Crab Walk Socks: Knitting Pattern PDF

These beach inspired socks are knit from the toe up and have a modified star toe (evenly spaced increases around) and a flapless gusset heel. The pattern uses a variation of the bowknot stitch to create little crabs in the surf.

This pattern is written in needle neutral terms and can be worked on dpns or circular needles with your favorite small circumference circular knitting method.

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What to Expect

Skills: basic knit and purl stitches, repetitive stitch patterns, simple color changes, small circumference knitting in the round

Construction and Shaping: toe-up, star toe, flapless gusset heel, smocking

Yarn Weight: sock/fingering

Recommended Yarn: CoBaSi by HiKoo (shown in #001 White and #951 Raffi Tonal)

Recommended Needle Size: US size 1.5 (2.5 mm) dpns or circular needles

Finished Measurements:

size 60 (65, 70) sts around

sock circumference - 7 ½ (8, 8 ¾) inches

sock foot length - 8 ¾ (9 ¼, 10) inches

Pattern Length: 6 pages