Floral Striped Socks Knitting Pattern

These socks from Knitgrammer combine stripes and colorwork flowers for a fun summery design that is inspired by the Finnish fashion brand Marimekko.

The construction is quite basic: the socks are knitted cuff down and the pattern comes with a German short row heel but the stripes keep you engaged with the project. The pattern is written for the magic loop method and comes in 5 different sizes.

This is a great project to learn colorwork knitting and the Ladder-Back Jacquard technique that is a method for catching long floats so that your colorwork fabric remains stretchy.

The pattern, designed by Ida-Maria Tyyskä, calls for light fingering weight wool and nylon blend yarn that is a great choice for a pair of summer socks. You can grab the free pattern from Knitgrammer.com.

[Photo: Knitgrammer.]

Looking for more knitted socks designs and patterns to keep you warm this winter? Check out these knitted sock patterns Etsy. And these Knitting Pattern books on Annies.

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The felted slipper craze that began last year doesn’t seem like it’s fading away. The Sailor Slippers, often striped knit and felted slippers made with super bulky yarn, because the project of the moment late last year (check out more knit slipper options in this post all about sailor slippers) and they’re still consistently popular with knitters.

Which makes sense because they are fun and fast to knit, and seeing them go from this giant thing to something that actually fits a foot feels a little magical.

I have always loved felting (in fact my first book was about felting knitting) and it’s always fun for me to see people rediscover this technique.

If you’ve knit enough plain slippers to fit all the feet you know, maybe it’s time to stitch up some tabi style slippers instead.

Maymade Knits has designed these cute tabi ballerina slippers, made with bulky yarn and felted. They’re worked flat at first and then in rounds, and are available in 10 EU sizes (the Internet tells me add 31 to your American shoe size to get your EU size). The designer says the slippers are meant to have a close fit and you should choose a size a little smaller than your foot for the ideal fit.

The pattern includes a video tutorial along with the written pattern.

You can grab this pattern on Ravelry. The same designer has her own version of the striped felted slipper as well, called Sarah’s Striped Slippers. These are worked in super bulky yarn and have a contrasting foot and a striped body. These are knit flat and seamed and there are 7 size options available. Check that pattern out here if you’re looking for a more traditional slipper shape. They also look roomier so you can wear them with socks if you like.

[Photo: Maymade Knits]

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