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Short Sock Knitting Patterns

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If you’re the sort of person who wants to knit summer things when it’s hot out (if you live where it’s hot now) but you’ve knit all the tank tops and T-shirts you want, might I suggest stitching up some short socks?

Shorty socks are perfect to wear any time of year, though they’re ideal for summer because they don’t keep your leg warm. Plus they’re a great way to learn the basics of sock knitting without having to spend all that time knitting legs.

One of my favorite short sock knitting patterns (today, anyway!) is the picot-edged ankle sock pattern from Tuff City Knits on Etsy. These adorable little socks still pack in some fun techniques (like those picots), and you can easily adjust the stitch count in you need to for a better fit. 

If you want even more of a basic, check out the Everyday Shortie Socks pattern from Crafty and Confused. They worked theirs with a contrasting cuff and toe, but you could also work them in a solid or a self-striping yarn for plenty of cuteness without the extra work.

A similar basic with the cute (optional) addition of a little pompom on the back is the Staccato sock from Jordan Prouty. These ankle socks have a contrasting cuff, heel and toe, and the pompom is made with the main color yarn. You can find the pattern on Ravelry.

Want some short socks that are even shorter? Shelia Toy Stromberg has a free pattern on her website for skimmer socks, which are invisible when worn inside shoes.

Bust your stash of sock yarn by adding stripes to your shorties, like on the Vendée Soxx by Kerstin Balke. This free pattern is available on Ravelry and is a great summer knitting project.

Just because these socks are short doesn’t mean they have to be plain. Add some fun but easy colorwork with the Tarsus shortie socks from Long Beach Designs. These have a rolled cuff and use three colors of yarn, so they’re another great way to use up some leftovers.

Or add some fun lace to your summery socks with Liz Corke’s Gloaming pattern. These are worked from the toe up with panels of lace on the top of the foot and cna be made as a shortie or an ankle sock.

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Classic Dishcloth Knitting Patterns

Fall will be here before we know it, and that means there are holidays coming right behind where we might be entertaining at home. It’s always fun to have a hand knit touch in your home for other people to see, and if you’re going to be in the kitchen all day you might as well have some nice knit dish cloths to use. 

I love this little plaid hand towel from Darling Jadore. Use a little bit of leftover cotton yarn from another project for the plaid portion. It looks like the horizontal stripes are worked as you knit and the vertical stripes are done with duplicate stitch, making this a quick and easy project even newer knitters can make. 

Combine garter stitch and an easy eyelet pattern worked sideways to make the Annette Dish Towel from Cluck Cluck Boots, which is meant to be reminiscent of flour sack towels. It calls for DK weight yarn and you can work it in one color or two (or even three!). 

Add a little more texture with this set of kitchen towels from Whileberry Creative. They’re mostly worked in garter stitch with borders in easy knit/purl patterns, and you can work them in sport or worsted weight yarn. 

Two of Wands Shop has another cute allover knit and purl pattern they call the Seersucker Textured Tea Towel. It’s an easy repeating pattern worked in worsted weight yarn, and there’s a chart in the pattern you can use, but don’t have to, if you want to practice knitting from a chart. 

The Classic Cloth dish towel from Handmade Home by Connie is another one that can use a little leftover yarn in a contrasting color, or you could color block it our use stripes throughout the pattern. This one uses worsted weight yarn and another easy repeating knit purl stitch pattern. 

If you like to hang your towel on the oven handle or elsewhere but it’s always falling off, try the Stay Put kitchen towel from Fancy Step Knits. This project is worked in garter stitch and includes a hole partway through so you can pull the towel through itself over a rod or handle. Stripes are optional but a nice addition.