Get ready to cozy up with your very own handmade Happy Socks! Perfect for chilly days, this crochet pattern will guide you through each stitch needed to create comfortable, custom-fit socks. Starting with the cuff and moving on to form the heel and toe, this detailed guide ensures your crafting success. Whether you're looking to treat yourself or gift a pair to someone special, these socks are a warm and thoughtful way to keep the cold at bay. Pull out your crochet hooks and let's get started on a pair of Happy Socks that are as fun to make as they are to wear!
Crochet Happy Socks
Materials:
- Sock yarn (one skein for small, one and a quarter skein for medium, one and a half skein for large)
- 3.75 millimeter crochet hook
- Stitch markers
Abbreviations:
- ch: chain
- sc: single crochet
- sl st: slip stitch
- st: stitch
- rep: repeat
Instructions:
Cuff:
Chain 6, sl st in the second ch from the hook and in each ch across. (5 sts)
- Ch 1, turn, working in the back loop only, sl st in each st across. (5 sts)
- Rep the last 2 rows until the work measures approximately 6 inches.
- Fold the work in half so that the two shorter ends meet, ch 1, working in the back loop only through both thicknesses, sl st all the way across.
- Turn the work so that it is right side out, do not fasten off.
- Ch 1, sc 45 sts all the way around. Do not join.
- Round 2: sc in the first st, mark the first st with a stitch marker, sc in each st all the way around.
- Rep round 2 until you've worked a total of 36 rounds of sc sts.
- Heel
- Remove your stitch marker and set it aside.
- Work 20 sc sts across, leaving the remaining sts unworked, ch 1, turn.
- Work 9 more rows of 20 sc sts.
- At the end of row 10, ch 1, turn your work.
Heel Shaping:
Row 1: sc in the first st and in each of the next 11 sts, turn leaving the remaining sts unworked.
- Row 2: sc in each of the first 4 sts, turn leaving the remaining sts unworked.
- Row 3: sc in each of the next 4 sts, sc in the next st two rows below, sl st in the next st, turn your work.
- Row 4: skip the sl st, sc in each of the next 5 sts, sc in the next st on your heel flap, sl st in the next st, turn your work.
- Row 5: skip the sl st, sc in each of the next 6 sts, sc in the next st on your heel flap, sl st in the next st, turn your work.
- Row 6: skip the sl st, sc in each of the next 7 sts, sc in the next st on your heel flap, sl st in the next st, turn your work.
- Row 7: skip the sl st, sc in each of the next 8 sts, sc in the next st on your heel flap, sl st in the next st, turn your work.
- Row 8: skip the sl st, sc in each of the next 9 sts, sc in the next st on your heel flap, sl st in the next st, turn your work.
Once you've worked row 8, you should see the beginning. of your foot.
- Sc in each of the next 26 sts, sc 3 sts together, sc in each of the next 19 sts, sc 3 sts together, sc in each of the next 6 sts.
- Round 4: sc in each of the next 25 sts, sc 3 sts together, sc in each of the next 17 sts, sc 3 sts together, sc in each of the next 5 sts.
- Round 5: sc in each of the next 24 sts, sc 3 sts together, sc in each of the next 15 sts, sc 3 sts together, sc in each of the next 4 sts.
- Work 34 rounds of continuous sc sts.
Toe:
Place the sock so that it is flat on the ground.
- Remove your stitch marker and place a stitch marker in each corner stitch.
- Work decrease rounds: sc in each st all the way up to the next stitch marker, sc 2 together, sc in each st to the next stitch marker, sc 2 together.
- Rep the decrease rounds until you have 29 sts remaining.
Sewing the toe:
Fasten off, leaving a long tail.
- Turn your sock inside out and flatten it out.
- Thread your yarn needle through the long tail and sew a quick seam across the end of your sock.
- Fasten off and tuck in the end.
- Turn your sock right side out.
- Block the sock if desired.
- Repeat all of the above steps for the second sock.
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