Quick Knits to Get You Through the Rest of Winter

Here in the south we’ve gotten to the part of winter than may be even more aggravating than regular winter. The part when some days are warm and some days or cold. Or it’s way below freezing in the morning and above 50 in the afternoon.

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.

No one knows what to wear and everyone has the sniffles, but we’re also all pretty sure there’s still a snowfall waiting for us before spring really arrives.

With that in mind I always like to have a few warm accessories on the needles to freshen up my wardrobe for those late winter cold snaps. And it’s only February so chances are most of us in the Northern Hemisphere still have a lot of winter to go.

With that in mind, here are some great, mostly pretty quick knitting, scarves and other accessories you still have time to knit and use this season.

The Tricolor Scarf from Lion Brand uses a simple stitch pattern and color blocking through intarsia and stripes to make a pattern that looks more complicated than it is (but chart reading for colors is required).

The Big Textures Hat and Shaker Rib Great Cowl from Yarnspirations both use their gigantic Mega Bulky yarn and large knitting needles so you’ll be done — and warm — in a flash.

Susan B. Anderson’s Twister Scarf for Spud & Chloe is a simple looped project with ribbing on one side, a ruffle on the other and Stockinette Stitch in between. On size 9 US needles it will work up faster than you think, too.

The Accordion Scarf from Universal Yarn uses a great self-striping yarn and a welted pattern to make an easy, colorful scarf with a lot of texture.

For a quick project with a lot of interest, try the Manos Maxima Bias Scarf, which features biased Garter Stitch and a ribbed cable edging.

What are you knitting to stay warm this winter? I’d love to hear about it.

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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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