Super Bulky Sock Knitting Patterns

I recently shared a collection of worsted weight sock knitting patterns, which is thicker than some people would like to wear in their shoes (I think they make great boot socks, though!). But if you’re not going to be constrained by shoes, you can make your socks even bigger, such that they become almost like the coziest slippers but even better because they go up your leg, too.

I have a pair of super bulky knee socks that I think I designed myself, but it’s been so long I don’t really remember. I love them. They’re the best thing when it’s truly cold outside, or when the power goes out and you need to stay warm. They’re like hot water bottles that never cool down.

The Staying Home socks from DROPS Design are very similar to the ones I knit. They’re just about as easy as socks get (they do have a turned heel) and would be a great first sock knitting pattern if you’ve never made socks before. The Cottage Slippers from Lion Brand Yarn are a very similar pattern, though these look to me like they have more shaping on the leg.

If you want to jazz up your socks a bit you can add contrasting (in terms of color and texture) stripes, like on these Scrunchy, Slouchy Slipper Socks, also from Lion Brand. These have three sizes, for older kids and small and large adults, so you can keep a lot of feet cozy.

Bendigo Woollen Mills has a pair of mostly garter stitch slipper socks called Stay-at-Home, available as a free pattern on Ravelry. They’re available in three sizes, and because these are more of a slipper there’s no heel turn.

The super slipper socks from Lulu Pattern on Etsy are another simple choice because they’re a tube sock that’s knit flat in ribbing and seamed when you’re done. They don’t take much time at all to knit and are super cozy to wear and look really cute cuffed, as shown.

Make your socks a little more fun by stitching them in sock monkey style like this pattern from Kari Pederson (available on Ravelry). It uses three colors of yarn in classic monkey style and includes sizes for kids through extra large adults.

And just because you’re working with super bulky yarn doesn’t mean your socks have to be plain! Add a cable for a dramatic effect with the Snow Boots pattern from DROPS Design. They come in three sizes for adults and the cables are charted only.

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From the front, the Simply Me Blouse from NORgardknitters looks like a plain, boxy, garter stitch sweater. The kind of thing you’d want to throw on every day, like the knit version of a sweatshirt.

But when you look at the back, you realize there’s more going on than meets the eye.

This sweater also has a giant pleat on the back, giving lots of volume and interest without making the knitting any harder.

Simply Me is worked from the top down, starting with the yoke being worked back and forth in rows. Extra stitches are cast on at the back to form the pleat (which is crocheted closed when the knitting is done) and the body is joined in the round under the underarms.

But if you know anything about knitting in the round, you know that to make garter stitch you have to knit and round and purl a round. To avoid that this pattern uses short rows so you can still knit every round and come out with garter stitch.

The sweater has a wide boatneck and a cropped, boxy shape with three-quarter sleeves. There’s no edging to interrupt the pretty waves of garter stitch.

The pattern comes in six sizes, to fit a bust from 31.5-33.5 inches, or 80-85 cm, up to 43 to 47 inches, or 110-120 cm. But there is a lot of positive ease worked into the pattern, so if you want less ease you can work it for a larger range of sizes. There are lots of projects on the project page on Ravelry, most of which show it in a solid color, but you can also see ideas for stripes or a fade. It calls for DK weight yarn.

You can find the Simply Me Blouse pattern on Ravelry, where it is available in English, Danish, French, German and Norwegian.

[Photo: NORgardknitters]

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