I made three pairs of socks in the three sizes below, using the tiniest amount of yarn possible, including some leftover from a pair his mum had made herself so now they have matching socks!
Using 4ply sock yarn and 2.5 mm needles
Cuff:
CO 28 (32,36)sts, join in the round
k1, p1 for 4(6,6) rows
knit until desired leg length (about 5cm)
Heel flap:
K14 (16,18)sts, turn and purl to the end
Row 1: Sl1, k1 until last st – ktbl
Row 2: Sl1 purlwise, p to end
Row 3: Sl2, k1, sl1, knit 1 to last st – ktbl
Row 4: Sl1 purlwise, p to end
Continue until 14 (16,18) rows altogether (including first 2)
Heel shaping:
Knit 9 (11,13)sts, turn
Purl 3(5,7),p2tog,p1, turn
Knit to one st before the gap, ssk, k1, turn
Continue until all sts knitted.
Pick up and knit 14 (16,18) sts along right gusset, pm, knit 14 (16,18) sts across top of sock, pm, pick up and knit 14 (16,18) sts along right gusset and remaining heel sts.
Next round: k to last 3 sts before marker, k2tog, k1, knit until next marker, k1,ssk until end of round.
2nd round: knit every st
Repeat these 2 rounds until 14 (16,18) sts remain on the foot. 28 (32,36) sts in total
Continue until foot desired length (only a few more rounds!)
Toe decrease:
Ensure sts are evenly spread across the needles and in the centre of the sock.
1st round:
Needle 1 (left side,top of sock): k to last 3 sts, k2tog, k1.
Needle 2 (right side, bottom of sock): k1, ssk, knit to end of needle
Needle 3 (left side, bottom of sock): knit to last 3, k2tog, k1
Needle 4 (right side, top of sock): k1, ssk, knit to end of needle
Next 2 rounds: knit all stitches.
Repeat these three rounds until 12 (14,16) sts remaining – move so there are 6 sts on front needle and 6 on back needle – use kitchener stitch to finish.
Thank you for sharing your pattern. I knit baby socks to donate to a women shelter and a center for teenager mom. God bless you!
That’s so great that you do that. Hope the patterns work out okay – would love to see the finished result – feel free to link to them on Ravelry!