The Slipper On Socks are the heavyweight companion to the Slip On Socks, and they are a great way to have fun with minis, sock sets, and wild yarns! Grab that busy skein of DK weight sock yarn, choose a couple of minis that go with it, and work this fun and easy slipped-stitch pattern to bring them all together. Excellent for using up impulse-buy skeins and leftovers, these socks are so much more fun than vanilla socks while still being a speedy, TV-knitting-friendly project!

Pattern Description

These socks have an all-over seamlessly-spiralling slipped-stitch pattern that uses elongated stitches and no-cable-needle cables for a stretchy fit with intuitive patterning. The contrast cuff and toe colours extend into the leg and foot with easy helical striping colourwork for a fun additional twist! They have an afterthought heel (with optional short-row afterthought gusset shaping directions available) and they have a twisted-rib cuff that flows neatly into the leg patterning. Knit toe-up, the pattern is written for three adult sizes and the foot lengths are completely adjustable to fit.

This pattern requires the knitter to be able to knit a small circumference in the round (the pattern is method-neutral to suit your preferred technique for socks). Corresponding written instructions are provided for the charts. It clearly explains all techniques required, and video resources are linked for many of the required techniques.

Yarn Requirements and Sizing

Sizes available: Adult Small (Medium, Large) to fit foot circumferences of approximately 17.5 (21, 24.5) cm / 6.875 (8.25, 9.625) inches; both the foot length and the leg height are adjustable.

DK-weight yarn appropriate for socks is recommended for this pattern.

Main Colour: 180 (200, 220) m / 200 (220, 240) yards
Contrast Colours: 35 (40, 45) m / 40 (45, 50) yards each

Go wild with your colours for these socks! They look good in pretty much any style of yarn for the Main Colour, but in order to get the effect of the blending at the toe and cuff as in the sample pair, both Contrast Colours will need to blend in with one of the colours in a multicoloured Main Colour yarn. (No DK weight sock yarn? Try marling two strands of light fingering weight sock yarn together to create a totally unique finished look!)

These socks are rated 3/5 — Intermediate — on my sock pattern difficulty scale. This is because while they are very repetitive and intuitive, they do require working patterning in two colours while also working helical stripes.