Mock Cabled Baby Socks Knitting Pattern

I don’t really like baby booties, to knit or for babies to wear. I feel like they fall off way too easily, and while they are cute they aren’t really that useful.

I much prefer knitting socks for babies, like the sweet little mock cabled socks in our Easy Baby Knits ebook.

Socks aren’t that much harder to knit than booties, and they don’t take a lot of time (I think I can knit a baby sock in a day) but they tend to fit better and be harder for little ones to take off.

I added a super simple mock cable to the legs — it’s really just a twisted stitch, even easier than a cable! — but you can of course leave the legs plain. Or add stripes to make this a simple and adorable stash busting project.

This pattern is just one of the 10 you will find in our Easy Baby Knits ebook, which you can download now from our store.

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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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