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12 Knitted Scrappy Socks Free Patterns to Use Up Leftover Yarn

Turn your leftover yarn into colorful, cozy socks with these 12 free knitted scrappy sock patterns. From striped and rainbow designs to unique leaf and geometric patterns, these projects are perfect for knitters who love creative yarn combinations.

Short sock three of two. A gusset kind of Tuesday.

Universal Yarn Filly, 101 Bloom (46/33/12/9 Cotton/Superwash Merino/Polymide/PBT)

Currently, I am knitting a part two version of my Winter Valedictorian Socks knitting pattern. Personally, I prefer double knitting yarn (a medium weight) for knitting socks.

Valedictorian Socks (pictured) using DK Weight 100% Merino Yarn

However, most sock knitters only use fingering weight sock yarn with at least 25% polyamide blended with the main fiber.

For this reason, I recently acquired Knit Picks’ Tweed Fingering Sock yarn for my latest lightweight cables sock pattern. For fingering yarn, cables have to be knitted in a different format and stitch arrangement in order to maintain a nice structure within such a thin yarn weight.

This is demonstrated in the WIP sample using Unicorn Solid sock yarn by Hobbii. So far, it’s knitting up nicely.

As for the tweed yarn, I love how it’s a fingering weight that actually looks like a thicker weight! I have already knitted up a ribbing swatch and it’s making me giddy. I will have the final objects to show soon.

All of my patterns are available at Lovecrafts under Handknit Harmonies. Also, I am on TikTok now @KeishaKnits.

There, that's done. Today was cool and a little rainy, a perfect day to finish the short sock I was knitting on the ferry yesterday. The finished pair is so comfortable, bright, and cheerful.

It'll be close, but I should be able to knit two more short socks from the rest of the ball of Universal Yarn's Filly cotton and wool fingering weight yarn in colorway 101 Bloom.

It was really just a series of delays, and if you live here for very long you learn forbearance. Several ferries have run late all day, probably the result of crew availability. At Lopez Island, the last stop before returning to Friday Harbor, a collision on the car deck kept us there for a while. I don't think I've seen a ferry make that last leg as quickly as we did today.

Honestly, I didn’t mind. The sky was so clear you could see Mt. Baker, and the day was generally beautiful. I would have liked a little MORE time to finish the last round of my sock before starting toe decreases. As long as I have knitting with me, long lines, delays, and wait times barely affect me.

A little peaceful porch knitting on this soft sunny Sunday. From bottom to top, stacked the finished short sock, the ball of Universal Yarn's Filly, and the sock-in-progress.

Sometimes you just have to stop and breathe. We’ve had exceptionally pleasant weather for the beginning of July… breezy, misty 63° weather, even a little rain. I finished turning the heel on this short sock during ferry knitting, so I took an afternoon to continue with the gusset. This colorway of Filly is so cheerful!

Socks, always socks

Much as I enjoy ferry knitting, it's not good for documenting a new sock pattern. It IS a good (?) that I've only knit one of four short socks from a ball of Filly. I cast on a new sock last night so I could knit the heel flap and turn the heel on the ferry today.

The ferry itself, MV Tillikum, is the oldest in the Washington State Ferries system, older even than me. I took my camera around the passenger deck for a change. It's not luxurious, but there are jigsaw puzzles on some tables.

Universal Yarn Filly, 101 Bloom (46/33/12/9 Cotton/Superwash Merino/Polymide/PBT)