Beginner's Baby Set Socks
This pattern is copyright 2007 Sabra Morse. Please see the main patterns page for more info on what you can & cannot do with this pattern & garments you make from it.

Materials 4mm hook sport weight yarn stitch marker yarn needle to weave in ends
gauge: 7 rows of 8 HDC = 2" First 14 rows (from toe to heel) measure 3.5", approx. newborn size.
Same notes as in the other Beginner’s Baby patterns apply here: no joining st, & HDC decl. is the same.
Note: At beginning of rows 12 - 14, replace first HDC with ch-2, turn.
Ch2
1) Work 8 HDC in second ch. 8 HDC.
2) *HDC twice in 1 st; HDC once in next st* around. 12 HDC
3) *HDC once in each of 2 sts; HDC twice in next st* around. 16 HDC
4 - 10) HDC in each st around. 16 HDC
11) HDC in first 8 sts ONLY 8 HDC
12 - 14) HDC in each st. 8 HDC
15) Ch 1. HDC in side of row 14. HDC in sides of rows 13 - 11. HDC in each unworked st on round 10, HDC back up sides of rows 11 - 14 & in each st on row 16. 24 HDC (Be sure to move your marker to the new "last" st.)
16) HDC decl. twice. HDC in next 9 sts. HDC decl. twice. HDC in remaining sts. 20 HDC
17) HDC decl. twice. HDC in next 7 sts. HDC decl. twice. HDC in remaining sts. 16 HDC
18 - 21) HDC in each st. around. 16 HDC
22) *HDC once in each of 3 sts. HDC twice in next st* around. 20 HDC
23 - 25) HDC in each st around.
26) Note that you will go around round 25 twice, but since no height is gained, I label it here as 1 round. Sc twice in BLO (back loop only) of each st around. SC twice in FLO of each st around. Finish off & weave in ends.