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SOCKS OVERVIEW
These red and white socks will add that holiday spirit to your life. The Holiday socks feature a simple colorwork design on the leg, a Dutch heel, and a wedge toe.
These socks are a great Christmas gift for a friend or family member.
The Holiday socks are knitted in the round from cuff to toe using double-pointed needles (you can use circular needles and magic loop technique).
Size: Women’s medium. The length of the foot is customizable.
Gauge: 28 stitches x 42 rows = 10 x 10cm (4 x 4″ ) in stockinette stitch after blocking.
You will find the pattern below. Enjoy!
Be sure to check out my other sock knitting patterns.
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SUPPLIES
To knit these socks you will need the following supplies:
- Yarn:
- 1 ball (50g/ 1.75oz) of Lana Grossa Meilenweit 50 in the color red (1332) – Main color.
- 1 ball (50g/ 1.75oz) of Lana Grossa Meilenweit 50 in the color white (1101) – Contrasting color.
If you don’t have the mentioned yarn at hand, here are similar yarn options:
- Needles: Set of five 2.5mm (US 1.5) double-pointed needles or size needed to obtain gauge. You can also use circular needles if you prefer the magic loop method.
- Tapestry needle
- Scissors
- Sock Blockers (optional)
ABBREVIATIONS
CO – cast on
St (s) – stitch (es)
MC – main color
CC – contrasting color
K – knit
Ktbl – Knit through the back loop
P – purl
K2tog – knit 2 stitches together
P2tog – purl 2 stitches together
Ssk – slip, slip, knit 2 stitches together
Wyif – bring yarn to the front of the work before you slip the stitch
Wyib – bring yarn to the back of the work before you slip the stitch
Ws – wrong side
Rs – right side
* * – Repeat from * to * until the end of the row or the stated number of times
CHART
HOLIDAY SOCKS KNITTING PATTERN
CUFF
With CC, cast on 60 sts using the Long Tail Cast On method or the one you prefer.
TIP: Cast stitches onto 2 needles – this way the ribbing will be more elastic or go up a needle size.
Divide the stitches evenly between 4 needles (you will have 15 stitches on each needle). Be careful not to twist the stitches starting the first round.
Round 1: *K1tbl, P1*.
Repeat Round 1 until the piece measures approximately 4cm/1.5″ (or your desired length).
TIP: When working the 1st row knit the first 2 stitches using 2 strands of yarn (yarn from the ball and the tail) to avoid a gap. Also, knit the last and the first stitch on a needle a little tighter than the rest of the stitches.
LEG
Switch to MC.
Round 1: Work first row of chart 15 times.
Continue working chart rows until you have worked 1 full repeat of the chart.
If you want the leg to be longer/shorter knit more/fewer rows in MC before and after switching to CC.
HEEL FLAP
The heel flap is worked back and forth on half the total number of all stitches in a slip stitch pattern. You will be working on needles 3 and 4 only – on 30 stitches (15 stitches on each needle). You can combine them onto one needle for the ease of knitting.
Turn your work to the WS so the inside of the sock is facing you.
Row 1 (WS): S1 purlwise wyif, P to end of row, Turn.
Row 2 (RS): S1 purlwise wyib, *K1, S1 purlwise wyib* fourteen times, K1, Turn.
Repeat Rows 1 and 2 fourteen more times. You will knit a total of 30 rows.
Heel turn
Row 1 (WS): S1 purlwise wyif, P18, P2tog, Turn.
Row 2 (RS): *S1 purlwise wyib, K1* four times, S1 knitwise wyib, Ssk, Turn.
Row 3 (WS): S1 purlwise wyif, P8, P2tog, Turn.
Row 4 (RS): *S1 purlwise wyib, K1* four times, S1 knitwise wyib, Ssk, Turn.
Repeat Rows 3 and 4 until you have only 10 stitches left.
HEEL GUSSET
Resume working in the round.
With the right side facing, with the needle holding 10 heel stitches pick up 15 slipped stitches along the edge of the heel flap and 1 extra stitch between the heel flap and the instep to avoid a gap – you will pick up 16 stitches. This will be the first needle now.
Needle 2 and 3 (the instep): Knit across.
With a free needle – this will be needle 4 – pick up 1 extra stitch between the heel flap and the instep to avoid a gap and 15 stitches along the edge of the heel flap – you will pick up 16 stitches. With the same needle knit the first 5 stitches from the first needle. This will be the new beginning of the round – in the center of the heel.
Now you have the following number of stitches on each needle:
Needle 1: 21 stitches.
Needle 2: 15 stitches.
Needle 3: 15 stitches.
Needle 4: 21 stitches.
HEEL DECREASE
You will decrease the heel stitches on needles 1 and 4 from 21 stitches to 15 stitches on each needle.
Round 1:
Needle 1: K to last 3 sts, K2tog, K1.
Needles 2 and 3: Knit across.
Needle 4: K1, Ssk, K to end.
Round 2: Knit across.
Repeat Rounds 1 and 2 until you have 15 stitches on each needle again.
FOOT
Continue knitting in the round until the foot of the sock is 4.5cm (1.8 inches) shorter than the desired foot length.
TOE DECREASE
You are going to decrease in every other round until you will have approximately half of the stitches left, and then – in every round.
Round 1:
Needle 1: K to last 3 stitches, K2tog, K1.
Needle 2: K1, Ssk, K to end of needle.
Needle 3: K to 3 last stitches, K2tog, K1.
Needle 4: K1, Ssk, K to end of needle.
Round 2: Knit across.
Repeat Rounds 1 and 2 six more times (you will have 32 stitches left).
Now decrease in every round until you have 16 stitches left:
Needle 1: Knit to last 3 stitches, K2tog, K1.
Needle 2: K1, Ssk, Knit to end of needle.
Needle 3: Knit to last 3 stitches, K2tog, K1.
Needle 4: K1, Ssk, Knit to end of needle.
Knit all stitches (4 stitches) on needle 1 and graft the toe stitches using Kitchener Stitch, weave in all loose ends, and wet-block.
I hope you enjoyed this sock knitting pattern, be sure to visit my other knitting patterns!
Thank you for stopping by,
Mirella.
