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Bulky House Sock Knitting Patterns

January 14, 2026 by Sarah White

I love socks worked in any weight of yarn, but when it’s really cold out I want to wear (and knit!) chunky socks that I can wear around the house. They’re almost like slippers but still shaped like socks for extra comfort that knits up super fast. 

If you’ve never knit socks with chunky yarn before, you might want to start with something simple like these tube socks form Bromefields. They have simple toe shaping but are otherwise a tube (cute sporty stripes at the top optional). The pattern is sized for kids, women and men and uses super bulky yarn. 

Another super bulky tube sock option comes from Lulu Pattern. This one looks like it has very minimal shaping and the part that sits on the leg is all ribbing. The pattern has options to be worked flat or in the round, and it comes in one size. 

Another great easy choice, this time with a heel, is Ya Basic Bed Socks by Jacki Badger. These bulky socks come in three sizes and are what they say they are: basic stockinette socks with a bit of ribbing at the leg. But in this case basic is pretty beautiful. Grab the pattern on Ravelry. 

Stacy Perry’s Bulky Sleep Socks are similar in that they also use bulky yarn and are simple stockinette and ribbing socks, but these encourage stash busting by showing options with stripes and different colored cuffs, heels and toes. This pattern has sizing for kids, women and men, and you can find it on Ravelry. 

Add a heel to your super bulky socks and you’ll have the super chunky cosy sock from All Purls Together. These are worked from the toe up and include a ribbed section that’s meant to be worn folded over for extra warmth. 

The chunky Comfort Hearth Socks from The Fibre Co. (Ravelry) feel a little more like slippers, but still have all the components of a sock, including ribbing, a heel flap and gusset and toe shaping. They’re worked in super bulky yarn and have a cable running down the front. This pattern comes in one size. 

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Have you read?

The Bunny Sweater Knitting Pattern that’s Actually for Cats

I don’t often share knitting patterns for pets, mostly because I don’t think of it. I don’t have a dog, and I’ve never knit for my cats except a knit couch and a little cat bed I made on a knitting machine, both of which were pretty much ignored. 

I have shared some pet bed knitting patterns, and both hats and sweaters for dogs. 

But I don’t think I’ve shared a pattern for a cat sweater, until now. 

This one is the Bunny sweater by Sarah Zhou, so named because her cat is named Bunny, of course. 

It’s a made to measure pattern because cats come in all shapes and sizes, and you can also use any yarn you like and whatever gauge you are getting with that yarn. 

The design is knit from the bottom up, that is, from the tail side up toward the head. Pairs of decreases shape the body as you work toward the armholes, which are made by binding off a few stitches. Then the belly and the back are worked flat, then joined and worked in the round for the chest part. 

There are some design options in the pattern, from the look of the photos they include using a contrasting color for the edging, working a scalloped edging, maybe a foldover collar? But of course you can add your own embellishments, stripes, make it in team colors or for a Halloween costume. I’m sure they’re quick to knit so you can make a bunch if you have a cat who is willing to submit to such torture. 

Bunny looks like a very good and mostly tolerant girl; I don’t think either of my cats would be willing to wear a sweater. But if you make one (the pattern is available on Ravelry) and successfully get your cat to wear it I would love to hear about it!

[Photo: Sarah Zhou]

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