A Quick Toe-Up Sock Calculator

Have you ever wanted to knit plain socks for yourself or someone in your family but you aren’t sure how to get started with the math?

Henriette at Eddie’s Room has designed a super sock calculator that does all the math for you to work a toe-up sock in just about any size using Judy’s Magic Cast On.

Just change the sizing in the first box and the numbers throughout the post will update, showing you how many stitches to cast on, when to start the heel turn and how to do it. If you have a shorter foot, or a wider foot or whatever, you can change those measurements or just use the standard measures if you’re knitting for someone whose foot isn’t available for measuring.

Of course you still need to check your gauge with the yarn you are using, as the calculator assumes 26 stitches per 4 inches, or 6.5 stitches per inch. If you’re getting something different you can change the number on the form and it will recalculate for you. Easy peasy.

Have you ever used an online knitting pattern calculator before? I’d love to hear how it worked for you (and Henriette is looking for testers for the adult sizes on her calculator, so if you try it out please let her know).

[Photo via Eddie’s Room.]

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I’ve shared a lot of Christmas stocking knitting patterns over the years (see posts 1, 2, 3 for example) but what if you want to knit a stocking for a non-human member of your family. If you’re looking for Christmas stocking knitting patterns for your cats or dogs, this is the post for you.

These large paw print stockings are perfect for either dogs or cats, so they’re great to knit if you have both. They are worked in the round using DK weight yarn, and the stocking measures about 17 inches/43 cm from the top to the heel. You can get the pattern from nicolaluke.

The K4 Project has a super cute Kitty Christmas stocking pattern, which is worked in worsted weight yarn. They also have a dog version, or you can buy both and get a discount if you have both dogs and cats to knit for. Both projects have two patterns, showing how to work the stockings flat or in the round.

Put your dog into a Christmas scene with this stocking pattern from ifanhourChild. It shows a dog in a dog house in the snow, and has room for the dog’s name at the top. It’s worked flat using worsted weight yarn and the pattern includes charts for many small and medium dog breeds (there’s a separate listing for bigger dogs) so you can stitch a dog that looks like yours.

Annie’s Woolens has both dog and cat stocking knitting patterns that are worked in worsted weight yarn in the round. You can change up the colors to suit your pet if you want, and they come with an alphabet chart for personalization. Or you can stick with holiday colors and buy a kit to make the dog or cat stocking.

Waiting for Santa Paws is a pattern from Kate Agner on Ravelry that would be cute for a dog or a cat. It looks like a leg with a paw print on the bottom part of the foot and more paw prints running around the top of the leg. This is a great option if you don’t want to mess with a heel turn because it doesn’t have a heel, because dogs and cats don’t have heels so why would their stockings?

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