How to Knit Your Own Springtime Candy Children’s Socks [Free Knitting Pattern]

Soft and Warm – Hand knitted socks are a real treat for your feet. Follow my simple free sock knitting pattern and learn how to knit your own colourful top down socks in children’s and ladies sizes. Your hand-knitted socks will feature contrasting cuffs, heels and toes for a really fun feature that’s easy to knit.

What You Will Need to Knit Your Own Socks

This pair is knitted from Funny Feetz with Bamboo sock yarn by James C. Brett. It’s 50% Superwash Wool, 25% Polyamide and 25% Bamboo so it’s machine washable whilst also being super soft and snuggly.

For the contrasting cuff, heel and toe I’ve used Schoppel-Wolle Admiral sock yarn in bright yellow. It’s 75% virgin wool and 25% nylon.

James C Bret Funny Feetz Springtime Candy

Schoppel-wolle Admiral 0580 - Bright Yellow

I use 3.25mm double pointed needles for the main sock knitting and 3mm double pointed needles for the cuffs. You could use the magic loop method with this knitting pattern, personally I prefer to use double pointed needles but it’s totally up to you.

Free Knitting Pattern

UK Shoe size 8-12 / Small Child, 1-3 Large Child, 4-7 Ladies

Knitting the Sock Cuff

Using the Long Tail method cast on 36 (36, 48) stitches and divide them over three needles, 12 (12, 16) on each needle

Knit 2 Purl 2 rib for 2 (3, 3) cm

Knit the last row to stop colours mixing

Change colour if desired

Springtime Candy Children's Socks - Free Knitting Pattern

Knitting the Sock Leg

Knit in the round until sock measures 13cm (15cm, 17cm)

Knitting the Sock Heel

Separate 18 (18, 24) stitches for the heel

Change yarn if desired

Knit the next row to stop colours mixing

Work in Heel Stitch until heel is square – Knit 1, Slip 1 Purl wise. Purl on wrong side.

Once the heel is square knit the following rows to reduce the number of stitches:

Slip 1, Heel Stitch 11 (11, 15), SSK, Turn

Slip 1, Purl 5 (5, 7), P2Tog, Turn

Slip 1, Heel Stitch 5 (5, 7), SSK, Turn

Repeat the last two rows until 6 (6, 8) stitches remain. Ending with a knit row

Change yarn if desired

Pick up and knit an equal number of slipped stitches along each side of heel.

Split heel and instep stitches equally across two needles. The third needle has the stitches that will go across the top of the foot.

Knitting the Sock InStep

Row 1 – Knit across all three needles

Row 2, Needle 1 – K to last 3 st, SSK, K1

Row 2, Needle 2 – Knit across foot top

Row 2, Needle 3 – K, K2Tog, K to end

Repeat these 2 rows until 36 (36, 48) stitches remain

Knitting the Sock Foot

Knit until foot measures 13cm (16cm, 19cm)

Knitting the Sock Toe

Change yarn if desired

Knit another 1cm so that foot measures 14cm (17cm, 20cm)

K to last 3 st, SSK, K1

K1, K2Tog, K to last 3 st, SSK, K1

K, K2Tog, K to end

Knit 1 row

Repeat these 2 rows until 8 (8, 10) stitches remain

Move stitches onto two needles.

Cast off in Kitchener Stitch as follows:

Set Up:

From the Front of your work, Purl, leaving the stitch On the needle
From the Back of your work, Knit, leaving the stitch On the needle

Kitchener:

From the Front of your work, Knit, taking the stitch Off the needle
From the Front of your work, Purl, leaving the stitch On the needle
From the Back of your work, Purl, taking the stitch Off the needle
From the Back of your work, Knit, leaving the stitch On the needle

Sew in The Ends

Use a knitters needle to sew in the ends of your yarn. Snip off the excess and your socks are done!

I do hope my sock Knitting project has inspired you to have a go at knitting your own socks with this free knitting pattern.

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A Little Bit About Me . . .

Hey there I’m Bridie, a busy mum to two amazing humans, a spirited border collie puppy and a pair of sweet guinea pigs. We homestead in a cherished Edwardian terrace in not so sunny Lancashire, England.

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