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Socks Fit for a Witch (Or a Mom)

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hermione everyday sock knitting patternI was thinking again about Hermione’s Everyday Socks, a fantastic (and free) sock pattern from Erica Lueder.

It’s a rather old pattern, first published in 2009, and I started knitting mine several years after that but maybe only finished them last year (not the fault of the pattern at all, but my ridiculous second sock syndrome).

I don’t think I ever told you about them. They have this simple pattern of purl bumps that makes the knitting and the look of the sock a lot more interesting than plain old Stockinette, without much more effort.

I knit mine in a Malabrigo sock yarn that is tones of blue, and for a while I couldn’t decide if the pattern was worth it in that yarn.

It was totally worth it.

I think a mom you know who has feet might like some of these. Or knit them for yourself. Or both.

Have you knit this pattern before? I’d love to know what you thought of it.

[Photo: DreamsinFiber via Ravelry.]

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.

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Comments

  1. Would I be able to make these using a knitting sock loom ? If so would you be able to post or send me they instructions how to do it? Thnak you so much for your time, and the post of these wonderful socks!

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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.