Gorgeous Jack O’Lantern Socks to Knit for Halloween

The other day I mentioned that pumpkins are a great decorative item throughout the fall as long as you don’t carve them.

But there’s definitely a place in our homes — and on our knitting needles — for some Halloween-themed projects as well.

I saw these pumpkin patch socks from Jayne Winn on Ravelry the other day and fell in love. The little jack o’lanterns are so cute, and the stranded colorwork continues on the foot of the sock, making them extra warm and squishy if Halloween tends to be cold where you live.

Because of the stranded knitting it’s suggested you go up a needle size from your normal preferred sock needle size, which, along with the colorwork (just one more round!), will make the project go that much faster.

And even if you don’t finish them this year, they’ll be perfect for Halloweens to come.

The pattern is on Ravelry and runs £3.50, or about $4.73.

[Photo: Jayne Winn, via Ravelry.]

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Why should the fireplace get all the fun? Instead of knitting stockings this year, why not whip up a pair of Christmas themed socks? These Christmas sock knitting patterns are lots of fun to make and you can wear them to holiday gatherings for years to come.

For our friends in the southern part of the world, there are the Christmas in July socks from the Kiwi Lodge – Kylie (Ravelry link). These shorty socks are covered in Christmas trees and have bright pink heels and toes for a tropical feel. There’s also an option to make a longer sock if you celebrate somewhere it’s colder.

Twin Stitches Designs (Ravelry) has a fun pattern with mix and match colorwork motifs you can use to build your own cozy Christmas socks. From the sample socks I see Christmas puddings, trucks hauling trees, Santa belts, ornaments and a couple of different borders. There may be more patterns included but the listing doesn’t say. Make a pair that matches or use different motifs on each foot for extra holiday cheer.

If you want to stick to Christmas puddings on your holiday socks, check out this cute pattern from Stone Knits. These lovely socks feature a band of puddings around the leg and a bit of holly by the toes.

These vintage holiday light socks from Grey Owl Knits by Sarah are classic looking and lots of fun at the same time. I love this color combination but of course you can make your lights and stripes whatever colors you like or have on hand. They’re worked using stranded knitting.

And if you’d like even more of a mix of patterns for your socks, try Barbara Ceglédi’s Christmas Chaos socks, a free pattern on Ravelry. The pattern includes 25 little motifs you can choose from, ranging from snowflakes and Christmas trees to elf hats, reindeer and hearts.

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