Easter Sock Knitting Patterns

Looking to knit something for Easter that’s totally different from your traditional baskets and eggs? Why not knit some Easter socks? Of course bunnies don’t have to be for Easter; these are all socks you can wear all spring long and beyond, but would be especially fun around Easter.

I love these multicolored bunny socks from Naehbenwirkung on Etsy. The yarn does most of the work but the designer says they are for more experienced sock knitters because there are no tutorials included. The pattern, which is for a single size, is charted and available in English and German.

Renarde Endormie‘s spring rabbit socks are also cute and would be a great little stash buster as they are shown using four colors of yarn. The socks include stripes, stranded colorwork and contrasting heels, toes and cuffs (here shown in two different colors but you could make them all match if you’d rather. The pattern comes in three sizes.

I love the bunny on the Bunny Wishes socks from Grey Owl Knits By Sarah. It looks like it just hopped off an ancient tapestry. These socks are worked in two colors from the cuff down and using different needle sizes to accommodate the colorwork. I think this one is one size.

If you like shortie socks and lots of whimsy, stitch up the Bunny Got Back socks by Amy Gunderson for Universal Yarn. These sweet socks have a row of bunnies around the foot and a bunny tail pompom on the back. The pattern is free and comes in one size.

Use reverse stockinette stitch on a stockinette stitch background to make the bunnies on these socks from Nicloa Susen (available in German and English on Ravelry). They use a single color of yarn and are worked from the top down with a chart for the rabbits. The pattern comes in 5 sizes.

Another one in English and German (and also on Ravelry) is Spring Socks with Bunny (or Frühlingssocken mit Hase) from Tanja Steinbach. These sweet socks have a bunny peeking up from the toe end of the socks. The pattern page shows this done both with colorwork and reverse stockinette stitch, so you can take your pick. The pattern includes three designs in English: the bunny socks, a colorwork sock with circles in squares, and a striped sock.

Not too long ago I did a test knit for another designer that was for a cabled cardigan. It’s really cozy and nice but it just about broke me in a ton of different ways. I couldn’t get gauge, which I suppose is my own problem, but mainly I was somehow both bored and forced to pay attention at the same time.

Because it used the same cable all over, I always had to know what row I was on, but nine out of ten of those rows, nothing in particular was going on. So I couldn’t stop paying attention, but what I needed to attend to was boring.

It may have ruined me for knitting cabled sweaters, but maybe I just need something that’s more engaging. Like this Modern Aran Cardigan pattern from Lion Brand Yarn.

This is a reworking of an old pattern from their archives, and you can tell that form the classic look of the cables and the oversized feel (nothing cropped about this one!). It has allover cables, but like a classic Aran sweater it’s not the same cable, so you’ll have to pay attention to what row you’re on and what cable turns happen for which cables on that row.

Because of this, it’s considered an intermediate knitting pattern, but if you’re comfortable working from multiple charts at once it shouldn’t be a problem for you. There are three different charts and seven different cable moves.

Also because the pattern is so big and boxy there are only two sizes available, with a finished chest measurement of either 49 or 63 inches (that’s 124.5 or 160 cm). It’s up to you to decide how much ease you would like and whether that will work for your body.

The pattern uses worsted weight yarn (and calls for another classic, Lion Brand Fisherman’s Wool). It calls for six buttons and includes pockets to make it extra cozy.

This one looks like a great winter project to make and to wear if you’re up for a bit of a challenge. You can grab the free pattern or buy a kit with the yarn needed direct from Lion Brand Yarn.

[Photo: Lion Brand Yarn]

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