Description

Socks in Blocks – Vintage Knitting Pattern: Instant PDF Download

Size: Woman’s small or child’s large

Simple garter stitch becomes striking color-block patchwork in this vintage knitting pattern for cozy Socks in Blocks. Knit flat as one long strip in cream, blue, and red, the piece is folded and seamed following a clever diagram to form a slipper-sock shape, with a second set of picked-up stitches worked in twisted colorwork for the cuff. It’s an approachable garter stitch project for knitters who enjoy graphic color combinations and easy folded construction.

Download Free PDF: Slippers in Blocks

Design & Construction Details

Skill Level: Easy/Intermediate.
Construction: Cast on and knit flat as one continuous strip in garter stitch, alternating 24-row blocks of cream, red, blue, cream, and red; bound off, then stitches picked up along one edge and knit 24 more rows, twisting yarns at each color change; finished piece folded according to the pattern diagram and seamed along matching edges to form each slipper.
Finished Measurements: Fits a woman’s small or child’s large foot.
Pattern Style: Written in standard US knitting terms, with a folding/seaming diagram.
Stitches: Knit (garter stitch throughout), twisted color joins.

Recommended Materials & Tools

Yarn: Worsted weight yarn such as Patons Classic Wool Worsted Yarn or Lion Brand Worsted Yarn — approximately 195 yards total (3 oz / 75 g): 1 oz (25 g) each in cream (A), blue (B), and red (C).
Knitting Needles Size: US 9 / 5.5 mm (or size needed to obtain gauge).
Notions: Tapestry needle for seaming.
Gauge: 4 sts = 1″ over garter stitch.

This is a digitally restored PDF knitting pattern
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