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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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