I’m so excited to share the third (and final) post in the Ice Cream Socks series by ACCROchet! Julie has been sharing her Ice Cream Socks pattern with us in parts. Today’s post shares the last part of the pattern, along with Julie’s best tips for crocheting the heels on socks.
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About Julie Desjardins
In French, ACCRO means addict. ACCROchet is therefore a play on words, to explain this crochet enthusiast’s main motivation. ACCROchet is Julie Desjardins, a bilingual French Canadian crochet designer, who obviously enjoys puns. Julie’s aim is to foster communities that value and recognize the artist’s talent, time, and tools, and that want to surround themselves in those same luxurious elements.
Crochet Pattern (with tips for first time sock crocheters) by ACCROchet
The Heel
There are different methods to add a heel to a crochet sock. Two very basic ones are the short row heel, and the afterthought heel. Fun fact: Once you get going on your sock adventures, you’ll be able to change almost any pattern to the heel you prefer, or a variation thereof. You’ll also discover that there are many different heels one can use, and that you’ll choose to best complement the sock you are crocheting.
The Ice Cream socks use the afterthought heel.
In the afterthought heel, you crochet the entire sock: toes, foot, leg, and border – while creating a hole onto which a heel will later be added. One major advantage of this heel is that when it becomes worn, as it likely will before any other part of the sock, you can simply frog it and replace it!
The afterthought heel will be worked around the opening created between the foot and leg, in rounds. Decreases at one or both sides of the sock give the heel its shape. Once the desired length is achieved, the work is finished off, and the remaining opening is sewn closed.
It may be helpful to think of the opening as having a top & bottom: top being the stitches on the leg, and bottom being the (often) equal number of stitches on the foot. In the Ice Cream socks, the decreases are evenly spaced, 2 per round: 1 on the top portion, and one on the bottom portion.
This way, the heel is well-balanced. You are now almost at the finish line with your crochet socks. Here is the last set of instructions!
Thanks to Marie for giving me this space to teach you guys about something I really really love to create.
– Julie
Notes from Underground Crafter:
Part 1 of this pattern, which includes a complete supply list and information for making a gauge swatch, is available here. Part 2 of this pattern, which includes the first part of the pattern and tips for making toes and feet, is available here.
Fpdc… front post double crochet Note from Underground Crafter: A video tutorial of this stitch is available below the stitch guide.
Rep… repeat
Sc… single crochet
Sk… skip
Sl st… slip stitch
St… stitch
A video tutorial for the BPdc and FPdc is available below.
If you can’t see the video tutorial for the BPdc and FPdc above, watch it on YouTube.
OPENING FOR HEEL
Ch 33*, sk 22 sts, sl st in next. Rounds will start here from this point on.
*Tip : If you are familiar with foundation stitches, you can fsc 22 instead and ignore the instructions to sk chs in the next round & Heel Round 1.
Round (24, 27, 30, 33): Ch 2, dc in ea dc to ch space, over chs work (dc in next 2 chs, sk 1 ch)11x, special join.
LEG
In stripes as established.
Rounds (25-33, 28-38, 31-44, 34-50): Ch 2, dc in ea st around, special join (see notes).
Round (34, 39, 45, 51): Ch 2, dc in ea st around, join with sl st in starting ch.
At the end of last round, change to PINK. Cut CREAM & GRAY.
TOP BORDER
Round (35, 40, 46, 52): Ch 2, dc in ea st around, join with sl st in starting ch.
Rounds (36-39, 41-45, 47-51, 53-57): Ch 2 (does not count as st), bpdc around 1st, bpdc around next, fpdc around next 2, *bpdc around next 2, fpdc around next 2. Repeat from * around, sl st to 1st bpdc.
At the end of last round, change to PINK. Weave CREAM & GRAY ends in.
HEEL (all adult sizes)
With right-side facing, join PINK with sl st in 1st st* of heel opening. (*Hint: This will be the stitch at the very right, on the bottom of the opening)
Round 1: Ch 1, sc in ea st to chs, over chs work (sk 1, sc in next 2)11x. Do not join. Heel is worked in a spiral. 44 sc
Round 2 (dec): (Sc2tog in 1st 2 sts, sc in next 20)2x. 42 sc
Rounds 3-13 (dec): (Sc2tog in 1st 2 sts, sc to next dec)2x. 20 sc remain after last round – 10 on top, 10 on bottom)
At the end of last round, finish off keeping a long tail to sew heel shut.
FINISHING
Sew heel shut using your prefered method. Weave any remaining ends in, using them to close any gaps between sections.
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