This pattern is included in Joyful Colorwork Socks: 25 New Knitting Patterns for Fun & Whimsical Footwear Featuring Pets, Games, Food, Hobbies & More which was published in November 2024. Joyful Colorwork socks Joyful Colorwork socks

As my obsession with cats continues to grow, so does my love of knitting cat socks. I wanted a cat sock pattern that concentrated on their adorable little faces and repeated all over the
socks. Feel free to be creative and use colors that match your sweet feline friends or go crazy and use rainbow colors if you wish! Or make it simple and only use your favorite cat color throughout the socks.

These socks are knit from the top down.
They have a simple-to-knit cat face motif that starts from the top of the leg and repeats throughout the foot. The socks start with a ribbed cuff and feature a short row heel. Stitches are decreased for the toe and then grafted together.

Sizing
1 (2, 3)
To fit (foot circumference): 8 (9½, 10¾) inches / 19–21 (22.5–24.5, 26–28) cm
Finished circumference: 7 (8½, 9¾) inches / 17.5 (21, 25) cm

Yarn
Fingering weight, Lang Yarns Alpaca Soxx 4 ply (70% superfine alpaca, 30% nylon), 426 yds (390 m) per 100-g skein
Shown in
MC: Pink Melange (1 skein) 60g
CC1: Orange Melange (1 skein) 25g
Cat CC: All fingering sock yarn scrap amounts. Approximately 5 g per set of cats.

Any fingering-weight sock yarn can be used for this sock pattern as long as you can obtain the same gauge.

Needles
For ribbing and stockinette: US 1 (2.25 mm), 32-inch (80-cm) circular for magic loop, or DPNs, or two circulars or a 9-inch (23-cm) circular needle (as preferred).

For colorwork: US 1.5 (2.5 mm), 32-inch (80-cm) circular for magic loop, or DPNs, or two circulars or a 9-inch (23-cm) circular
needle (as preferred).

Gauge
34 sts x 44 rnds = 4 inches (10 cm) for ribbing and stockinette.
34 sts x 38 rnds = 4 inches (10 cm) for colorwork