Silly Goose Sock Knitting Pattern

I don’t know why thinking about whimsical knitting so often makes me think of fun knit socks. There are plenty of other ways knitters show their whimsy, from knitting chickens to dinosaurs (kind of the same thing, I guess) to funny hats as we covered last week.

But maybe it’s because socks are an easy point of entry for showing your silly side, since they don’t necessarily have to show at all. But once you knit these up you might just be investing in some clear galoshes, too.

The You Silly Goose socks form Stone Knits are pretty much exactly what they sound like. They’re worked from the top down with a striped cuff and contrasting toe and heel for extra color and cuteness, but otherwise are stitched all over with geese. Or ducks, if you’d rather. I didn’t ask them what they are. Because there are so many of the m the colorwork is relatively easy because you don’t have any long floats on the back (which can be tricky with socks because too many floats can make it so your socks don’t fit right).

You could also match the cuff color and the heel and toe if you’d rather, but those little stripes are a great way to use a little left over sock yarn from another project.

The pattern uses magic loop knitting but you can use a short circular or double pointed needles (or two circulars, I’m sure) to knit them if you’d rather.

It’s available in three sizes, and you could further adjust the fit if you need to by going up or down a needle size.

The pattern can be purchased in English, German or French and all sizes have been test knit.

You can grab your copy form Stone Knits on Etsy. I’d love to hear about it if you make them!

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Not too long ago I was seeing a crochet pattern for a glasses holder shaped like a bear all over the Internet. It was super cute, and also useful as a place to put your glasses on your bedside table instead of just throwing them somewhere random.

This project stewed in my brain for a little while and I decided I needed to make a knit version, but I didn’t want to make a bear. If you know anything about me you might know that I’m a cat person, so of course my version had to be a cat.

The base is just a basic little basic worked from the center out to the desired size, then up the sides as long as you want them. Knit some ears and add embellishments to make it whatever kind of animal you want.

The way I figured out to work the base from the center out was to use a crochet cast on, which gives you an easier way to pick up stitches from the back of the cast on than if you worked a more traditional cast on for a knitting project. It’s kind of fun to do things in a different way from time to time.

This little project is adorable if I do say so myself, and even as a plain little basket not made into an animal it’s a cute way to keep your glasses or other little things in one place. I’m tempted to make one for my desk to hold pens or even little little scissors and sewing needles that are always on my desk but somehow always seem to get lost on my desk.

If you need a little holder for your glasses on your table, check out the pattern at Our Daily Craft.

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