Crochet these adorable baby socks in a flash using double crochet for the Easy Crochet Baby Socks!
Design Story and Inspiration
For the Holiday Maker’s Challenge I designed a pair of Crochet Ankle Socks and they were very well received, so I wanted to make a tiny version.
I had some fingering weight yarn in my stash and went to work using simple double crochet, the way I love to make all my crochet slippers and socks. I love, love how these turned out!!
Yarn Options
The yarn I used had been separated from its label, but I know it was Yarn Bee Authentic Hand Dyed Tonal, which is a fingering weight sock yarn. I do not, however, know what colorway this is, but it takes so little yarn that if you have a bit of fingering weight scrap yarn it will work.
So choose any fingering weight yarn you like for this pattern. Gauge is important, so be sure to check gauge before you begin. Some crocheters reported having to go down a hook size.
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Easy Crochet Baby Socks
What You’ll Need
Yarn: Yarn Bee Authentic Hand Painted Yarn, 1 skein, or other Fingering Weight Yarn that gets gauge (Category #1)
Hook: US Size E (3.5mm)
Notions: Yarn needle, scissors
Gauge: 24 sts and 14 rows = 4″ (10 cm) in dc
Finished Size
To fit 0-3 months
Abbreviations
Chain (ch)
Single Crochet (sc)
Double Crochet (dc)
Front Post Double Crochet (fpdc)
Back Post Double Crochet (bpdc)
Round (Rnd)
**See this post if you have trouble working post double crochet
Pattern Notes
Ch 3 counts as stitch.
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Easy Crochet Baby Socks Pattern
With MC, make magic circle.
Rnd 1: Ch 3, 7 dc in magic ring, pull tightly and join with slip st to top of chain (8 sts).
Rnd 2: Ch 3, dc in same st, 2 dc in each st around, join with slip st to top of chain (16 sts).
Rnd 3: Ch 3, 2 dc in next st, *dc, 2 dc in next st; repeat from * around, join with slip st to top of chain (24 sts).
Rnds 4-8: Ch 3, dc in each dc, join with slip st to top of chain.
Change to rows.
Rows 1-4: Ch 3, dc 11; turn. – (12 sts).
Join with slip st to first st with outside of sock facing you. (This will leave an opening in the back of the sock that we will seam later.)
Top Ribbing
Rnd 1: Ch 3, dc 5 sts evenly along sides of rows to last row before slipper changed to rounds, dc2tog into side of last row and first st of round, dc across 10 unworked sts of last round (top of foot), dc2tog last unworked st and side of first row, dc 6 sts evenly along sides of rows to end; join with sl st – (24 sts).
Rnd 2: Ch 3, (fpdc, bpdc) to end, working last st as fpdc.
Note: Work around both posts of the two dc2tog from Rnd 1.
Fasten off.
Finishing
Use yarn tail to stitch seam in back of heel.
Weave in ends.
Final Thoughts on the Easy Crochet Baby Socks
That’s it! These are SO super easy with only 14 total rows and double crochet! I made these easily in just about an hour, so they would make wonderful last minute baby shower gifts.
Happy Crocheting!
Amanda
