10 Favorite Free Sock Patterns ~ Day 2

Noro yarn has got to be one of the most versatible yarns and is always one I gravitate to in the yarn shops. I've used the worsted weight Noro for many projects, but just discovered how much I like the sock yarn as well.

The Stripey Noro Socks are made from Noro's self-striping sock yarn. Cute! This is is a design from Rachel Brown and is is now available as a free internet pattern on Ravelry (see fine print at the bottom of this post for copyright usage compliance.) Her pictures are shown of the finished product. Click here or here for the pattern.

© 2008 Rachel C. Brown/Porpoise Designs. All rights reserved. Pattern may not be used to create items for sale or distribution without prior written permission from the author.

10 Favorite Free Sock Patterns ~ Day 1

I'm kind loving hand knit socks. I tried my first pair about a year ago and have made about 10 pairs since then. So far I haven't been too adventurous in my patterns, but feel I'm now ready to tackle some of the really cute patterns out there. For the next 10 days, I'll list 10 of my favorite free sock patterns I've found on the web. Maybe one of them will inspire you to get out some sock yarn and whip up a pair!

A friend was knitting the monkey sock pattern and I fell in love with it the first time I saw it on the needles! It's inspired by falling leaves and was created by Cookie A. Her image of the finished socks is pictured above. This is a free pattern offered on the knitty.com website (a wonderful repository for all kinds of patterns!) Here is the link to the free monkey sock pattern on knitty.com - monkey socks. If you'd rather download it as a pdf file, here is a pdf link - monkey socks pdf