Afraid of Sock Knitting? Try Yoga Socks

I know there’s a lot that’s intimidating about knitting socks if you haven’t done it before, but once you’ve successfully turned a heel you’ll feel really powerful and wonder why you were intimidated for so long. Promise.

But if you’re not quite ready to commit to heels and toes, try this pattern for yoga socks from Studio Knits.

I’ve actually meant to make some yoga socks for a long time, not that I do yoga that much, but it would be fun to have some. The fact that these socks are missing the heel and toes mean they aren’t as slippery for doing yoga poses, and you can keep your feet a little warmer if you’re a person like me who always has cold feet.

The beauty of yoga socks aside from their utilitarian properties is that they don’t have any shaping. All you have to do is bind off some stitches and then cast them back on to make the hole where the heel will go. Otherwise it’s essentially a tube.

Have you ever made yoga socks? Any tips? We’d love to hear them!

[Photo via Studio Knits.]

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Many times when I write these posts I will say something like “you can use any yarn you want” or “this would be a great stash-busting project.” That’s just how my mind works. And my stash, too, since I probably have sweater quantity of two or three yarns at most, but tons of singles and odd balls and leftovers.

Blankets are generally a really good way to use up those bits, but in this case, I think you’re going to want to plan it out a bit better.

Looking at photos of the Color Study Blanket from Purl Soho, it looks like it’s made with two yarns held together, and that block in the center is worked with one of each color from the adjoining sides to make a mixed up color.

But that’s not actually how it’s done. This is three separate colors (four, really, with the neutrals in the corners) chosen form a yarn with an expansive palette so they play off each other. The project calls for a worsted weight superwash wool, which is a great choice for a blanket that’s both warm and washable.

This pattern was originally designed by Laura Ferguson and was updated by Hiromi Glover. It is worked in one piece in garter stitch intarsia, which is a great way to learn the intarsia technique if you don’t already know it. It comes in crib or throw sizes.

Despite the introduction to this post, I am going to go ahead and say that, yes, of course you could do this blanket with scraps or odd balls or even just choose five colors that don’t blend together so easily. But I really do love the look of the color play, and I think it would be worth your time to find colors that play well together to get a similar effect.

This pattern is available for free from Purl Soho.

[Photo: Purl Soho]

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