Cozy & Chic Knitted Lace Ankle Socks — Complete Pattern and Step-by-Step Guide

Add a touch of elegance to your wardrobe with these Knitted Lace Ankle Socks. Delicate lace panels, a snug ankle cuff and breathable yarn make them comfortable for daily wear and pretty enough for special occasions. This pattern includes materials, sizing, stitch charts, and clear instructions from cuff to Kitchener graft so you can knit a fitted lace ankle sock in baby through adult large sizes.

Materials:

• Yarn: 1 skein of Hobbii Unicorn Solids 437yd/100g
• Needles: US #1 / 2.25mm DPNs (or circular for magic loop)
• Notions: stitch markers, needle

Gauge: 8 sts x 11 rows per inch

Sizing: baby (child,) adult S, (Adult L)

Finished measurements (unstretched): Foot Length (adjustable): 4 (7.25) 9, (11.25) ins / 10 (18) 22.5 (28) cms

Model is wearing an adult S.

Stitch Chart A

Round 1 – knit around

Round 2 – knit around

Round 3 – knit around

Round 4 – knit around

Round 5 – knit around

Round 6 – k4, yo, k2tog, k4

Round 7 – knit around

Round 8 – k3, yo, k2tog, yo, k2tog, k3

Round 9 – knit around

Round 10 – k4, yo, k2tog, k4

Stitch Chart B

Round 1 – knit around

Round 2 – knit around

Round 3 – knit around

Round 4 – knit around

Round 5 – knit around

Round 6 – k2, yo, k2tog, k6

Round 7 – knit around

Round 8 – k1, yo, k2tog, yo, k2tog, k5

Round 9 – knit around

Round 10 – k2, yo, k2tog, k6

Cuff

Cast on 40 (50) 60, (70) sts, join for working in the round.

Separate stitches on your dpn as follows:

1st needle 20 (25) 30 (35) sts

2nd needle 10 (10) 15 (15) sts

3rd needle 10 (15) 15 (20) sts

Work in 1×1 rib (k1 p1 around) for 16 (16) 20 (20) rounds

Then work in Stitch chart A (B) A (B) for 6 rounds.

Heel Flap

Next round: You will work the heel flap on the next 20 (25) 30 (35) sts.

Place the remaining 20 (25) 30 (35) sts on hold.

Row 1 (RS): (sl1, k1) to end, turn work.

Row 2 (WS): sl1, purl to end, turn work.

Repeat rows 1-2 a total of 8 (11) 14 (16) times. This is a total of 16 (22) 28 (32) rows.

Heel Turn

Row 1 (RS): sl1, k12 (13) 16 (19), ssk, k1, turn work.

Row 2 (WS): sl1, p7 (4) 5 (6), p2tog, p1, turn work.

Row 3: sl1, knit to 1 st before the gap, ssk, k1, turn work.

Row 4: sl1, purl to 1 st before the gap, p2tog, p1, turn work.

Repeat rows 3-4 until all stitches have been worked: 14 (15) 18 (21) sts remain.

Knit across these heel stitches slipping the first st.

Gusset

Pick up and knit 9 (12) 15 (17) sts along the edge of heel flap, PM,

Knit across front 20 (25) 30 (35) keeping in established pattern, PM,

Pick up and knit 9 (12) 15 (17) sts along heel flap,

k7 (8) 9 (11) sts, mark the new BOR (located at the bottom of the foot).

[52 (64) 78 (90) sts]

Round 1: knit around

Round 2: knit to 3 sts before marker, k2tog, k1, sm, work in pattern to next marker, sm, k1, ssk, knit to end [2 sts dec]

Work rounds 1-2 a total of 6 (7) 9 (10) times.

[40 (50) 60 (70) sts]

Foot

Shift beginning of round (BOR) remove marker as follows: remove marker, k10 (13) 15, (17), place marker – this is the new BOR, located at the side of the foot.

Continue working in the round in pattern until the piece measures 3 (6) 7, (9) ins / 7.5 (15) 17.5 (22.5) from back of heel or 1 (1.5) 2, (2.25) ins / 2.5 (4) 5 (5.5) cms short of desired foot length ending on a round 1-5 of the stitch chart.

Toe

Note: For baby you will now start working in stockinette only.

Sizes child/adult S you will only do 1 more of the center diamond only then switch to stockinette only.

Adult large you will do only the center 2 diamonds 1 more time then switch to stockinette only.

Round 1: k1, ssk, work to 3 sts before marker, k2tog, k2, ssk, knit to 3 sts before end of round, k2tog, k1 [4 sts dec]

Round 2: work around no decreases

Work rounds 1-2 a total of 5 (7) 9 (11) times until 16 (20) 24 (26) sts remain.

For a left-handed tutorial of these decreases visit my youtube here

Cut yarn leaving a 12” tail, then graft toe using Kitchener stitch.

Weave in all ends.

Kitchener stitch:

Place half the stitches on one needle, half the stitches on the other needle, (top and bottom NOT side to side)

Cut yarn (leaving a long yarn tail) and thread through a blunt needle.

Set-up steps: Insert needle purlwise (back to front) through the first st on front needle, leaving the st on the needle. Then insert needle knitwise (front to back) through the first st on the back needle, leaving the st on the needle.

Step 1: Insert needle knitwise through first st on front needle, then slip this st off the needle.

Step 2: Insert needle purlwise through the second st on front needle, leaving the st on the needle.

Step 3: Insert needle purlwise through first st on back needle, then drop this stitch off the needle.

Step 4: Insert needle knitwise through second st on back needle, leaving the st on the needle.

From this point to the end, repeat steps 1-4.

Kitchener stitch can be intimidating, but you get into a rhythm:

Front needle: knitwise drop off, purlwise leave on,

Back needle: purlwise drop off, knitwise leave on,

Repeat!

At the end of the row, there is only 1 stitch left on each needle.

Work steps 1 and 3 once more.

Abbreviations

• k – knit
• P – purl
• sm – slip marker
• pm – place marker
• st – stitch
• sts – stitches
• k2tog - knit 2 stitches together
• ssk – slip next st knitwise, slip next st knitwise, place stitches back onto left needle, knit both slipped sts together