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!
[Photo: Stone Knits]
