These Under Glass socks were inspired by dome glass ceilings often found in conservatories.
Inspiration & Design
This June the crochetcakes youtube channel turned 10 years old. I wanted to organize a huge party-like situation but I was paralyzed by the “how”. I finally reached a decision while watching Kay of the Bakery Bears. I thought it would be fun to take inspiration from the projects I was working on when I uploaded that very first podcast.
One of the projects I was working on was a pair of knit socks. Now, I’m not a knit designer but I do love a pair of crochet socks. Luckily, I had two designs to pick from.
Way back in 2022 I was working with Knitcrate to design crochet socks inspired by a conservatory. When this company closed, the rights of 2 sock patterns reverted back to me. Today, we will be learning how to crochet the Under Glass Socks.
The Yarn
The original Under glass socks were crocheted with a soft and plump fingering weight yarn. Knitologie Dewie was a blend of Merino/Nylon and Tencel. This yarn only had 400 yds in 100g, as I said, quite plump. While you can of course crochet with whatever yarn you have on stash, be mindful that you may have to adjust rounds to get the sock to your desired measurements.
For example, for the gorgeous green sock made with yarn from Julia of Esotericloth, I added 2 rounds to the toe to reach 2” and 2 rounds to the foot to get as close to 6.25” as I could.
Yarns with close yardage
- Hawthorne Fingering (aff link)- 387 yds in 100g but not as soft feeling.
- Drops Nord (not aff link) – 370 yds in 100g, this one is very nice and soft but the Alpaca does add a bit more drape.
Can I crochet these Under Glass Socks?
From a stitches and techniques standpoint all you really need to know to crochet socks is how to increase, decrease, work in the round and read your crochet.
Full Description of Pattern
When you walk into a conservatory, where do your eyes go? The lush greenery, or perhaps to the architecture that makes it possible for the greenery to thrive? These Under Glass socks were inspired by dome glass ceilings often found in conservatories.
The sock is crocheted toe up and features a boxed shell stitch which denotes the domes and their support structure. As with any architectural marvel the foundation needs to be solid. With this in mind, the Under Glass Socks are founded upon linked double crochet stitches.
Under Glass Crochet Socks
Skill Level
Intermediate
Materials:
- Hooke size – 3mm hook or size needed to obtain gauge
- Yarn: Fingering weight wool blend of 65% Superwash Merino/ 25% Nylon/ 10% Tencel
- 400 yds in 100g
- 1 skein needed for al sizes.
| Size | a | b | c | d |
| Exact yards | 190 | 264 | 332 | 369 |
Additional materials: tape measure, stitch markers and a yarn needle to weave in ends.
Gauge
unblocked measured over 4”/10cm
| Size | sts | rounds |
| linked double crochet in the round | 190 | 264 |
| Block shell stitch | 5 shells | 9 rounds |
Finished Size
- Measurements listed in inches
- Recommended sock foot length is 1.25” (3 cm) shorter/less than actual foot length.
- Sample Size: Size B. Sock length of 8.5” Total foot length of 9.75”/25cm
| Size | A | B | C | D |
| To fit actual foot length | 8 | 9.75 | 10.75 | 11.75 |
| Sock Foot length | 6.75 | 8.5 | 9.5 | 10 |
| Foot circumference | 7.5 | 8 | 9 | 9.5 |
| Leg circumference | 7.5 | 8.25 | 8.25 | 9.25 |
Abbreviations
- ch(s): chain stitch(es)
- dc: double crochet
- ch-3: chain three space
- Ldc: linked double crochet
- Ldc2inc: make 2 Ldc in the same stitch
- PM: place marker
- rep: repeat
- Rnd: round
- RS: Right Side
- sc: single crochet
- sc2dec: decrease in single crochet
- sc2inc: make 2 single crochet in same stitch
- sk: skip
- sl st: slip stitch
- st(s): stitch(es)
- WS: Wrong Side
Special Sts
- 5 dc shell (5 double crochet shell): Place 5 dcs in the stitch or space indicated.
- Boxed Shell Stitch: Multiples of 5+2 (rows) and multiples of 5 (round)
Row 1: *Dc 2,** ch 3, sk 3; rep from * to indicated st. When worked as rows, end rep at **.
Row 2: Dc 1, sk next dc, *5 dc shell in middle ch of next ch-3; rep from * until 2 dc remain, sk 1, dc 1.
- Decrease in Single Crochet (sc2dec): Single crochet 2 stitches together.
Notes
- The sock is crocheted toe up.
- Neither the ch 1, nor the sl st count as stitches.
- Pattern is written where the number of stitches to work be worked is listed first and the stitch second.
- Example: 2sc means = single crochet in each of the next 2 stitches.
- Add length to the foot by adding more rounds.
- Foot and leg length are adjustable, but changes will affect the amount of yarn needed.
- Toe and foot are worked in a continuous round.
- Move markers up with each round.
- All pictures shown are from size B
Let’s start the under glass crochet socks
Note: follow these same instructions below to crochet your second sock
Toe
Rnd 1:
Ch 10, sc in the second ch from hook, sc in the next 7 chs, 3 sc in last ch (PM in the second sc just made), turn clockwise to work in the back ridges of the chs, sc in each of the next 7 chs, 2 sc in last ch (PM in the last sc made). Make sure the markers placed are in the tenth and twentieth sts. (20 sts)
Rnd 2: Sc2inc, 7sc , sc2inc, sc, sc2inc, 7sc, sc2inc, sc. (24 sts)
Rnd 3: Sc2inc, 9sc, sc2inc, sc, sc2inc, 9sc, sc2inc, sc. (28 sts)
Rnd 4: Sc in each st around.
Rnd 5: Sc2inc, 11sc, sc2inc, sc, sc2inc, 11sc, sc2inc, sc. (32 sts)
Rnd 6: Sc in each st around.
Rnd 7: Sc2inc, 13sc, sc2inc, sc, sc2inc, 13sc, sc2inc, sc. (36 sts)
Rnd 8: Sc in each st around.
Rnd 9: Sc2inc, 15sc, sc2inc, sc, sc2inc, 15sc, sc2inc, sc. (40 sts)
Rnd 10: Sc2inc, 17sc, sc2inc, sc, sc2inc, 17sc, sc2inc, sc. (44 sts)
Size A only:
Continue working each rnd in scuntil you reach 2” (5 cm) from beginning of Toe.
Size B (C, D) only
Rnd11: Sc in each st around.
Rnd12: Sc2inc, 19sc, sc2inc, sc, sc2inc, 19sc, sc2inc, sc. (48 sts)
Rnd13: Sc in each st around.
Size C (D) only
Rnd 14: Sc2inc, 21sc, sc2inc, sc, sc2inc, 21sc, sc2inc, sc. (52 sts)
Size D only
Rnd 15: Sc2inc, 23sc, sc2inc, sc, sc2inc, 23sc, sc2inc, sc. (56 sts)
Stitch Count (All Sizes): 44 (48, 52, 56) sts.
Remove stitch markers.
Foot
Note: When working the Boxed Shell Stitch in the Foot, follow the stitch pattern instructions as Rows.
Foot Set Up (All Sizes): Dc, 2Ldc.
Rnd 1: Boxed Shell Stitch Row 1 in the next 17 (22, 27, 27) sts, PM in first and last dc of the Boxed Shell Stitch pattern, dc in next st, Ldc in remaining sts until beg dc of this round.
Rnd 2: Boxed Shell Stitch Row 2 ending in next marker, dc in next st, Ldc in remaining sts around.
Repeat Rnds 1 and 2 an additional 3 (4, 4, 4) times for a total of 8 (10, 10, 10) rnds worked ending last rnd to 1 st before first Boxed Shell Stitch marker.
Mini Gusset
Note: Chains in the Block Shell Stitch rows count as a stitch in the end of round stitch count.
Rnd 9 (11, 11, 11): Ldc2inc in stitch before marker, Block Shell Stitch Row 1 ending in next marked st, dc and Ldc in the next st, Ldc around to 1 st before next marker. (46 (50, 54, 58) sts)
Rnd 10 (12, 12, 12): Ldc2inc in stitch before marker, Block Shell Stitch Row 2 ending in next marked st, dc and Ldc in the next st, Ldc around to 1 st before next marker. (48 (52, 56, 60) sts)
Rnd 11 (13, 13, 13): Rep Rnd 9 (11, 11, 11).
Sizes A (B) only: Ch 1 and turn. (50 (54, 58, 62) sts)
For sizes (C, D), rep Rnd 2 of Foot, then continue repeating Rnds 1 and 2 of the Foot until you are approx 2” (5 cm) from your desired foot length ending with a Rnd 1 rep.
At the end of the last round worked, ch 1
Now we are set up to start the heel portion of the under glass sock. This will release next week on Monday, in the mean time, you can crochet your second sock up to this point.
