Striped Socks Crochet Pattern
Materials
Made with worsted weight yarn in two colors, I used Red Heart Super Saver Yarn ~100 yards of each color.
Gauge
Hook US I/5.50mm; 8 XSt x 4 Repeats = 4″, Repeat = 2 rows of sc, 1 row of XSt.
Size
US Women’s 8-9
Abbreviations
- beg: beginning
- BPhdc: Back Post half double crochet
- ch: chain
- dc: double crochet
- FPhdc: Front Post half double crochet
- sc: single crochet
- sc2tog: single crochet 2 stitches together
- sl st: slip stitch
- st(s): stitch(es)
Special Stitch
• Modified XSt – X Stitch – skip next st, dc in next stitch, working around stitch just made, work dc in skipped stitch.
Notes
- Weave ends as you work.
- Ch1 at beginning of round/row does not count as stitch.
- Stitch count is in ( ) at end of the round. Stitch count is same as previous round, unless noted.
- Work instructions in [ ] as designated.
- When a number precedes a stitch, such as 3hdc, work that number of stitches in the next stitch.
Pattern written for US women’s sizes 8-9. To adjust length, add or reduce a full repeat of Rounds 5 to 7 before Round 17. To adjust width, add or reduce stitches in increments of 2, evenly in Round 4.
For the striped socks, I made the XSt rows and Rows 27 & 28 in the contrasting color.
Join each round with sl st to first st. Start each round in the join.
Do not fasten off at each color change; instead, carry the unused color along inside.
Make a color change in the last pull-through of the last st before the color change.
Round Instructions
Round 1
Ch2 (does not count as st), 8hdc in 2nd ch from hook, join. (8)
Round 2
Ch1, 2hdc in each st around, join. (16)
Round 3
Ch1, [2hdc, hdc] repeat around, join. (24)
Round 4
Ch1, [2hd, hdc next 2] repeat around, join. (32)
Round 5
Ch3, dc in next st to the RIGHT (beg XSt made), working in the usual direction, XSt around to end, join. (16 XSt)
Rounds 6 & 7
Ch1, sc in each st around, join. (32)
Rounds 8 to 16
Repeat Rounds 5 to 7, three times.
Round 17
Repeat Round 5.
Round 18
Ch1, sc in each st around, join. (32)
You will work the heel gusset in rows and then continue working the remainder of the sock in rounds.
Heel Instructions
Heel Row 1
Ch1, sc in next 18 sts. (18)
Heel Row 2
Ch1, turn, sc in each st. (18)
Heel Row 3
Ch1, turn, sc next 6 sts, sc2tog, hdc next 2, sc2tog, sc last 6 sts. (16)
Heel Row 4
Ch1, turn, sc next 7 sts, hdc next 2, sc last 7 sts. (16)
Heel Row 5
Ch1, turn, sc next 5 sts, sc2tog, hdc next 2, sc2tog, sc last 5 sts. (14)
Heel Row 6
Ch1, turn, sc next 6 sts, hdc next 2, sc last 6 sts. (14)
Heel Row 7
Ch1, turn, sc next 4 sts, sc2tog, hdc next 2, sc2tog, sc last 4 sts. (12)
Heel Row 8
Ch1, turn, sc next 5 sts, hdc next 2, sc last 5 sts. (12)
Heel Row 9
Ch1, turn, sc next 3 sts, sc2tog, hdc next 2, sc2tog, sc last 3 sts. (10)
Heel Row 10
Ch1, turn, sc next 4 sts, hdc next 2, sc last 4 sts. (10)
Heel Row 11
Ch1, turn, sc next 2 sts, sc2tog, hdc next 2, sc2tog, sc last 2 sts. (8)
Heel Row 12
Ch1, turn, sc next 3 sts, hdc next 2, sc last 3 sts. (8)
Continue working in rounds.
Continuation
Round 19
Ch1, turn, sc2tog, sc next 4 sts, sc2tog, working down side of gusset, work 6 sc (approximately one every other row), working along stitches from Round 18, work sc in next 14 sts (you should be at the beginning of the other side of the gusset), work 6 sc up side of gusset, join. (32)
Rounds 20 to 25
Repeat Rounds 5 to 7, two times.
Round 26
Ch1, hdc in each st around, join. (32)
Rounds 27 & 28
Ch1, [FPhdc, BPhdc] repeat around to end, join. (32)
Round 29
Ch1, sc in each st around, join. Fasten off.
