My husband is a soccer fan. Sometimes a soccer nut. This pattern is long overdue, but here it is! Soccer Socks. You can make them for men, women, or teens…sizes are adjustable depending on your needle size and how long you work the foot portion. You can knit the socks using classic black and white, or you can use other highly contrasting colors. But you want the words, heels, and ball outlines (shown here in black) to be the dominant color. See information on color dominance at the end of the pattern.

SIZE: Small-Medium-Large You can tweak the sizing on this one by going up or down a needle size or two. Use a #1(US) needle for x-small, #2 needle for small. For a women’s medium/large and men’s small/med, use a #3 or #4 needle. Or you can combine needle sizes, as I did. Pattern socks used #2 DPNs for the leg portion, and #3 DPNs for heel and foot portions for a men’s medium/large. (But hubby has very thin ankles and legs—you might want to start with a #3 and go to a #4 for heel and feet for a men’s medium.)