Simple Quick Socks


I have spent a lot of time recently working on things to send out to Ukraine so I haven't done a lot of designing. But I really needed a super quick and easy sock pattern so here we go again. I designed these socks so that they could be made up quickly and worked flat so they don't require double pointed needles which according to my baby sister are intimidating. 

For these socks I have used two strands of DK weight yarn held together and they are knitted on 6 mm needles. Important if you are sending socks for Ukrainian soldiers is to make sure they have a high natural fibre content such as wool to try and help the prevention of trench foot. 

 

Pattern abbreviations:

K2tog - knit 2 together

P2tog - purl 2 together

 

Cast on 35 stitches.  you need to use a loose cast on method so that the socks don't have a tight edge which can rub and break. 

Row 1: K1, P1 across all stitches

Row 2: P1, K1 across all stitches

Work these rows until you have 65 rows on your needles.

Row 66: P1, K2tog (K1, P1)6, K2tog, K1, P2tog, (P1, K1)6, P2tog, K1

Row 67: (P1, K1)7, K1, P1, (P1, K1)6, P2, K1

Row 68: P1, K2tog (P1, K1)5, p2tog, K1, P2tog, (K1, P1)5, K2tog, P1

Row 69: (K1, P1)13, K1

Row 70: P1, P2tog, (K1, P1)4, P2tog, K1, K2tog, (P1, K1)4, K2tog, P1

Row 71: K1, P1, (K1, P1)4, P1, K1, (K1, P1)4, K2

Row 72: P1, K2tog, (P1, K1)3, P2tog, K1, P2tog, (K1, P1)3, K2tog, P1

Row 73: (K1, P1)9, K1

You should have 19 stitches left on your needles.

Split the stitches over 2 needles with 10 on one needle and 9 on the other.

Use the Kitchener stitch to close the toe of the sock and then sew up the side.


Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Quick Textured Corner to Corner Blanket

Image
So I managed to escape from work for a week and have a holiday up in the North East of England. I thought I would get a lot of knitting done with all the driving. However, the roads in Durham and Northumberland are not conducive to knitting!! I still managed to get this blanket finished. It knits up really quickly. It took me two evenings to make but if you aren’t exhausted from all day hiking it would probably only take you one. I hope you like it! Felicity Pattern: Yarn: DMC Cocoon from https://www.enfys.me.uk/ Needles: 12mm zings Abbreviations: dec1 – slip one stitch, knit one stitch and pass the slipped stich over. Yo – yarn over Cast on 3 stitches Row 1: K3 Row 2-7: K1, yo knit to end Row 8: K1, yo, K2, P2, K4, Row 9: K1, yo knit to end Row 10: K1, yo, K2, P4, K4, Row 11: K1, yo knit to end Row 12: K1, yo, K2, p6, K4, Row 13: K1, yo knit to end Row 14: K1, yo, K2, P8, K4 Row 15: K1, yo knit to end Row 16: K1, yo, K2, P4, K2, P4, K4 Row 17: K1,
Read more

When Bad Yarn Happens to Good People…

Image
  I know things have been very quiet the past few weeks. It’s been the start of term and that always means several things at work 1) Everything gets manically busy and there is no time for anything fun. 2) All the students come back and give everyone Freshers Flu. This is never a fun experience and this years delightful viral episode meant that for two whole weeks I felt so awful I didn’t even knit. However, I am back, and I have a new blanket pattern for you all. A not insignificant amount of the delay was due to the yarn I chose to use for this blanket. It seemed like a lovely cranberry with a silvery twist through it in the yarn shop. However, it is truly horrible to knit with it splits, stretches and is impossible to block. The blanket will knit to any gauge (although the size will obviously change) so I highly recommend ignoring this yarn and using something, anything, nicer! Enjoy! Felicity     Pattern Using 12mm needles cast on 104 stitches (I highly recommend usin
Read more

Pick your Yarn.

Image
I still haven’t got round to sorting the stash. My latest project did not turn out as planned because I really should have learnt to pick a yarn which is suitable for my project. I have been religiously stash busting but because I still haven’t organised the stash and I knew that to properly stash shop, I would need to at least begin organising the stash, I decided to work with whatever came out of the cupboard first for my next project. I opened on my door a fraction and several balls of Hayfield Spirit made a bid for freedom by landing on my head. Perfect, I could make a blanket it would be nice and simple. This was an added bonus as I had a cross country trip coming up and I can only knit simple things in the car. If I start anything complex I will begin to feel ill rather quickly.  I decided to make a variation on the log cabin style blanket where I would knit the pieces in scarf size strips and then join them together in decreasing L shapes to make a simple geometric blanket. Thi
Read more