Knitting Socks

So the sock knitting workshop came and went, and the participants are knitting away on their socks. I love seeing everyone’s photos of their socks in progress! I figured I’d take the p…

Determine yardage from unlabeled yarn balls in your enviable knitting stash! Use household items to determine yarn yardage and what project you should start

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An introduction to simple sock knitting looking at top-down socks.

I’ve created this page to show all of the sock heel patterns I can find. It’s a page I can quickly use as a reference. If you have a heel you love leave a comment and a link and I’…

Amazing Knitting provides a directory of free knitting patterns, tips, and tricks for knitters.

Yarnspirations is the spot to find countless free intermediate knit patterns, including the Patons Slip Knit Socks, XS/S. Browse our large free collection of patterns & get crafting today!

If you like toe-up socks as much as I do, why not try a different type of toe increase? Most patterns have you start with Judy's magic cast on (or similar) and then increase by working Kfb ( knit into front and back) or M1 L/R make 1 left/right. Now I don't know about you but I'm fairly confident t

There is no new spinning to show you and as several people have asked how to start two (toe-up) socks at a time on a single circular needle, I thought it would be a good opportunity for a 'knitting show & tell' today instead. If you're here to add your spinning link, please do so below - I'll be back with more spinning next week. I first tried "2-at-a-time" for our sock knitalong in February, and since then I have made various pairs of socks and "multi-puffs" this way, preventing 'second…

Or... at least, my favourite sock pattern :) This is the pattern I use for almost all of my socks. It is easy to follow, and fits snuggly and doesn't droop at all. The only time I don't use it is self patterning yarns, those should be all stocking stitch to show the pattern that happens. You could still use all the numbers below, but stocking stitch instead of the K3, P1 ribbing. Yarn: Most classic "sock" yarns (fine yarn designed to knit on 2.5mm needles)Needles: Double point 2.5mm needles…

The day I completed my first sock was a day of liberation. For years I’d been mystified by socks, never daring try them on my own. I learned that although knitted socks look complex and daunting, they’re actually one of the most logical items to […]

Calling all knitters! Knitting Daily has compiled our ten best tips to improve knitted socks. Avoid these common mistakes and enjoy some free sock patterns

I should have known better than to wear soft, fine merino and alpaca wool hand knitted socks with hiking boots. Very soon the fine wool was worn away and holes appeared. As these were a favourite pair of socks I thought about making a repair using the darning method. I confess, I've never repaired a pair of socks. Therefore, I did a quick search for darning instructions. While browsing various methods I came across a knitted heel option which looked so much better than a darning patch. The…

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Knitting socks can seem really difficult at first. There are hundreds (maybe thousands?) of sock knitting patterns out there! How do you choose? Top down or toe up? Circular needles or double pointed needles? Patterned socks or plain? Striped, solid, or variegated yarn? If you're a beginning sock knitter, you start at the beginning, of course! In our free eBook, we'll go through each of these parts as we knit a sock together. You'll learn all kinds of techniques, such as how to turn a heel…