Free Sock Patterns: Men's Striped Socks

free sock patterns

Free sock patterns Materials: -

3 ozs. black and 2 ozs. red Beehive soft knitting wool.
Four no.13 steel knitting needles.

Work at a tension to produce about 10 stitches and 13.5 rows to 1 inch, measured over the plain portion. Using the black wool, cast on 90 stitches - 30 on each of three needles. Work, in rib of K.3 and P.3, for 4 inches.

Continue in plain knitting and, for the seam which in this pattern runs up the back of the leg, make a seam-stitch by knitting and purling into the last stitch of the first round (this same seam-stitch must be purled throughout the leg).

Change the stripes as follows:- Work *1 round in red, 1 black, 2 red, 2 black, 3 red, 2 black, 2 red, 1 black, repeat from * for the leg and foot. When 60 rounds of the stripes are worked, commence the shaping for the leg as follows:- *K.2, K.2 together, knit to the last 5 stitches, K.2 together through the black of the loops, purl the seam-stitch.

Knit 3 rounds without shaping. Repeat from * until 3 decreasings are made at each side of the seam-stitch of this free sock patterns.

Work 32 rounds without shaping, finishing with the last pattern round. Then, using the black wool throughout, commence the heel as follows;- knit the first 21 stitches of the round on to oen needle, slip the las 22 stitches of the round on to the other end of the same needles, leave them for the instep.

On the heel stitches (always slipping the first stitch), purl the knit a row alternately (purling the seam-stitch in the knitted rows and knitting it in the purled rows) until 41 more rows are worked; in the last (which will be a purl row) decrease the seam-stitch of this free sock patterns.

To turn the heel, K.26, K.2 together, turn, P.11, P.2 together, turn, K.12, K.2 together, turn, P.13, P.2 together, turn, K.14, K.2 together, turn; continue in this manner until all the heel stitches are worked on to one row again. Knit again 13 stites - this completes the heel. Slip all the instep stitches on to one needle.

Taking a spare needle and using the red wool, knit the remaining 13 stitches of the heel, knit up 21 stitches at the side of the heel and the first stitch from the instep needle; with a second needle, knit all but the last of the instep stitches; with a third needle, knit all but the last of the instep stitches; with a third needle, knit the last instep stitch, knit up 21 stitches at the side of the heel and the other 13 heel stitches of this free sock patterns.

Continuing again in the stripes, knit 1 round without shaping. Then decrease for the instep in the next round as follows:- knit to the last 3 stitches of the first needle, K.2 together, K.1; knit the second needle without shaping; on the third needle, K.1, K.2 together through the back of the loops, knit to the end of the needle.

Repeat the last 2 rounds until only 20 stitches remain on each of the first and third needles. Work in the stripes, without shaping, until (from the side of the heel where the stitches were knitted up) the foot measures:-

6.5 inches for a 10-inch foot.

7 inches for a 10.5-inch foot.

7.5 inches for an 11-inch foot.

For the toe, using the black wool throughout, repeat the first 16 rounds of the Round Toe then continue with 2 plain rounds before each of the 2 following;-

19th round - knit together every 3rd and 4th stitch.

22nd round - knit together every 2nd and 3rd stitch.

Run a thread through all the remaining stitches and darn in the end very securely on this free sock patterns.