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Free Sock Pattern – Easy Toe-Up Socks

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socks From http://tiajudy.com/putmeon.htm

Why toe-up socks? Ahhh, let me count the ways:

  • It’s a new technique to learn
  • You can try them on as you go – perfect fit
  • If you’re short on yarn, you can knit the important part first, then knit up until you run out of yarn.
  • And…. it’s a new technique for you to try out.

Great beginner pattern, check out her site called String and Air! http://tiajudy.com/putmeon.htm

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

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Comments

  1. Now that you mention it, knitting toe-up socks makes more sense. I usually knit the regular kind but will give this pattern a try. Thanks for sharing it.

    Cathy

  2. I like toe up because I can’t master the kitchner stitch and my toes always end up looking horrible!

  3. Want to try the toe-up style because the cuff-down doesn’t seem to fit as good as it should.

  4. Just love toe-up socks — it’s easy to try them on as you go along, and there are no seams or joins at all. And my kids (in their 40s!!) love them.
    Just spotted an ad for knitting both socks at once, using circular needles — good idea, will try it next time, instead of having to keep track of # of rows to duplicate on other sock.

Have you read?

Choose Your Own Brioche Knitting Adventure with this Shawl Knitting Pattern

If you’re looking for a fun project to play with brioche knitting, check out the My Buddy knitting pattern/recipe from Casuarinagirl on Ravelry. 

This project doesn’t include a brioche tutorial, so it’s good to know the basics, including how to increase and decrease, but you can always practice on a swatch before you start the project if you want. 

The design is meant to be flexible for the yarn you have and what size and shape of project you want to make, from a skinny neck scarf to a asymmetrical triangle or a more classic triangular shape. 

The shape you end up with will depend on how often you increase (and then decrease on the other side). The pattern mentions increasing every fourth, fifth or six row (and the one shown increases and decreases every sixth row) but you can do it even more or less often depending on the shape you’re looking for an how much yarn you want to use. 

You can work to whatever depth you would like, or use almost half of the yarn you have set aside for the project and begin decreasing. 

When it comes to yarn, she used three strands of yarn held together to make a super fluffy shawl, but you can work it with whatever yarn and needles you like to make a wrap that’s all your own. 

If you are new to brioche (or to increasing and decreasing in brioche) it might be a good idea to make a little scarf or head wrap first before diving in to the bigger pattern, just so you’re more comfortable with the technique. Or just give it a go; nothing about brioche knitting is that difficult. (But you might want to use a lifeline because I find brioche hard to rip out or fix mistakes in properly.)

You can grab the free pattern for the Buddy Wrap on Ravelry. 

[Photo: Casuarinagirl]