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Elevation Yoga Socks Knitting Pattern

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I have knit a lot of socks in my knitting career, but so far I’ve never knit yoga socks. Even when I did yoga more regularly than I do right now (which is basically never, at least so far this year!) I thought about knitting some but never actually did it.

You’d think, because I’m always complaining about being cold, and me feet in particular are always cold, that I would have done this little thing for myself to make yoga a little cozier.

I guess what I’m saying is this is a thing you should do for yourself if you like yoga but also have cold feet. Self care, y’all.

The elevation yoga socks from Mirella Moments are great for yoga, pilates, and other exercises. These toeless and heelless socks will keep your feet warm during your yoga practice, still allowing you to grip the mat or floor. They are also great to wear after a pedicure.

If you are intimidated by knitting socks, you can begin with this simple pattern. Since there is no heel and toe, it’s an easy and quick project for beginners. Also because they are ribbed and they don’t have heels or toes, they’ll fit a range of feet more easily than standard socks, go they’re a great gift idea if you have people in your life who enjoy yoga, pilates, pedicures, etc.

They do use sock yarn but without the fiddly bits these will still be a pretty quick project. And they’re a great way to dip your toes (ha!) into sock knitting and get used to working with double pointed needles if you haven’t done that before. Then once you’re comfortable with this pattern you can move on to a project that has a heel and a toe (or two, I guess) if you want to.

You can grab this free pattern from Mirella Moments.

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Take the Textured Checks Baby Blanket from Janet Dubbelman for example. This project is mostly stockinette stitch, with some what looks like reverse stockinette and garter stitch thrown in to make the ridges. You can use whatever yarn weight you like to make blankets of different sizes. Find the pattern on Ravelry. 

The Seedling from Modern Made Shop is just about as easy as it comes, combining seed stitch with a garter stitch border. It calls for worsted weight yarn and is perfect for beginners. 

The Julie Baby Blanket by Elisabeth Kristiansen is another one with an easy allover stitch pattern that you can knit up in a flash in whatever size you want. (The pattern notes say any gauge but it also says 28 stitches per 4 inches, which would be a superfine or fine weight yarn. Learn more on Ravelry. 

The Oscar Baby Blanket from Snufflebean is another one with an easy repeating stitch pattern that has a really fun, graphic effect. This is also great worked in a bright color, reminding us that babies don’t have to be in pastels! This one uses DK weight yarn. 

If you want to get a little fancier, check out Sammy Bristow’s Georges Blanket. This one alternates blocks of stockinette stitch with boats and anchors made by purling on the right side of the blanket. It calls for DK weight yarn and has multiple sizes for dolls through toddlers. Check it out on Ravelry.

Another cute texture is this heart blanket with diamonds that are a little reminiscent of argyle. Yarn Sonata Patterns has this one, which is worked in DK weight yarn and comes in four sizes. It includes a chart and row by row instructions. 

Or try the pretty Seton Portage baby blanket from Knitted Wishes, which has a border of trees and textured stitches that look like snow falling. The pattern includes different options for snowflakes and doing a mirror image of the trees on each end of the blanket. It’s worked in worsted weight yarn. This one includes charts, written instructions and video tutorials for special stitches.