Designer’s email: anastaciaknits@verizon.net

Designer's website: http://www.grannysquarewoman.blogspot.com

I designed my first pair of crocheted baby socks for Soxie at PT Yarns (distributors of Opal yarn in the US) for a baby sock contest she was having. I wanted a quick alternative for the crocheters out there who wanted to participate. This sock pattern is a variation of that pattern, but uses a very easy, but still pretty, lace pattern on the leg, which is suitable for boys or girls. If you’ve made socks before, it’ll be very easy to upsize these into any size you want! At this gauge, the socks will wear well & will feel great on your baby’s tender feet, and any Mom will appreciate the washability of superwash sock yarns!

This pattern is a: Crochet Pattern

Skill Level: Easy to Intermediate

Credits: Photos taken by Anastacia E. Zittel

Materials:

Yarn:

Color #1: Knit Picks, Essentials 231 yards/50 gram ball), 75% Superwash Wool and 25% Nylon, color of yarn is Grass, used less than one skein for the pair of socks and yarn weight is Fingering

Yarn Substitute:

Any standard sock weight/fingering weight superwash yarn can be substituted

Crochet Hooks :

Crochet Hook(s): 3 mm

Notions and Accessories:

Stitch marker (I used a scrap of yarn)
Yarn/tapestry needle for weaving in ends

Size:

Baby Size: newborn to 6 months

Gauge: 7 sc and 8 rows = 1 inch

Design Notes:

Sock is made in continuous rounds unless otherwise stated. Make two.

Pattern:

Starting at toe, ch 5, sl st in second chain from hook & every ch across - 4 sl stitches.

Rnd 1: sc in every sl st around, turn crocheting & sc in the back of loops from chain - 8 sc.
Rnd 2: Place a marker at the beginning of the round, and move up at the beg of all further rows to keep track of beginning of rounds. Crochet 2 sc in every sc around - 16 sc.

Rnd 3: Crochet 1 sc in first sc, 2 in next sc. Rep around - 24 sc

Rnd 4: Work even in sc until sock measures 2.5”

Divide for afterthought heel:

Ch 12 loosely, skip next 12 sc, and sc in the next 12 sc = 12 chain spaces and 12 sc made.

Sc in each chain space and sc around = 24 sc made. Join with a sl st to beginning of round.

Leg Pattern:
Rnd 1: Ch 4 (counts as first dc and ch 1 sp for this and following rounds), skip next sc and (dc in next sc, ch 1, skip next sc) around, and join with a sl st to 3rd ch from beg ch 4 space = 12 ch 1 spaces.

Rnd 2: Ch 1, sc in every sc and ch 1 space around, join with a sl st = 24 sc.

Repeat rnds 1 & 2 three times more for a total of four pattern repeats.

Picot trim:
Ch 1, sc in sc, (ch 3, sl st in 3rd ch from hook, sc in next sc) around. Join with a sl st, and end off.

Afterthought Heel:
Rnd 1: Join yarn with sl st where you first started your chain 12 for the afterthought heel. Sc in the back loops of every chain across, and in every sc space - 24 sc. Do not join.

Rnd 2: Sc in 10 sc, dec over next two spaces, sc in 10 sc, dec over next two spaces, join - 22 sc.

Rnd 3: Dec, sc in 9 sc, dec, sc in 9 sc - 20 sc.

Rnd 4: sc in 8 sc, dec, sc in 8 sc, dec - 18 sc.

Rnd 5: Dec, sc in 7 sc, dec, sc in next 7 sc - 16 sc.

Rnd 6: sc in first 6 sc, dec, sc in next 6 sc, dec - 14 sc.

Rnd 7: Dec, sc in first 5 sc, dec, sc in next 5 sc - 12 sc.

Rnd 8: Dec around - 6 sc.

Finishing:

Sew seam. Weave in all ends, and enjoy!

Meet the Designer:

Anastacia learned to crochet so long ago she barely remembers. What she does remember is moving to a new house and wanting an afghan on her bed. She asked her mom & her dad (both who know how to crochet, though neither currently does) to make her one, without any luck. So she went out and bought a few skeins of yarn - not having any idea how much yarn one needs for an afghan - and began crocheting. After that, she saw a pattern for a granny square afghan & her mother taught her how to read patterns. From then on the obsession began! Anastacia learned to knit around the same time from a church friend, but it never really “took” until 4 or so years ago when she stumbled across combo knitting (not knowing what it was called at the time). Her favorite things to knit or crochet are anything with lots of color - stripes, fair isle, intarsia motifs, etc.