I knit these Trusty Toe Up Socks for Ryan using a self-striping yarn. The Trusty Toe Up Socks are a free pattern by Tanis Lavallee. After knitting several top-down Rye Light socks for the toddlers in my life, as well as the Ol’ Reliable Top Down Socks also by Tanis, I decided to try a […]
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Ol’ Reliable Top Down Socks and Free Pattern by Tanis Lavallee
I knit these Ol’ Reliable Top Down Socks for myself using a self-striping yarn. After knitting a bunch of teeny tiny toddler socks for Kenji and all his friends, I decided to finally knit some socks for myself. I’ve been putting off knitting myself socks because our Oma has knit dozens for socks for us […]
Free Sock Knitting Patterns
I’ve created a roundup of some beautiful free sock knitting patterns. It’s almost December, so knitting socks would be great for holiday gifts. If these tempt you, you can always browse the massive archive of free patterns on Ravelry to find more free sock knitting patterns. Many of these patterns are by established designers, so […]
DIY: Knit Clover Honey Shawlette by Hannah Six
The Clover Honey Shawlette is by Hannah Six for Sock Yarn, One Skein Wonders. It is a lovely shawl with a square panel of lace at the back that looks like busy bees. Perhaps that’s why Hannah calls it Clover Honey. It has an interesting C-shape that makes it easy to wrap around one’s shoulders. […]