Thick Socks Three More Ways

These socks are my attempt to create more options for socks knit with sock yarn held double. I have come to prefer the warmth and squishiness of thicker socks, and I love that it uses a full skein of sock yarn plus some minis or leftovers. The heels, toes and cuffs are knit the same, and there are three options for patterning, and all are easy to memorize once the pattern is established.

This pattern is knit using sock weight yarn held double throughout and comes in two adult sizes. The heel, toe, and cuff can be knit entirely in a contrast colour (as in the Fenced Rows and Garden Plots socks), OR knit using one strand of the contrast colour with one strand of the main colour (as in the Cobblestones socks). I provide instructions for a heel flap and gusset, but your preferred heel method or pattern can be substituted.