Catoosa Socks, an Easy Sock Knitting Pattern

An easy sock knitting pattern

Catoosa Socks is a free, easy sock knitting pattern from Banana Moon Studio! I have tutorial videos in the works to help you through the cast on, the heel flap, heel turn, gusset, and toe.

These socks have a simple but striking texture through the leg and instep. The pattern features a traditional heel, and a gathered toe (don’t even get me started on how much a hate grafting!).

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These beautiful socks are made in a wonderful, environmentally-friendly yarn from Ancient Arts Yarns! Revival is a yarn that uses reclaimed fibers. The fibers in this yarn would normally be considered waste at the mill and thrown away, but instead they are captured and spun into this great yarn! You choose to help reduce waste by using it! Revival is hand-dyed by Ancient Arts dyer, Caroline Sommerfeld, in Canada. Check out all the glorious colors available from Ancient Arts! Click here!

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Catoosa Socks, an Easy Sock Knitting Pattern

By April Garwood of Banana Moon Studio

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Available Sizes: 6 ½, [7 ½, 8 ½, 9 ¹/₂] inches foot circumference. Make the size that is about 1 inch smaller around than the widest part of your foot.

Yarn: Ancient Arts Yarns Revival (49% Wool, 34% Mohair, 11% Nylon, 4% Acrylic, 2% Silk; 437 yds / 400 m; 3.5 oz / 100 g; CYCA weight: 1 Superfine): 1 skein in Mint Chocolate Chip. See all sock yarn currently in stock from Ancient Arts! Click here!

Knitting Needles: Size 1 (2.25 mm) dpns or long circulars for magic loop. Adjust needle size if necessary to match gauge.

Notions: 1 stitch marker, yarn needle

Gauge: 33 sts x 34 rows = 4″ in Diagonal Grain Stitch as for leg of sock.

Sock

Video tutorial for the cast on here.

CO 56 [64, 72, 80] sts. Place stitch marker to mark start of rnd.

Cuff

Rnd 1: Joining to work in the rnd, *K2, P2, repeat from * around.

Repeat Rnd 1 until piece measures 1 inch from CO edge.

Leg

Work in Diagonal Grain St as follows.

Rnd 1: K all sts

Rnd 2: *K2, yo, K2, pass yo over last 2 sts, repeat from * around.

Rnd 3: K all sts.

Rnd 4: *Yo, K2, pass yo over last 2 sts, K2, repeat from * around.

Repeat these 4 rnds until piece measures 6 inches from cast on edge, ending with a Rnd 2 or 4 repeat. If you’d like a longer sock, one skein of Ancient Arts Yarns Revival provides enough yarn to make the leg about 9 inches long (based on making the 8 1/2 inch circumference sock to fit a ladies US size 10).

Heel Flap

If you need help with the heel flap, click here for a video tutorial!

Work this section back and forth across only half the stitches. Remaining stitches will be worked later.

Row 1: K 28 [32, 36, 40] sts.

Row 2: Sl 1 purlwise wyf, P remaining heel sts.

Row 3: Sl 1 knitwise wyb, K remaining heel sts.

Repeat rows 2 and 3, ending with a Row 2 repeat, for a total of 24 [26, 30, 32] heel flap rows.

Heel Turn

If you need help with the heel turn click here for a tutorial!

Row 1: K 19 [21, 24, 27] sts, ssk, turn.

Row 2: Sl 1 purlwise wyf, P 10 [10, 12, 14], p2tog, turn.

Row 3: Sl 1 purlwise wyb, K 10 [10, 12, 14], ssk, turn.

Row 4: Sl 1, purlwise wyf, P 10 [10, 12, 14], p2tog, turn.

Repeat Rows 3 and 4 until all heel sts have been worked – 12 [12, 14, 16] sts.

Gusset

If you need help with the gusset, click here for a tutorial!

Set up rnd: K all heel sts, pick up and K 14 [15, 17, 18] sts in slipped sts along side of heel flap and the last one or two above the break between the heel flap and the instep, work in pattern across instep (maintaining the Diagonal Grain St), pick up and K 14 [15, 17, 18] sts along other side of heel flap, K the next 6 [6, 7, 8] heel sts again. Start of round is now the middle of the heel sts, place stitch marker if desired to mark new start of rnd – 68 [74, 84, 92] sts.

Rnd 1: K 6 [6, 7, 8] heel sts, K next 14 [15, 17, 18] picked up sts tbl, work in pattern across instep, K next 14 [15, 17, 18] picked up sts tbl, K last 6 [6, 7, 8] heel sts.

Rnd 2 K to 3 sts before start of instep, k2tog, k1, work in pattern across instep, K1, ssk, K to end of rnd – 66 [72, 82, 90] sts.

Rnd 3: K to instep, work in pattern across instep, K to end of rnd.

Repeat Rnds 2 and 3 until 56 [64, 72, 80] sts remain.

Foot

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Finishing

Cut yarn leaving an 8 inch tail. Use a yarn needle to run this end through all rem sts, pull tight to close, weave in ends.

Repeat for 2^nd sock.

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Happy knitting!

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