Yet another animal in my growing repertoire… a Beluga! This time I took inspiration from my mom’s favorite animal; the bubbled, squishy head is almost as much fun to poke as I’d imagine the real deal would be!

This pattern is available in sizes all the way from 3 years, to adult large. It uses primarily increases and decreases to create its shape, along with short rows - and a few other tricks.

This pattern is written to be fully readable for all sock knitting types, whether that be circular needles, double pointed needles, magic loop… you name it! This pattern is also written with both metric and imperial measurements.

In children’s sizes, you will find instructions for a standard sock toe as well as the flippered, since children are prone to tripping! These socks are best worn as slipper socks.

The childrens’ sizes and adult sizes are in two separate PDFs, so that the size differentiations can be as clear as possible. The adult pattern is labelled, “Beluga Socks,” and the child pattern is named, “Baby Beluga.”

Gauge for this pattern is not crucial, and some minor variation can be allowed.

Please be sure to check out the test knits!! Some are posted here, but you can view more photos on Instagram, under #belugasocks or #emmabermudezdesigns

Sizes in Child Pattern:
3-4 years (approximately US 9-10C, EU 25-27)
5-6 years (approximately US 11-13C, EU 28-31)
7-8 years (approximately US 1-2Y, EU 32-33)
9 years+. All sizes 9 years and up should be taken from the adult sizes pattern of Beluga Socks. Sizes 9-12 years will likely be size Small in the adult sizes pattern, and sizes 12+ will likely be size Medium or Large in the pattern.

Sizes in Adult Pattern:
• Child’s Large/Woman’s Small (approximately women’s shoe size US 5-7; EU 35-37.5)
• Woman’s Medium (approximately women’s shoe size US 7.5-9; EU 38-40)
• Woman’s Large/Men’s Small (approximately women’s shoe size US 9.5-10; EU 40.5-41.5)

Materials Needed for Child Sizes:
• 210 - 350 yards of sock weight yarn
o Pattern uses Knitpick’s Stroll in White
• (4) 11mm buttons
• (4) US 1 (2.25 mm) DPN
• (4) US 2 (2.75 mm) DPN
• Tapestry/Yarn Needle
• Stuffing – about two small handfuls worth

Caution: For very young children, you may wish to substitute in similarly sized felt circles instead of button eyes. The brilliant CrochetKnitted here on Ravelry crocheted eyes - view their project page to see how they did it!

Materials Needed for Adult Sizes:
• 400 - 500 yards of sock weight yarn
o Pattern uses Knitpick’s Stroll in White
• (4) 11mm buttons
• (4) US 1 (2.25 mm) DPN
• (4) US 2 (2.75 mm) DPN
• Tapestry/Yarn Needle
• Stuffing – about two handfuls worth

Gauge:
Stockinette Stitch in the round on US 2s (2.75 mm):
8 stitches x 11 rows in 1 inch

Note: The child sizes will look slightly different due to different proportions, but if you take a look at the child sized socks from test knitters, you can see that it is almost nearly the same in appearance.