With winter coming, I found I needed to knit some socks for a toddler to go in their pink sparkly boots! I needed these socks to be one size up from a standard 48 stitch sock (hey, I have a pattern for this), so I wrote up a pattern for a slightly larger sock that fits a toddler size 7-9 shoe (2-3 year old).

The heel (pictured below) is a little bit different. It is a standard flap heel, but it has a garter edge and a slip stitch pattern that resembles a honeycomb. Give it a try!

Here’s a basic knitting pattern for toddler socks using fingering weight yarn. For a smaller size, check
out my 48 Stitch Sock pattern which was the original pattern for sport weight yarn producing an
adult-sized sock. But you can use small needles and fingering yarn to produce a much smaller sock!
Yarn needed: one skein of superwash fingering weight sock yarn. For the fun sock pictured above,
use a mini-skein to create contrasting cuffs, heels, and toes. I used: Oink Pigments Targhee Sock in
colorway Roy G Pig, and a mini-skein from a set of Leading Men Fiber Arts Show Stopper Gradients in
colorway Starlet.
Materials needed: Size 2.25 (US 1) double pointed needles (or circular needles for Magic Loop/2-
circulars, or Flexi-Flips—my fave), and a tapestry needle.
Stitching notes: To make this sock, you should be familiar with basic “in-the-round” sock knitting
on double pointed needles, OR be able to change the pattern up in your head so you can use magic
loop, two circular needles, or Flexi-Flips®. Also the words “round” and “row” can get confusing.
“Round” means you’re working the entire sock circle; “row” means you’re on a back and forth part,
(heel flap and short rows to turn the heel).
Gauge over Stockinette: 16 stitches = 2 inches, per inch. Row/round gauge is not vital, but mine
measures at 22 rounds = 2 inches. Make a swatch, change needle sizes if necessary, or use sock yarn that you know your gauge.