Learn to Knit Socks with this Easy Ribbed Sock Pattern

If you’ve been a reader here for very long (and thank you if you have, or even if you’re just joining us!) you probably know that I’m a big fan of sock knitting. I know some people don’t like it, and some people are intimdated by it, or just wonder why someone would bother with such a thing, but my knit socks are my favorites and I always wish I had more of them.

Socks are a great project to always have on the needles if you need something to take with you to a doctor’s appointment or anywhere else you might be waiting. A sock doesn’t take up much space in your bag and most of the pattern is usually pretty repetitive and easy once you get the hang of it.

Such is the case in particular with ribbed socks. Adding ribbing across the whole body of the sock also adds a lot of stretch, so they cling to the foot nicely but also fit a wider variety of foot sizes.

If you’ve never knit a sock before, the Tin Can Knits Everyday Socks are a great place to start. This pattern includes sizes ranging from newborn to adult large — seven sizes in all — and includes options for shorties or crew length socks. Not only that, you can also choose your yarn weight, from standard sock yarn for everyday socks you can comfortably wear with shoes to worsted weight boot socks that almost double as slippers for wearing around the house.

The pattern goes into why you might want to use different weights of yarn, and there’s a great detailed blog post that covers all the questions you might have when getting started and knitting the socks.

The Everyday Socks pattern is available on their website and on Ravelry. You can purchase just this pattern or the whole Everyday collection, which includes the socks, a hat, a pullover and a cardigan pattern.

[Photo: Tin Can Knits]

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You probably know by now if you’re a regular reader (and if you’re not, welcome!) that I love a knitting pattern that’s a little silly or a little different from the usual. Classic patterns are great, too, but sometimes you just want to make something with a bit of whimsy. And when it’s super functional, too, that’s even better.

That’s the case with the Bananen-Socken pattern from Susanne Shahin. These banana socks are one of those patterns no one seems to be totally sure where it came from, and this free pattern on Ravelry explains how she makes them based on how she learned it.

It’s a sock that’s curved and when not on a foot it looks rather like a banana. There’s no heel, and you can use whatever number of stitches you need to make it fit your foot. If you’ve knit enough socks to know how many stitches you like you can just use that number, or the pattern notes include sizing charts to help. (It needs to be multiples of 2 for the ribbing.)

After working a traditional cuff, the body is made with ribbing on the back and welts (or what the pattern calls horizontal ribbing) on the front, which is what gives it the curved shape. There’s no heel, but there is toe shaping, but for the leg and the foot you just keep working the same pattern as long as you like.

I’m a little skeptical about how these socks will feel with ribbing on the bottom of the foot, but I’m definitely intrigued and will probably give them a try.

The pattern notes are available on Ravelry in English, German, French, Italian and Spanish. If you head to the pattern page you can see a photo of what it looks like on a foot, and it just looks like a normal sock.

Have you ever knit banana socks or do you want to now? I’d love to hear your thoughts!

[Photo: Susanne Shahin]

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