I’ll be honest. I went through what I’ve been calling a Designer Drought for the last couple of years. Covid-related? Probably, but still, hardly any decent ideas for a long time. Until Fall 2022, when I ran into a question online from someone (can’t remember who or where) asking questions about something they called the Crocodile Sock. I scrolled past the question a couple of times, each time confused about why someone was asking about an Elton John song in a knitting forum. Because I was reading it as Crocodile Rock.

It hit me. I could totally replace the word ROCK with SOCK for any song I wanted. That could be my inspiration for a whole line of sock patterns. I was back.

This sock pattern grew out of that idea because it doesn’t get more rock and roll than Queen’s We Will Rock You. The specific color and look of the sock is inspired by Freddie Mercury’s yellow military jacket that he wore during the 1986 “Magic” Tour of Europe. The stars on the top of the foot come from the star shaped sunglasses Freddie wore for the We Will Rock You music video. There’s also a version with decorative buttons, if you don’t want to mess with the buckles.

And there you have it. We will, we will SOCK YOU