Stars and Socks Forever is a festive stranded colorwork sock knitting pattern featuring red, white, and blue yarn—ideal for intermediate knitters who love bold designs, holiday knits, and cozy, custom-fit socks.
Featuring cheerful stripes, sparkling star details, and a striking color palette of red, white, and blue, this pattern is a celebration of iconic design and timeless colorplay. Whether you’re knitting for summer festivities, family reunions, parades, or want to add some flair to your sock drawer, these socks are sure to stand out.

This stranded colorwork pattern is written for narrow, medium, and wide widths and can be knit to fit any foot length. The circumference can be adjusted by changing your needle size to achieve a custom fit. You’ll find clear, easy-to-follow instructions to knit with confidence

Intermediate Difficulty

Pattern assumes familiarity with the following techniques: jogless stripes, reading charts, stranded colorwork, long-tail cast on, W&T, kitchener st.

Needles & Notions

• US Size 1.5 / 2.5 mm circular needles (or size needed to obtain gauge)
• US size 1 / 2.25 mm circular needles (or size needed to obtain gauge)
• Stitch markers
• Tapestry needle
• Norwegian knitting thimble (optional)

For ribbing and stockinette st: US 1 (2.25 mm).
For colorwork: US 1.5 (2.5 mm).

Your choice of 32 in (80 cm) circular for magic loop,
DPNs, or two circular needles, or a 9 in (23 cm)
circular needle. Needle descriptions are given for
working on 32 in (80 cm) circular needles.

Yarn
Yarn Love, Everyday Knits Fingering: 75% superwash
Merino Wool / 25% nylon, 437 yards / 399 meters per
3.5 oz / 100 grams.
MC - Blue 50 grams / 215 yards
AC1 - White 50 grams / 215 yards
AC2 - Red 50 grams / 215 yards
Available as a kit at www.yarnlove.com

Yarn estimates are for the largest size and include 15%
extra for gauge differences.