn from my grandbaby’s blanket, and I can have some booties knitted up in a jiffy.”
Alice and the Warden, by Autumn Rain

Materials

Worsted weight yarn

Markers

Yarn needle

0-3 months: Size 3 needles

3-6 months: Size 4 needles

6-9 months: Size 5 needles

9-12 months: Size 6 needles

Sole

CO 26

Odd rows: sl1, k to end

Row 2: k1, m1, k11, pm, m1, k1, m1, k1, m1, pm, (5 sts total between markers) k11, m1, k1

Row 4: sl1, k1, m1, k11, (sl marker), m1, k2, m1, k3, m1, (sl marker), k11, m1, k2

Row 6: sl1, k2, m1, k11, (sl marker), m1, k4, m1, k4, m1, (sl marker), k11, m1, k3

Row 8: sl1, k3, m1, k11, (sl marker), m1, k5, m1, k6, m1, (sl marker), k11, m1, k4

Row 10: sl1, k4, m1, k11, (sl marker), m1, k7, m1, k7, m1, (sl marker), k11, m1, k5

Row 11: sl1, k to end (remove markers)

Foot

Rows 12-18: stockinette stitch (k odd rows, p even rows)

Row 19: sl1, k28, ssk, turn

Even rows: sl1, p7, p2tog, turn

Odd rows: sl1, k7, ssk, turn

Continue short rows until there are 36 sts on needles.

sl1, k to end

sl1, p to end

Eyelet row: sl1, (yo, k2tog, k) repeat to end (12 yo total)

sl1, p to end

Cuff

Continue in 2×2 ribbing (k2, p2) until 2x desired length

End after even row

BO3, (sl st to left needle, CO2, BO6) repeat across

Note: Picots are supposed to be centered over P sts in ribbing

Cut yarn with long tail to sew up the back of bootie (~2ft)

Weave in ends

Thread yarn or ribbon for a shoe lace through eyelet row, fold over cuff

Decorate!

Note: Little hands like to grab things! Tuck the laces under the cuff to protect them, and make sure decorations like pompoms are attached securely.