Fun Two-Color Socks to Knit

I like having socks on my needles any time of year, but I especially like knitting socks in the summer for a lot of different reasons: they’ve small but can take a long time to knit, which is good for travel, and they can be a fun way to learn some new techniques.

Short socks you can knit are wear right away, and longer socks will be ready for you when the weather gets cool again.

The Tourmaline socks from Knit Picks (designed by Nancy Vandivert) use two-color vertical stripes and slip stitch patterns to make for an interesting but not-too-difficult knit (they’re rated intermediate because of shaping and colorwork). These socks are super squishy and will be great to have come fall and winter (knit these now if you’re in the Southern Hemisphere, too!).

Grab the free pattern and any supplies you need from Knit Picks.

[Photo: Knit Picks.]

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 Amazon.

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If you’re looking for a sweater knitting pattern that uses up some of your stash and allows you to make just the sweater you want, the Marlina Rib by Shay Johson might be just the thing.

It’s worked with two strands of fingering weight yarn held together to make a DK weight gauge, so you can use the same two yarns throughout or change one or both regularly for an even more colorful look.

The pattern has options to make it either a crewneck or a henley style with buttons, tapered or relaxed sleeves, and a straight hemline or a split hem with buttons (which sounds so cute if you do the henley with split hem and match the buttons on both parts).

It’s also knit from the top down so you can make the body and the sleeves as long as you want. There are 10 sizes available in the pattern, with a chest circumference ranging from 32 to 68 inches, or 81.5 to 172.5 cm. It’s meant to be worn with 4-6 inches/10-15 cm of positive ease at the chest.

The pattern page on Ravelry includes tons of measurements and yardage estimates so you can make sure you’ll get a good fit for your body before you even buy the pattern. Shay also shows a few variations of the sweater so you can see how different options look before you decide how you want to put them together.

The stitch pattern is 1×2 ribbing, which is really easy to do and gives a look almost like fisherman’s rib that’s relaxed and easy to wear.

This sweater looks like a great option for people who are somewhat new to sweater knitting or those who love to have lots of customization options (because it’s like getting multiple sweater patterns in one!).

Check out all the details and grab a copy of the pattern for yourself at Ravelry.

[Photo: Shay Johnson]

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