Great Knitting Ideas for Father’s Day

I’ll admit I almost never knit for my husband. He’s one of those guys who is warm all the time, I somehow think he wouldn’t enjoy knit socks and he only wears a scarf (one of mine) when he’s about to go on a snow walk with the girl.

But some guys might like knit things more than I assume my husband would, so, in that spirit, here are some knitting patterns you might want to try on a special guy in your life (also see my roundup of patterns over at About).

Lion Brand has a nice pair of socks with a simple flag pattern that isn’t too fancy or fussy for dads (or for knitters).

And since I mentioned vests the other day, this cabled one from Yarnspirations is a great choice for guys who might not like full-on sweaters.

I love this Noro iPad sleeve by unionmaid, and looking for iPad sleeves also led me to the Doctor Who-inspired sleeve from The Knit Guru.

Which took me down a rabbit hole of knitting geekery, since that’s what would suit my husband best.

For math geeks, try a pi hat from Yarntherapy or a binary patterned scarf by Christine Dumolin.

Or there’s a Jayne hat (this one’s from Dryope), some Harry Potter gear or Stars Wars golf club covers.

Are you knitting anything for a guy in your life this Father’s Day? I’d love to hear about it!

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Why should the fireplace get all the fun? Instead of knitting stockings this year, why not whip up a pair of Christmas themed socks? These Christmas sock knitting patterns are lots of fun to make and you can wear them to holiday gatherings for years to come.

For our friends in the southern part of the world, there are the Christmas in July socks from the Kiwi Lodge – Kylie (Ravelry link). These shorty socks are covered in Christmas trees and have bright pink heels and toes for a tropical feel. There’s also an option to make a longer sock if you celebrate somewhere it’s colder.

Twin Stitches Designs (Ravelry) has a fun pattern with mix and match colorwork motifs you can use to build your own cozy Christmas socks. From the sample socks I see Christmas puddings, trucks hauling trees, Santa belts, ornaments and a couple of different borders. There may be more patterns included but the listing doesn’t say. Make a pair that matches or use different motifs on each foot for extra holiday cheer.

If you want to stick to Christmas puddings on your holiday socks, check out this cute pattern from Stone Knits. These lovely socks feature a band of puddings around the leg and a bit of holly by the toes.

These vintage holiday light socks from Grey Owl Knits by Sarah are classic looking and lots of fun at the same time. I love this color combination but of course you can make your lights and stripes whatever colors you like or have on hand. They’re worked using stranded knitting.

And if you’d like even more of a mix of patterns for your socks, try Barbara Ceglédi’s Christmas Chaos socks, a free pattern on Ravelry. The pattern includes 25 little motifs you can choose from, ranging from snowflakes and Christmas trees to elf hats, reindeer and hearts.

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