If you live in the north like us you may have come to appreciate the warmth of wool socks. Over the past few years my appreciation for wool socks have grown exponentially. If my feet are not warm then I am not warm, and wool helps keep the warmth in like no other I have found. There is something so natural and comforting when you wear wool, and having wool socks just makes me cozy and comfortable. I like wearing my hand knit wool socks, but in a drafty farmhouse they still aren’t warm enough in the cold of winter when it is -10F outside. So, for the winter I like to double up socks, and wear something even heavier on the outside. That is wear this pattern is so great. They are thicker than my hand knit socks I wear with shoes so the bootsy socks are warmer. The thickness also adds to their durability, which is always a plus when you put your time into making something. The cuff is made out of Lion Brand Homespun which adds a little bit of extra softness in case it rubs against the calf. The pattern enables you to make them to be tight and fitted like a typical sock, or slightly looser to have them more like a slipped on booty, which is what I prefer for me.
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The majority of the sock is made out of Patons Classic Wool (find it here). I find it to be in between of having the softness you would want next to the skin of your neck and being so rough that you don’t want it to touch any of your skin. For me it doesn’t bother me if Patons Classic Wool touches my skin as it isn’t scratchy, but yet I don’t characterize it as being a luxurious and soft wool. Because of this I think it is a great choice for these socks. Something that you want to wear and not worry about it pilling or wearing through, but something that is still comfortable to wear while being durable.
These socks are made by starting in the round at the toe. At the heel you add a section of chain and then work double crochets in the top half of the section for the foot. This creates the opening for the heel. Once you reach the ankle you add in the Homespun yarn (find it here) with the Patons and work the cuff with the two strands held together. At the end you go back and work around the heel opening. With decreases at the corners you form the heel cup. Once a specified number of decreases are achieved you sew shut what had been left open and you have a sock. Then, you just have to repeat to make the second sock. I know, easier said than done to make them the same. I do find that crochet socks are easier to control gauge and stitches than with knitting. So, for me it is easier to get them closer alike with crochet.
This pattern is written for women’s shoe sizes 7-9.
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