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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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Patchwork Blanket Knitting Patterns

Any time of year is a good time for stash busting, but if you can combine it with knitting a blanket that will keep you warm when it (finally!) gets cooler that’s even better. Let’s take a look at some fun patchwork blanket knitting patterns. 

If you want to keep it super simple, you can just make blocks of garter stitch and sew them together, like the beginner’s patchwork baby blanket from Mini Baa Baa or the color block blanket from Make and Do Crew. Both projects are worked in strips and sew together, with the baby version calling for two strands of DK or light worsted weight yarn held together and the larger one using bulky yarn. 

Add a little more texture with the mixed blocks of the cottage quilt throw from Mama in a Stitch. This one combines garter stitch and seed stitch and uses worsted weight yarn. She used a crochet join to make the chains on top of the blocks, but you can join them however you like. It calls for eight colors but you can use what you have, and there are three size options. 

Get a real sampler style patchwork blanket with this design from Knit Sew Make. It calls for worsted weight yarn and has four size options. All of the patterns just use knit and purl stitches so this one is still pretty easy for beginners. 

If you want a more complex colorwork project that will keep you entertained all season, try the Peace by Piece blanket pattern from Needle and Feather. This one is made up of two color colorwork blocks and calls for worsted weight yarn. You can choose to use just a few of the blocks and repeat them more often, or make multiples of the whole set. 

The knitted patchwork recipe from Martine Ellis (free on Ravelry) uses mitered squares in fingering weight yarn, so it’s perfect for using up all your leftover sock yarn and mini skeins. This one is a tutorial more than a pattern so you can make your blanket as big as you like or keep going until you run out of yarn. 

Susan B. Anderson’s 100 Squares blanket (find it on Ravelry) has a lot of mitered squares, too, but they’re arranged in fun ways and includes some quilt inspired designs as well. This one also is a bit of method more than pattern but it sure looks like a lot of fun for using all the leftovers. 

Of course you can totally improvise a patchwork blanket using the yarn and stitches you like, but I hope these patterns inspire you to look at your leftover yarn in a new way.