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.

I love the look of mesh tops for summer, but I don’t know that I would ever actually wear one that’s full of giant holes, even though I admit they look cool (in both senses of the word) on other people.

What I would wear, though, is something that’s still lacy but maybe a little bit more subdued, like this chevron lace knit top from Yarnspirations.

This easy to knit T-shirt style top is worked flat in two pieces from the bottom up, using and easy lace pattern that’s a repeat of 10 stitches and four rows (though the wrong side rows are just purled, so there’s only two rows you need to learn the pattern on).

It has little cap sleeves that are worked as part of the top by casting on stitches where you need them.

If you’re new to lace knitting this is a good one to try because the pattern includes both written and charted instructions, and the only skills you need are yarn over, knit two together, slip slip knit and slip 1 knit 2 together pass the slipped stitch over (which makes a centered decrease).

There are four size options available (which they claim is enough to cover XS to 5XL), with finished chest measurements ranging from 38.5 inches (that’s 98 cm) to 59 inches, or 150 cm. The amount of ease would vary widely depending on your size and the size garment you choose. For example the largest size is said to fit a chest measurement from 5258 inches/132-147.4 cm, which gives you a range of ease from 1-7 inches, or 2.5 to 17.78 cm, depending on your size. Just something to be aware of when you think about how you want it to fit.

The project calls for Red Heart Cotton Breeze yarn, which isn’t a yarn I’ve tried yet, but it’s a DK weight acrylic and cotton blend, which should make a lightweight top that’s great for summer.

Grab the free pattern from Yarnspirations.

[Photo: Yarnspirations]

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