Knitting patterns for socks with funny, clever, or novelty designs. Most patterns are free. Updated 8/18/24
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Free Patterns
Film Reel Socks
Socks for movie buffs with a pattern that looks like film strips. Knit cuff down with heel options inspired by film genres. Fingering weight yarn. Designed by Alex Parker Mooney.
Balloon Flight Socks
Whimsical socks featuring a girl holding on to balloons that are lifting her up in the air. A fanciful reminder of how far our dreams and imagination can take us. Fingering weight yarn. Leicht designed by Annette Schleicher. Pictured project by Yngvild
Froggy Feet Socks
Fun and easy to knit cuff down heel flap sock pattern with cute frog faces.Sizes S, M, L. Fingering weight yarn. Designed by Firefly Fiber Arts Studio.
Bunny Socks
Adorable socks with knitted rabbit ears and embroidered bunny face. Sizes UK Shoe Size Adult 3-4 5-6 7-8 9-11. Designed by Cygnet.
Sheep Slippers
Adult slippers with sheep woolly loop coat, face, and ears.Designed by Janis Frank who allows you to sell any of the arm warmers, gloves or mitts you make from this pattern. Web version is free. PDF available for purchase and Janis also offers completed slippers for sale.
- Get the free knitting pattern - web version. Scroll down the target page to see the pattern.
- Buy the PDF knitting pattern at Etsy
- Buy the finished slippers knitting pattern at Etsy
Star Wars Socks
Socks with motifs inspired by Star Wars including storm troopers, Millenium Falcon, Rebel Alliance insignia, Death Star more. DK weight yarn. Designed by Anu Vehkomäki. May only be free a limited time.
Dragon Legs (and Arms!)
Legwarmers (or armwarmers) with dragon spikes along the back. Size baby, toddler, child. Designed by Nicole Spring.
Alien Superhero Socks
These socks are covered with the friendliest of extraterrestrials in stranded colorwork. Size options: Foot circumference unstretched/stretched: Newborn – 4.5 /6 inches (11/15cm); X-small – 4.75/6 inches (12/15cm); S – 5.5/7.5 inches (15/19cm); M – 6.25/8.25 inches (16/21cm); L – 6.75/8.75 inches (17/22cm). Designed by Mary Pat McGurk. Pictured projects by niemiecp and TalyaInLove
Elephant Socks
With knit ears and eyes, the foot of this sock becomes and elephant's face and trunk. SIZE: 24 months (2 yrs), Child 3, Child 5-6. Designed by Lion Brand Yarn. Pictured projects by designer and staceracer
Pianissimo Keyboard Socks
Sideways knitted socks designed by Lori Torrance areknitted flat with either stranded or intarsia knitting for the keyboard, thenkitchener stitched into a tube. The toe, cuff and afterthought heel added last. Pictured project by Asjav
Yinyang Kitty Socks
Toe-up ankle socks with a kitty chart on the toe and foot and a simple short-row heel. Designed by Geena Garcia
Bunny Got Back Socks
Ankle socks with stranded bunny rabbits on the toe and pompom cottontails on the back. Designed by Amy Gunderson.
Star Trek Socks
Socks featuring the Star Trek and Klingon insignias in in stranded colorwork. Designed by Laura Hohman.
Hermes Winged Baby Socks
Let your favorite baby “fly” by putting wings on their feet! These darling little socks are fun and functional all at the same time. Top down with short row heel. Designed by ChemKnits.
Cowasocky Socks
Cuff-down, heel-flap & gusset, intarsia-in-the-round sock with a 5-toed udder and cow spotted pattern. Sizes: S,M,L,XL. Designed by Leslie Comstock.
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Rebel Alliance Socks
Star Wars inspired socks with Rebel Alliance emblem and repeated REBEL letters. Designed by Marie Wall. Sizes Adult & Teen
TARDIS Police Box Sox
Complete sock pattern inspired by Doctor Who that is knit top-down with a heel flap with stranded colorwork and slipped stitches. Other heel styles can easily be used in place of the heel flap. Designed by Audry Nicklin who wanted to create a complete sock pattern that fit without being too tight or loose. Sizes Small (Large); 7½ (9)” / 19 (23) cm around ball of foot and calf, unstretched. Fingering weight yarn.
- Get the free knitting pattern
- See more Doctor Who Knitting Patterns
- Watch Doctor Who at Amazon (free with Prime)
Hogwarts Socks
Stranded socks inspired by Harry Potter with a Hogwarts coat of arms emblem. Designed by Pauliina Mathlin. Available in English and Finnish
- Get the free knitting pattern
- See more Harry Potter inspired Knitting Patterns
- Watch or read Harry Potter at Amazon
Watermelon Socks
Socks with watermelon slices on cuff and the rest of the sock designed to look like watermelon. DK weight yarn. Designed by Minna Metsänen for Novita.
Mouse Socks
These adorable socks are excerpted from Fiona Goble’s Knitted Animal Scarves, Mitts, and Socks.
- Get the free knitting pattern
- Get the book Knitted Animal Scarves, Mitts, and Socks on Amazon (Kindle or Paperback)
- See more Mouse Knitting Patterns
Pug Socks
The pug socks are knitted cuff down, with a hidden rib that helps you keep your socks up, but doesn’t interfere with the cuteness! Designed by Johanna Eriksson
Unicorn Socks
Socks with a stranded design of unicorns, rainbows, hearts, and stars. Designed by Beyond The Loops. DK weight yarn.
Spider Socks
Terri Knight adapted Barbara Walker’s large spider pattern for these socks. Pictured project by kitman
Other knitters have adapted this design for gloves, mitts, and handwarmers.
- Get the free knitting pattern
- See the gloves project by kristinnitsirk
- See Barbara Walker’s Treasuries of Knitting Patterns
Steely Man Superman Tribute Socks
Therese Sharp’s adorable socks have little capes like their namesake. Sized for 3y, 4y, 5y, 6y, 7y
All Is Love Socks
Socks with “All You Need Is Love” and hearts in stranded colorwork. Designed by Cita Steinmeier. Available in English and Danish. Great with multi-colored yarn to automatically change colors.
Strings Colorwork Socks
These socks feature stringed instrument motifs on the upper and a fret board design on the sole. Options for two different soles – a guitar or ukulele fret board. M,L,XL (60,72,84sts) Designed by Tanja Fleischer
- Get the free knitting pattern
- Get the Lana Grossa Magico II yarn used by the designer on Amazon
- See more Music Themed Knitting Patterns
Minion Socks
Sandrine Rousseau designed these socks with instructions for sizes baby to adult. Pictured project by strickratte
- Get the free knitting pattern
- See more Minion Knitting Patterns
- Watch Minions movie or get Minions merch at Amazon
Oh Jamie, My Jamie Socks
Maryse Roudier was inspired by Jamie Fraser to create these socks with the stag and crown from the
Fraser Clan crest and a strawberry for extra symbolism.
- Get the free pattern from Ravelry
- See more Outlander Knitting Patterns
- Watch Outlander or get Outlander books at Amazon
Ruby Slipper Booties
Rain O’Brien designed these baby booties inspired by the Wicked Witch of the East. Size: 3-6 (6-9) months
Patterns for Purchase
Monster Feet Teeth Socks
Make a variety of toothy little monsters for your feet! Multiple charts for different kinds of teeth are included, as well as modifications for striped and spotted monsters! Five sizes are included, so you can make Feet Teeth for everyone, from kids to grandpas! Fingering weight yarn. Designed by Summerleedesignco
Pawsome Pals Koala, Fox, and Pig Animal Socks
Adorable animal socks featuring 3 animal options - a Koala, a Fox, and a Pig. Knit from the toe up with short row heel. Sizes XS - XL to fit ages 3-5, 5-9, 7-12, Adult S/M, and Adult M/L. Fingering weight yarn. Designed by Lauren Riker of Girly Knits
Here be Dragons Socks
Fire breathing dragon sockw with legs, spikes, wings, and teeth. Omit the front legs and make yourself a Wyvern. Knit cuff down with heel flap. Sizes Child’s Large/Woman's Small, Woman's Medium, Woman's Large/Men's Small. Designed by Emma Bermudez of originalknitwear.
Catch of the Day Socks
Fish socks has a continuous scale pattern across the body of the fish, an eye socket so you know where to sew on the eyes, fins, and curled lips! Knit cuff down with heel flap. Sizes Child’s Large/Woman's Small, Woman's Medium, Woman's Large/Men's Small. Designed by Emma Bermudez of originalknitwear.
Knitted Animal Socks and Hats: 35 furry and friendly creatures to keep you warm
35 patterns for simple stretchy socks for everyone from babies to adults as well as hats including dinosaur socks, teddy booties, monster feet, and socks that look like raccoons, piglets, pandas, poodles, bats and more. Designed by Fiona Gable.
Knitted Animal Scarves, Mitts and Socks
35 patterns for accessories designed like a fox, kitten, duckling, shark, penguin, elephant scarf, zebra, mice, and more.
Beer Socks
Socks inspired by a beer stein with handle and foam at the cuff. Designed by BNMByo who also sells the finished socks.
Unicorn Socks
These pretty unicorn socks are worked in the round from the top down, then worked in rows at the heel before again working in the round for the remainder of the sock. The unicorn features are worked in pieces and then sewn on. Sizes 2-4 (4-6) years. Designed by Fiona Goble. Aran weight yarn. Available as one of the 35 patterns in Knitted Animal Socks and Hats or as one of the 16 patterns in Issue 94 of Knit Now.
- See more pics and get Knitted Animal Socks and Hats at Amazon
- See more pics and get this issue of Knit Now at Pocket Mag
Little Foxy Socks
Pattern comes in sizes for Baby, Toddler, Kid, Adult (teen)
Cat Socks
These socks are designed as thigh high, but with a few easy adjustments to the pattern you can make them to fit as over the knee socks, or simply knee high. 3 sizes. Cat face design is written and charted. Designed by SarahTaylorDesigner
Shark Socks
Shark socks look as if the shark has eaten the foot and is working its way up the rest of the leg. A wide range of sizes available to fit the whole family. Fits shoe sizes Preteen boys size 4-5 or Women's size 5-7. Designed by Rhonda Westeen. Fingering weight yarn. Pictured project by designer and Mommabear
Clarinet Stockings
Thigh high sock (approx 22 inches tall) in 3 sizes. Knit cuff down and uses color work using intarsia, embossing, bobbles and eyelets to achieve the appearance of a clarinet. Fingering weight yarn. Designed by Anne Pickering
