Free Sock Knitting Patterns

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I’ve created a roundup of some beautiful free sock knitting patterns. It’s almost December, so knitting socks would be great for holiday gifts. If these tempt you, you can always browse the massive archive of free patterns on Ravelry to find more free sock knitting patterns. Many of these patterns are by established designers, so they shouldn’t have errors and should be well written. However, I have not tested them, so always check for errata to prevent future headaches!

Trying out a designer’s free pattern is a good way to get to know how the designer writes, so if you like his or her instructions and methods, you might feel more comfortable purchasing another pattern of theirs. Also, it is really easy to buy patterns on Ravelry!

From left to right, top to bottom:

Self Important Socks by Deborah Kemball

The Self Important Socks are a great way to dip your toe (lol) into stranded knitting. The use of two colours and simple design combine to make a high impact statement for your feet! The socks are knit with a two colour rib cuff and in stocking stitch with a simple stranded motif. These socks are knit top-down and include a heel flap.

Deborah gives full instructions for Ladies Medium Size, but includes notes for Small and Large. The Fairisle charts work for all sizes. As written, the Self Important Socks use 293 to 320 m of fingering weight yarn. If you can get your hands on it, use the suggested ArtFil Belle sock yarn; it’s an indie-dyed company from Montreal and we love their yarns!

Apart Together Socks by Dawn Henderson

Dawn Henderson partnered with Fancy Tiger Crafts to release this gorgeous free sock pattern. These top down socks include a heel flap. The beautiful cables call for a yarn with really good stitch definition. The sock pattern includes two sizes and uses 366 – 384 m of fingering weight yarn.

Ruusujuuri by Tiina Kuu

Ruusujuuri is your sock pattern if you love allover stranded colourwork! The one size sock uses 380 – 420 m of fingering weight yarn. You can lengthen the foot and ankle, but of course these changes will require different amounts of yarn. These socks are constructed toe up.

Norja by Tiina Kuu

Tiina Kuu’s socks are just so beautiful, I had to include a second pattern! The Norja sock includes six adult sizes using 380 – 420 m of fingering weight yarn. It uses a top-down construction and heel-flap. The pattern also has charts for stranded colourwork and pin stripe gussets (but no written instructions for the charts).

Trusty Toe Up Socks by Tanis Lavallee

These are Tanis’s go-to toe-up socks. They use 293 – 384 m of fingering weight yarn and are available in three adult sizes. As she says, toe-up socks are great if you want to be sure of not running out of yarn. Knit the feet portion to fit, and then finish the cuffs however long you want them to be!

Tanis also includes instructions for both an afterthought heel and a short row heel, so you can choose your heel based on your yarn!

Hancock by Galt House of Yarn

The Hancock socks look like your traditional camp socks! These ribbed socks are knit from the top down with a heel-flap construction. The 3×1 ribbing extends around the entire ankle and across the instep. Lastly, you graft the toe together.

This pattern will fit most adult foot sizes as the foot section can be knit to desired length. You can also adjust the size by going up or down a needle size. As written, they use about 366 m of fingering weight yarn. However, you may need more or less yarn depending on how big you make the socks.

Ol’ Reliable Top Down Socks by Tanis Lavallee

These are your basic top-down socks that include a heel gusset. The pattern includes three adult sizes and calls for 293 – 384 m of fingering weight yarn.

Ohi’a Lehua by Adrienne Fong

Inspired by Hawaiian flora, the pattern stitch reminded the designer of the official flower of the Big Island of Hawai’i, the ohi’a lehua.

If you’re tired of knitting plain vanilla socks, try knitting these gorgeous lace ones! The pattern includes three sizes and use 274 – 366 m of fingering weight yarn.

Patchwork Mix Socken by Elke Becker

The Patchwork Mix socks are not for the faint of heart! This pattern is available in both German and English.

To construct the socks, you knit in different directions, with different techniques and different patterns. The knitting is not boring and everyone can create their own pair of socks. This would be a great pattern to use up the fingering yarn scraps you have leftover from knitting all the other socks listed here!

If you enjoyed these free sock knitting patterns, check out our other free knitting pattern roundups:

• knit hat patterns
• stranded colourwork knitting patterns
• cardigan knitting patterns
• summer knitting patterns
• lace shawl knitting patterns

• sweater knitting patterns
• cable knitting patterns
• miscellaneous knitting patterns
• mitten knitting patterns
• vest knitting patterns

• entrelac knitting patterns
• adult pant and legging knitting patterns
• linen knitting patterns