Square-leg chair sock by Carole Dietrich

Square-leg chair sock

Knitting
March 2024
Aran (8 wpi) ?
18 stitches = 4 inches
in stockinette
US 4 - 3.5 mm
3.75 mm (F)
12 - 13 yards (11 - 12 m)
One size
English
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Note: This pattern uses crochet and knitting techniques.

Even square legs deserve square socks!
This pattern is for a seamless, square-legged chair sock in Aran weight yarn, but any yarn weight can be used by adjusting the stitch count, number of rounds and/or the needle size. My sample sock fits a Pottery Barn® kitchen chair with a square-leg circumference of about 4½”.

To complete the sock, you’ll crochet a square base and then pick up stitches around the square and knit in the round to create the sides and a ribbed cuff. Tutorial links are provided for magic ring, crochet a square and bind off options.

Techniques
Crochet: magic ring, single crochet, slip stitch
Knitting: knit, purl, pick up and knit, knitting in the round, binding off

Materials
Yarn: 100% acrylic, acrylic blends, wool or wool blends; approximately 5g for each sock
Crochet hook
DPN knitting needles or cable needle for magic loop
3 stitch markers, plus 1 BOR marker
Yarn needle for weaving tails