Free Knitting Patterns: Sock Knitting Patterns
Socks, socks and more socks: here are plenty of patterns to keep your double-pointed needles (or circulars) humming).
Short Socks
Short socks are a quick and easy way to knit socks when you have a small yardage of a sock yarn, and they're great to wear during the summer for those times when you might want to wear real shoes or at least not be barefoot in the house.
Short socks are a quick and easy way to knit socks when you have a small yardage of a sock yarn, and they're great to wear during the summer for those times when you might want to wear real shoes or at least not be barefoot in the house.
Women's Fair Isle Sock
Fair Isle or stranded knitting is a great technique to bring a bit of color to a basic project fast, as you can see with these simple Stockinette socks with stranded knitting across the leg in a checkerboard pattern.
Fair Isle or stranded knitting is a great technique to bring a bit of color to a basic project fast, as you can see with these simple Stockinette socks with stranded knitting across the leg in a checkerboard pattern.
Women's Ribbed Socks
Ribbed socks are an easy but interesting departure from plain Stockinette Stitch socks, and the incredible stretchiness makes them really comfortable while they fit a range of sizes.
Ribbed socks are an easy but interesting departure from plain Stockinette Stitch socks, and the incredible stretchiness makes them really comfortable while they fit a range of sizes.
Men's Woven Rib Sock
This Woven Rib men's sock is easy to knit but a little more entertaining than a basic Stockinette Stitch or ribbed sock. Despite the size it's still pretty quick to knit and you'll be surprised how that one little row of purling keeps you entertained.
This Woven Rib men's sock is easy to knit but a little more entertaining than a basic Stockinette Stitch or ribbed sock. Despite the size it's still pretty quick to knit and you'll be surprised how that one little row of purling keeps you entertained.
Women's Stockinette Stitch Sock
A Stockinette Stitch sock is as easy as sock knitting gets, and is a great way for new sock knitters to focus on the instructions without getting distracted by a complex pattern stitch.
A Stockinette Stitch sock is as easy as sock knitting gets, and is a great way for new sock knitters to focus on the instructions without getting distracted by a complex pattern stitch.
Ribbed Infant Sock
This quick and easy infant sock is designed to fit a baby with a shoe size around size 4, but because it is so stretchy it will likely fit children with even larger feet.
This quick and easy infant sock is designed to fit a baby with a shoe size around size 4, but because it is so stretchy it will likely fit children with even larger feet.
Learn to Knit a Sock Sock
This super easy pattern takes you through the basics of sock knitting on a small scale with large needles. It aims to get you comfortable with all the techniques needed to knit socks without having to worry about knitting on tiny needles or if the finished sock will actually fit on a foot.
This super easy pattern takes you through the basics of sock knitting on a small scale with large needles. It aims to get you comfortable with all the techniques needed to knit socks without having to worry about knitting on tiny needles or if the finished sock will actually fit on a foot.
Mother/Daughter Socks
Planet Shoup offers this pattern for striped socks for mama, as well as matching socks for daughter. These socks would make a great gift for your favorite mother and daughter.
Planet Shoup offers this pattern for striped socks for mama, as well as matching socks for daughter. These socks would make a great gift for your favorite mother and daughter.
Bunny Hop Socks
These beautiful socks just look warm and comfy; made with the original yarn, Crystal Palace Bunny Hop, there's a nice shot of angora in the socks.
These beautiful socks just look warm and comfy; made with the original yarn, Crystal Palace Bunny Hop, there's a nice shot of angora in the socks.
Basic Socks
This basic sock pattern knit up on worsted wool makes for a really quick project and great socks for anyone you might want to make socks for.
This basic sock pattern knit up on worsted wool makes for a really quick project and great socks for anyone you might want to make socks for.
Purl When Ready Socks
The yarn, Opal Tiger sock yarn, makes this pattern spectacular. It's a striping yarn worked in a "purl when ready" rib that makes great diagonal stripes. Fun to make and to wear!
The yarn, Opal Tiger sock yarn, makes this pattern spectacular. It's a striping yarn worked in a "purl when ready" rib that makes great diagonal stripes. Fun to make and to wear!
"You're Putting Me On" Socks
The story goes that this sock began as an April Fool's joke, because the pattern offers a very fancy way to knit a very plain looking pair of socks. These are knitted from the toe up, and offer a bit of variety for someone who's knitted a lot of socks.
The story goes that this sock began as an April Fool's joke, because the pattern offers a very fancy way to knit a very plain looking pair of socks. These are knitted from the toe up, and offer a bit of variety for someone who's knitted a lot of socks.
Lickety-Split Socks
These wonderful socks are a variation on the traditional Asian tabi socks, built with the big toe separate from the other toes to be worn with getas. This version is knit toe-up with contrasting toes and heels, as well as a bit of intarsia on the outside leg.
These wonderful socks are a variation on the traditional Asian tabi socks, built with the big toe separate from the other toes to be worn with getas. This version is knit toe-up with contrasting toes and heels, as well as a bit of intarsia on the outside leg.
Alison's Ankle Socks
Ankle socks are quick little projects that are fun to knit and easy to wear in the summer. This pattern has a great picture tutorial for those who have never made socks in this manner, which puts the seam on top of your foot instead of at the end of the toes.
Ankle socks are quick little projects that are fun to knit and easy to wear in the summer. This pattern has a great picture tutorial for those who have never made socks in this manner, which puts the seam on top of your foot instead of at the end of the toes.
Ladies' Simple Sock on Circular Needles
A simple sock pattern using Cat Bordhi's method of knitting socks on two circular needles. These nice ribbed socks knit up quickly and are a fun way to work this different technique.
A simple sock pattern using Cat Bordhi's method of knitting socks on two circular needles. These nice ribbed socks knit up quickly and are a fun way to work this different technique.
Zokni Socks
For those knitters who have moved beyond the basics of knitting socks, these lovely socks will keep you entertained. Featuring a dropped leaf pattern on the leg and foot, these lacy socks would be the perfect gift for someone who deserves something really special.
For those knitters who have moved beyond the basics of knitting socks, these lovely socks will keep you entertained. Featuring a dropped leaf pattern on the leg and foot, these lacy socks would be the perfect gift for someone who deserves something really special.