Baby Socks – Free knitting pattern

Size: 1-3 (6-9, 12-18, 24) months
Foot length: 10 (11, 12, 14) cm.
Materials: 35 g of Lana Gold Classic yarn (49% wool, 51% acrylic, 100 g / 240 m), needles 3.5 mm.
Knitting tension: 20 stitches = 10 cm wide with 3.5 mm needles.

Using Judy’s stitching method, cast on 16 stitches (8 stitches for each knitting needle).

How to knit on Judy’s cast on

Rounds 1-2: knit.
Round 3: (knit1, inc right, knit6, inc left, knit1)-2 times.
Round 4: knit.
Round 5: (knit1, inc right, knit8, inc left, knit1)-2 times.
Round 6: knit.
Round 7: (knit1, inc right, knit10, inc left, knit1)-2 times.
Round 8: knit.
Round 9: (knit1, inc right, knit12, inc left, knit1)-2 times.
Round 10: knit.

For sizes 12-18 and 24 months only.
Round 11: (knit1, inc right, knit14, inc left, knit1)-2 times.
Round 12: knit.
= 32 (32, 36, 36) sts.

For sizes 1-3 and 6-9 months: knit 16, (knit 1, purl 2, knit 1)-4 times
For sizes 12-18, 24 months: knit 18, (knit 2, purl 2)-4 times, knit 2.
At 7.5 (8.5, 9.5, 11) cm, start knit heel over the first 16 (16, 18, 18) sts.

Heel for 1-3 and 6-9 months:
Row 1 (RS): knit 15, turn.
Row 2 (WS): slip 1, purl 13, turn.
Row 3: slip 1, knit 12, turn.
Row 4: slip 1, purl 11, turn.
Row 5: slip 1, knit 10, turn.
Row 6: slip 1, purl 9, turn.
Row 7: slip 1, knit 8, turn.
Row 8: slip 1, purl 7, turn.
Row 9: slip 1, knit 11, (knit 1, purl 2, knit 1)-4 times.
Row 10: knit 16, (knit 1, purl 2, knit 1)-4 times.
Row 11: knit 12, turn.
Row 12: slip 1, purl 7, turn.
Row 13: knit 8, turn.
Row 14: slip 1, purl 9, turn.
Row 15: knit 10, turn.
Row 16: slip 1, purl 11, turn.
Row 17: knit 12, turn.
Row 18: slip 1, purl 13, turn.
Row 19: knit 14, turn.
Row 20: slip 1, purl 15, turn.
Row 21: slip 1, *purl 2, knit 2, repeat from *, purl 2, knit 1.
Continue knitting in rib: *knit 1, purl 2, knit 1, repeat from * – 8 (9, -, -) cm.

Heel for 12-18 and 24 months:
Row 1 (RS): knit 17, turn.
Row 2 (WS): slip 1, purl 15, turn.
Row 3: slip 1, knit 14, turn.
Row 4: slip 1, purl 13, turn.
Row 5: slip 1, knit 12, turn.
Row 6: slip 1, purl 11, turn.
Row 7: slip 1, knit 10, turn.
Row 8: slip 1, purl 9, turn.
Row 9: slip 1, knit 8, turn.
Row 10: slip 1, purl 7, turn.
Row 11: slip 1, knit 12, (knit 2, purl 2)-4 times, knit 2.
Row 12: knit 18, (knit 2, purl 2)-4 times, knit 2.
Row 13: knit 13, turn.
Row 14: slip 1, purl 7, turn.
Row 15: slip 1, knit 8, turn.
Row 16: slip 1, purl 9, turn.
Row 17: slip 1, knit 10, turn.
Row 18: slip 1, purl 11, turn.
Row 19: slip 1, knit 12, turn.
Row 20: slip 1, purl 13, turn.
Row 21: slip 1, knit 14, turn.
Row 22: slip 1, purl 15, turn.
Row 23: slip 1, knit 16, turn.
Row 24: slip 1, purl 17, turn.
Row 25: slip 1, knit 1, *purl 2, knit 2, repeat from *.
Continue knitting in rib: *knit 2, purl 2, repeat from * – (-, 10, 11) cm.

Cast off in rib.