Girl's Two-Color Crochet Sweater Socks

I seem to be becoming an expert at starting a pattern for my daughter and ending up with something for myself ... some sort of freudian slip, maybe? I'm not sure, but when I started these sweater socks, the first time they came out ... well, let's just say that my kid doesn't have clown feet.

These socks have a contrasting-color toe and heel, and since each part of the sock is made as a separate piece, the color combinations are endless. Try making the sock all one color except for the toe and heel, all one color, or 5 different colors. The top of the foot is ribbed, and the toe and heel have reinforcing "seams".

In all, this is a very easy project which can be completed in an hour or two. Vary the size of needle used to achieve different sizes of sock, or different kinds of yarn (adjusting needle size appropriately) to achieve different "weights" of sock. The directions below will fit a child's foot from about size 12 shoe through size 2.

The Sweater Sock Pattern

Worsted Weight Yarn (1-5 colors), Size G Hook

Special Stitches: Join Slip Stitch - Match sides of work, slip stitch through the front loop closest to you to the back loop opposite. Continue for the number of stitches indicated.

Front of Sock

Chain 45.

Row 1: Single crochet in the 2nd chain from the hook and in each chain across. Turn.

Row 2: Chain 1. Working in the back loops only, half-double crochet in each single crochet across. Turn.

Row 3: Chain 1. Single crochet in each half-double crochet across. Turn.

Rows 4-10: Repeat rows 2 and 3. Finish off.

Back of Sock

Change color (optional), joining with a slip stitch to the last stitch made.

Row 1: Chain 1, single crochet in the first single crochet and in each of the next 19 single crochet. Slip stitch in each of the next 2 single crochet. Single crochet in each of the remaining 21 single crochet.

Row 2: Chain 1, single crochet in the next 21 single crochet. Slip stitch in the next 2 slip stitch. Single crochet in each of the remaining 20 single crochet.

Rows 3-20: Chain 1, single crochet in each of the next 20 single crochet. Turn. On Row 20 ONLY - Join work to the opposite side with a joining slip stitch. Join slip stitch through the full thickness in each of the next 20 stitches (to slip stitches left off). Slip stitch in the next 2 stitches. Single crochet in the next 21 stitches. Turn.

Rows 21-38: Chain 1, single crochet in each of the single crochet across. On Row 38 ONLY - Join work to opposite side with a joining slip stitch. Join slip stitch through the full thickness in each of the next 21 stitches (to slip stitches left off). Finish off.

Toe

Change color (optional), joining with a slip stitch to anywhere in the open toe area. Chain 1, single crochet in each stitch around. Join with a slip stitch to beginning chain 1.

Rounds 1-3: Chain 1, *single crochet in the next 3 single crochet, skip next single crochet* around. Join with slip stitch to beginning chain 1.

Round 4: Chain 1, single crochet in the next 2 single crochet, half double crochet in the next 3 single crochet, *single crochet in the next 2 single crochet, skip the next single crochet* around. Join front to back of toe with a join slip stitch. Finish off.

Heel

Change color (optional), joining with a slip stitch in a corner of the heel. Chain 1, single crochet in each stitch around. Join with a slip stitch to beginning chain 1.

Round 1: Chain 1, single crochet in each single crochet around. Join with a slip stitch to beginning chain 1.

Round 2: Chain 1, single crochet in the next 15 single crochet, skip the next 2 single crochet, single crochet in the next 20 single crochet, skip next 2 single crochet, join with a slip stitch to beginning chain 1.

Round 3: Chain 2, half-double crochet in the next 3 stitches, single crochet in the next 12 stitches, half-double crochet in the next 3 stitches, double-crochet in the next 2 stitches, half-double crochet in the next 3 stitches, single crochet in the next 7 stitches, half-double crochet in the next 3 stitches, double-crochet in the remaining 2 stitches. Join with slip stitch to beginning chain 2.

Round 4: Skip the first stitch, do not chain. Single crochet in the next 15 stitches, skip the next 2 stitches, single crochet in the next 18 stitches, skip the last stitch. Join with slip stitch to first single crochet.

Join slip stitch across the heel. Finish off.

Turn sock right-side out.