A new sock pattern! While dyeing a new yarn collection inspired by Vincent van Gogh’s paintings, I delved a bit deeper into them. I came across the technique van Gogh used to create most of his iconic paintings. By applying thick stripes of oil paint in an organic way to a canvas, he created beautiful art. This technique is called Impasto. So, inspired by the Impasto technique and my new sock yarn colors, I had to create a wonderful new sock pattern. The third pattern in my crocheted socks collection. It holds the base of the first two as well, and yet is different. A lovely crocheted sock with a beautiful pattern in it. You will fly through the pattern if you have already made the basic socks or the Tatami socks! Have fun crocheting your socks!

Some general information about the pattern:

Required yarn: Any sock yarn will do for a crocheted sock, whether it is hand-dyed or just a standard ball from the factory. You have the right yarn thickness as long as your sock yarn has a ratio of about 400-420 meters per 100 grams. Also, always choose a yarn that contains a small percentage of nylon to make the sock more durable. Most sock yarns already have this. For this sock, you must use a slightly thinner sock wool thread. So, do not choose a material with less than 400 meters per 100 grams.

The amount of yarn required also depends mainly on your shoe size. Crocheting socks always requires more yarn than knitting socks, and a good benchmark is that you need one and a half times as much yarn for a crocheted sock as for a knitted sock. However, tests show that for this pattern up to a shoe size 40 (EU), you will need 100 grams of sock wool. Each size above that requires about 110-150 grams of sock wool. It also varies by the length of the leg and toe pieces you choose.

For this sock, we will use two colors of sock yarn. You can make the pattern in a single color as well; for that, use the amounts listed above. If you pick two colors, you need one 100-gram skein of each for all sizes. In both examples, I used Veluwsch Verfgoed Sock in 100-gram skeins with a length of 400 meters. The yarn consists of 75% merino yarn and 25% nylon.

The green/blue/orange version is made with colorway Cyprus and Vincent Selfportrait. The dark blue/yellow version is made with Starry Starry and Starry night above the Rhone.

Crochet hooks needed:
For the sock pattern, you will need a 2.5mm crochet hook for the cuff. For the rest of the sock use a 4.5mm and 5.0mm crochet hook.

size: A crocheted sock does not follow standard stitch counts for shoe sizes. So, there is no standard table of sizes. The entire pattern guides you step by step to determine the correct stitch numbers and lengths in the sock. Take note that the pattern only works for centimeters.

As mentioned, crocheting a sock is done by measuring and calculating. Every foot is different; sometimes your instep is a little thicker than your upper leg. Or your toes are a little longer than someone else’s. You can take all of this into account with this pattern. However, measuring precisely as a few millimeters can already ensure that your sock does not fit properly because calculations are different.
-For this pattern, it is useful if you have a flexible measuring tape or a centimeter. In addition, two stitch markers are also useful—although you can also solve this with a small thread of leftover yarn.

!!!The patterns, calculations, and math will not work with inches. Therefore, please refer to centimeters, even if this is not the standard used in your part of the world for math. It is necessary to let the calculations work for a good outcome. Most of the time, measurement tapes hold centimeters and inches, and it should be no problem!!!

After purchase, you can download the pattern in a PDF file in all available languages. This will be English (US) and Dutch.