Brighten Your Stitches: Free Knitted Sunshine Socks Pattern (3 Sizes)
Bring a little sunshine to your sock drawer with this cheerful Knitted Sunshine Socks pattern. This easy-to-follow pattern includes three sizes (Small Child, Large Child, Ladies) and uses simple techniques—long-tail cast on, 2x2 rib, heel stitch shaping, and Kitchener graft—to create a cozy, knitted sock perfect for gifting or relaxing at home. Highlight your chosen size in the pattern before you begin and feel free to change colours between sections for a fun, striped effect.
This knitting pattern includes three sizes. The larger sizes are shown in brackets. You might find it helpful to highlight or circle the size you’d like to make before starting to knit.
UK Shoe size 8-12 Small Child (1-3 Large Child, 4-7 Ladies)
Cuff
Using the Long Tail method cast on 36 (36, 48) stitches and divide them over three needles, 12 (12, 16) stitches on each needle.
Knit 2 Purl 2 rib for 2 (3, 3) cm.
Knit the last row to stop colours mixing.
Change colour if desired.
Leg
Knit in the round until sock measures 13cm (15cm, 17cm).
Heel
Separate 18 (18, 24) stitches for the heel.
Change yarn if desired.
Work in Heel Stitch until heel is square – Knit 1, Slip 1 Purl wise. Purl on wrong side.
Slip 1, Knit 11 (11, 15), SSK, Turn
Slip 1, Purl 5 (5, 7), P2Tog, Turn
Slip 1, Knit 5 (5, 7), SSK, Turn
Repeat the last two rows until 6 (6, 8) stitches remain, ending with a knit row.
Change yarn if desired.
Pick up and knit an equal number of slipped stitches along each side of the heel.
Split heel and instep stitches equally across two needles.
Instep
Knit row.
K to last 3 st, SSK, K1.
Knit across foot top.
K, K2Tog, K to end.
Repeat these 2 rows until 36 (36, 48) stitches remain.
Foot
Knit until foot measures 13cm (16cm, 19cm).
Toe
Change yarn if desired.
Knit another 1cm so that foot measures 14cm (17cm, 20cm).
K to last 3 st, SSK, K1.
K1, K2Tog, K to last 3 st, SSK, K1.
K, K2Tog, K to end.
Knit 1 row.
Repeat these 2 rows until 8 (8, 10) stitches remain.
Move stitches onto two needles.
Cast off in Kitchener Stitch as follows:
Set Up:
Front, Purl, On
Back, Knit, On
Kitchener:
Front, Knit, Off
Front, Purl, On
Back, Purl, Off
Back, Knit, On