Hello friends! There has been one crochet item I have been avoiding for a long time. It’s not because I don’t like it but because I don’t need it as much. However, I finally figured out a way to make it work for me. Today I bring to you my latest crochet lace socks.
Took me a while to make a sock because the weather doesn’t get extremely cold over here and I may not wear it as much. However, I realized lace socks would work best for me. So I decided to go with the lace socks. This is my first time making socks and I learnt a few things along the way, which I will be sharing as we go on.
I started these socks by making a magic ring and in that magic ring I did 6 single crochet stitches which ended the first round but i didn’t close off the row as I would when working in rounds, I didn’t want this to have a seam line, so I used a stitch marker to indicate the start of a new row. For the next row, I increased the stitches by 6 and did the same pattern of increase by 6 stitches till I got to the 6th row. Then I did regular rows for the next 4 rows which are 7-10.
I started the kact pattern on the 11th row, the pattern consists of shells and chains. I had a total of 6 shells and 6 chains. I started with making 2 double crochets in one stitch, chain 1 and skip 1 stitch then 2 double crochets in the next stitch, chain 4 and skip 3 stitches then started again with another shell which is 2 double crochets in one stitch, chain 1 and skip 1 stitch then 2 double crochets in the next stitch till the end of the row, I did the same on the next row. However, on the 3rd row instead of doing 4 chains, I did 2, single crochet in the middle of chain 4 from the previous 2 rows and another chain 2. Then repeated rows 1 - 3 till I got my desired length.
I was going for knee-length lace socks, however, I had to settle for ankle length because I ran out of yarn. While making the socks I realized for lace socks a lighter yarn with a smaller hook size would be better. I used a 4.5mm hook for this one and worsted weight yarn, it is nice but feels thick. I would prefer a fingering yarn and a 2.5-3mm hook for the next one I will make.
Overall, I am happy with the result. I love how the shell complements the socks and is perfect for what I am looking for. I would like to know your thoughts on the socks.
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