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Red worsted-weight socks with navy cuffs and heels, cream toes, and narrow cream stripes.

Knit-able Inspiration

Worsted Color-Block Socks

A simple sock becomes something special with a contrasting cuff, stripe, heel, and toe.

These cozy socks prove that you don’t need a complicated stitch pattern to create something eye-catching. Start with a simple stockinette sock, then use contrasting colors for the cuff, heel, toe, and a narrow stripe.

Use the Knit It Now Sock Builder to create the pattern for your foot size, your yarn, and your gauge. Choose Cuff to Toe or Toe Up.

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Make It Your Own

  • Knit the cuff in a contrasting color.
  • Use the main color for the leg and foot.
  • Add one narrow stripe below the cuff.
  • Repeat the cuff color at the heel.
  • Finish with a contrasting toe.
  • Change the colors, stripe width, or stripe placement to create your own version.

Build Your Version

  • Choose a warm worsted-weight yarn suitable for your machine.
  • Select a main color and one or two contrasting colors.
  • Knit and measure a gauge swatch.
  • Open the Knit It Now Sock Builder.
  • Choose Cuff to Toe or Toe Up.
  • Enter the wearer’s foot measurements and the measured gauge.
  • Follow the generated pattern, changing colors at the cuff, stripe, heel, and toe.

Featured Yarn

Wool of the Andes Tweed Worsted

A warm worsted-weight wool that makes these especially suitable as cozy slipper socks or boot socks. Swatch first and use a machine that can comfortably knit the yarn.

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Worsted Socks by Kerin Dimeler-Laurence

The original paid hand-knitting pattern is worked from the toe up and inspired the color-blocked look of this Knit-able.

View the Original Knit Picks Pattern

Ready to Knit Your Own?

Choose your yarn, enter your gauge, and create a sock pattern sized for the wearer.

Build My Custom Sock Pattern

Knit It Now members can use their own measurements and gauge to generate custom machine-knitting instructions.

Worsted Socks designed by Kerin Dimeler-Laurence. Images courtesy of Knit Picks.