Bearfoot Socks

Product Description

I will always maintain that knitted socks are required to give you a boost of serotonin whenever you see them. Otherwise, what are we even doing here? This design fits the bill. You can add the color work details with duplicate stitch or Intarsia in the round if preferred. I like doing mine with duplicate stitch because it’s simpler during the knitting and you’ll get an added bonus of a reinforced sole. The ears are added with some simple short row shaping while you work the ribbing. The face can be put on the front, back, or sides. I have sized this design for infants through big adults.

Please note that there are alternate charts! You can make

Sizes: Infant (Baby, 2-3 years, 4-5 years) (Child, X Small, Small) (Medium, Large, X large) to fit an actual arch circumference of roughly

3.25″ (4.25″, 4.5″, 5′) (6”, 7”, 8”) (9”, 10”, 11”) or

8.5 (11, 11.5, 12.5) (15, 18, 20.5) (23, 25.5, 28) cm

Yarn: 125 – 450 yards/115 – 415 meters of sock weight yarn. I recommend a machine washable yarn with roughly 25% nylon content.

Needles: Size US 2/2.75 mm and US 1.5/2.5 mm circular needles with an appropriate size cable for your preferred method of working in the round, or size needed to obtain gauge and one size smaller.

Gauge: Roughly 28 stitches and 36 rows in Stockinette stitch on larger needles equals 4”/10 cm squared, worked in the round.

Notions: 2 regular stitch markers, 2 locking stitch markers (optional, if making paw on sole with duplicate stitch), tapestry needle, and sock blockers (optional).

Techniques: Knitting in the round, Judy’s Magic Cast On (can sub other toe-up cast on if preferred), short rows, basic increases and decreases, Jeny’s Surprisingly Stretchy Bind Off (can substitute another stretchy bind off if preferred), and duplicate stitch (can substitute Intarsia in the round if preferred).

If you would like guidance on the advanced techniques used in this pattern, please see the tutorial video here: https://youtu.be/cP0T36miN3M?si=dfAmF-DqJ9P_P9I9

 

 

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