Socks as a gift, you know you are at risk of that disappointed face. Until they unfold them and a cute piggy face and adorable ears are looking back at them.

Piggy Socks are a pink pair of pig socks with a face on each foot: two knitted ears, a Swiss darned snout, and small embroidered eyes that look faintly pleased with themselves.

They come in child, teen and adult sizes, so there is a pair for every member of the family. Plain socks get lost under the bed. Socks with ears get worn.

Underneath the ears, this is a classic sock. It is knitted in the round from the cuff down, with a twisted rib cuff, a slip stitch heel flap, a turned heel and gusset, and a wedge toe grafted with Kitchener stitch. The pig is added at the very end, so there is no colourwork to manage while you are turning a heel. The ears are knitted separately and sewn on, and the snout is Swiss darned from a small chart.

The instructions are clear and easy to follow. Foot and cuff length are both adjustable, so the socks fit the particular child you have in mind.

Designed by Jane Burns, with 18 years of experience creating exclusive knitting and crochet patterns for babies and children.

Yarn
Lang Yarns Jawoll, 75% superwash wool, 25% nylon, 210m (230yds) per 50g (1.75oz) ball
Pink (109): 1 (2: 2) balls
Any 4ply (fingering weight) sock yarn with some nylon in it will work. West Yorkshire Spinners Signature 4ply and Knit Picks Stroll Fingering are both good substitutes.

Needles
Set of 2.5mm (US 1.5) double-pointed needles, or a 60 to 80cm (24 to 32in) circular needle for magic loop

Also needed
Small amount of dark pink 4ply yarn, small amount of dark grey DK yarn, stitch markers, darning needle

Tension
34 sts x 44 rows = 10cm x 10cm (4in x 4in) in stocking stitch using 2.5mm needles

Sizes
Child (Teen: Adult)

To fit foot circumference
17 (19: 21.5) cm / 6.75 (7.5: 8.5) in

Finished size
Actual foot circumference: 14.5 (16.5: 19) cm / 5.75 (6.5: 7.5) in. Foot and cuff length are adjustable.

Skill level
Confident beginner

This pattern is available free on the blog at janeburns.co.uk.
The PDF version is available to purchase here on Ravelry, laid out cleanly for printing or saving to your device. It has 7 pages, with the sizing table, the snout chart and a step-by-step guide to Swiss darning.

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