Knit Socks on a Circular Knitting Machine

June 29, 2024 by Sarah White Leave a Comment

My love for the circular knitting machines doesn’t seem to be letting up. I do still knit (and crochet) a lot, but I also enjoy playing with these machines to see what can be done with them and often make things with them that I wouldn’t knit otherwise.

I recently bought a 22-pin Sentro knitting machine, and one thing that I have seen a lot of people do with it is knitting socks. I was skeptical to say the least, but I figured I should give it a try.

I made a simple pair of tube socks in just a couple of hours (the one I stopped to take photos of took 41 mintues) and it was super fun. They’re actually really cozy, too!

These are made with worsted weight yarn (Lion Brand Heartland in a fun tweed colorway) and I need to experiment with using lighter weight yarn (I think a DK weight sock would also fit an average sized foot, but I haven’t tested it yet) and also play with adding ribbing at the top and maybe a heel (which I think would have to be handknit, but I’m not sure).

Since it’s a tube sock, the only part where fit is potentially problematic is around the top; if you have a large calf and your sock top isn’t very stretchy it might not fit. You can also make them shorter than I did so you don’t have to worry about that as much.

I did a single crochet “bind off” at the top of my sock, but if you leave a long enough tail you could also just bind off with knitting, which might also make it a bit stretchier.

You can see my socks and how I made them over at Our Daily Craft. If you’ve made socks on a circular knitting machine before I’d love to hear your recipe and if you’ve done anything beyond simple tube socks. I’ll definitely update you when I’ve done some more experimenting!

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Christmas Stocking Knitting Patterns for Your Pets

I’ve shared a lot of Christmas stocking knitting patterns over the years (see posts 1, 2, 3 for example) but what if you want to knit a stocking for a non-human member of your family. If you’re looking for Christmas stocking knitting patterns for your cats or dogs, this is the post for you.

These large paw print stockings are perfect for either dogs or cats, so they’re great to knit if you have both. They are worked in the round using DK weight yarn, and the stocking measures about 17 inches/43 cm from the top to the heel. You can get the pattern from nicolaluke.

The K4 Project has a super cute Kitty Christmas stocking pattern, which is worked in worsted weight yarn. They also have a dog version, or you can buy both and get a discount if you have both dogs and cats to knit for. Both projects have two patterns, showing how to work the stockings flat or in the round.

Put your dog into a Christmas scene with this stocking pattern from ifanhourChild. It shows a dog in a dog house in the snow, and has room for the dog’s name at the top. It’s worked flat using worsted weight yarn and the pattern includes charts for many small and medium dog breeds (there’s a separate listing for bigger dogs) so you can stitch a dog that looks like yours.

Annie’s Woolens has both dog and cat stocking knitting patterns that are worked in worsted weight yarn in the round. You can change up the colors to suit your pet if you want, and they come with an alphabet chart for personalization. Or you can stick with holiday colors and buy a kit to make the dog or cat stocking.

Waiting for Santa Paws is a pattern from Kate Agner on Ravelry that would be cute for a dog or a cat. It looks like a leg with a paw print on the bottom part of the foot and more paw prints running around the top of the leg. This is a great option if you don’t want to mess with a heel turn because it doesn’t have a heel, because dogs and cats don’t have heels so why would their stockings?

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