Two legs wearing light blue hand-knitted socks with a textured zigzag pattern, standing on a light wooden floor against a neutral background. Cosy and warm vibe.
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Close-up of two light blue knitted baby booties on a white wooden surface. The soft texture and pastel colour create a cosy, serene atmosphere.
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Two feet in cosy, textured blue socks rest beside a pair of worn brown hiking boots on a white wooden floor, conveying warmth and comfort.

Sloping Hills Socks

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Cosy boot socks pattern knitted in 8ply (DK) yarn to create thick, cosy walking socks. Easy-to-work textured pattern, perfect for next-step sock knitters.

 

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Knitted in cosy DK (8ply) yarn, the Sloping Hills socks are a quick knit and have the addition of purl stitches to create texture and interest in the pattern.  The purl “slopes” are easy to follow in both written and charted instructions, and the pattern is repeated on the front and the back of the socks.

They have a heel flap and gusset; the heel flap is created with slip stitches to give a comfortable, cushioned heel.  The pattern is written for four sizes from 8 – 9½ inches (20-24cm) foot circumference.

You can read more about the pattern in this blog post:  Sloping Hills Socks

 

Useful to know

Size

To fit ball of foot circumference 8 [8½:9:9½] inches ; 20 [22:23:24] cm

 

Yarn
1 x 100g skein Baa Baa Brighouse Baa Baa Brew DK in Strangstry

A note about yarn meterage – the socks pictured are knitted on 44sts and are a UK size 5.  I only just got one pair out of the DK yarn.  Unless you are making the smallest size for a small shoe size, I would recommend two skeins of yarn (or certainly one skein plus an amount for contrasts) for these socks.

 

Materials

3.5mm needles – short circular needle, DPNs (double pointed needles) or 80cm circular for magic loop

1 set DPNs size 4.0mm (optional for a looser cuff)

1 set DPNs size 3.5mm (not required for magic loop)

Stitch holder (optional)

Stitch markers

Wool needle

 

Tension

21 sts to 10 cm (4 ins) in stocking stitch (worked in the round) on 2.5mm needles.

 

This pattern is for:

  • Knitters who can confidently cast on, knit and purl. (I’ll help you with the rest!)
  • People who are looking to add texture to a basic sock shape – this is a great next-step pattern.
  • Knitters who want a quick finish – DK socks are great for a speedy sock knit!

 

Printing info:

The pattern is 11 pages long.

  • 9 pages of pattern including written instructions and charts
  • 2 pages of additional information at the end

 

 

This pattern is based on my Basic 4ply Socks pattern, which means that you can find photo and video help in the Winwick Mum Sockalong tutorials.  You can find out more here:

HOW TO KNIT SOCKS

 

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