Some Great Reasons to Knit Socks — What Are Yours?

January 30, 2015 by Sarah White 2 Comments

I’m a little obsessed with knit socks right now. It’s winter, and they are the best thing ever for keeping your feet cozy.

But I also just want to knit a bunch of socks. I have a pair on the needles for my daughter, but I don’t really have a lot of time for knitting a big pair right now. And that makes me sad.

If you’re not a sock knitter you might not know all the great reasons to knit socks. But Ashley at Craftsy does, and she just might talk you into trying it, especially if your foot is somewhere out of the range of normal.

One thing she mentions that I hadn’t really thought about is, despite all the talk about repairing holes in socks, handmade socks do seem to last longer than the ones you buy in the store. Maybe it’s just because we take better care of them, but I’ve yet to have a hole develop in a pair of handmade socks (though some are certainly starting to show wear) and I’ve throw away tons of socks because they’ve worn out.

If you knit socks, anything you’d add to this list? And if you don’t, are you inspired? Maybe I should do a sock knitting month in February?

[Photo via Craftsy.]

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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Your Friendly Home Economist says
January 30, 2015 at 6:26 pm
This is spot on! I love to knit socks – just finished one pair and am starting on my next. I knit bigger projects, too, but love being able to take my sock knitting anywhere I go.
kajubo says
March 17, 2015 at 6:56 am
you choose the colors, knit them to fit, they’re warm, comfy,cozy and make great gifts. What’s not to love!

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Christmas Sock Knitting Patterns

Why should the fireplace get all the fun? Instead of knitting stockings this year, why not whip up a pair of Christmas themed socks? These Christmas sock knitting patterns are lots of fun to make and you can wear them to holiday gatherings for years to come.

For our friends in the southern part of the world, there are the Christmas in July socks from the Kiwi Lodge – Kylie (Ravelry link). These shorty socks are covered in Christmas trees and have bright pink heels and toes for a tropical feel. There’s also an option to make a longer sock if you celebrate somewhere it’s colder.

Twin Stitches Designs (Ravelry) has a fun pattern with mix and match colorwork motifs you can use to build your own cozy Christmas socks. From the sample socks I see Christmas puddings, trucks hauling trees, Santa belts, ornaments and a couple of different borders. There may be more patterns included but the listing doesn’t say. Make a pair that matches or use different motifs on each foot for extra holiday cheer.

If you want to stick to Christmas puddings on your holiday socks, check out this cute pattern from Stone Knits. These lovely socks feature a band of puddings around the leg and a bit of holly by the toes.

These vintage holiday light socks from Grey Owl Knits by Sarah are classic looking and lots of fun at the same time. I love this color combination but of course you can make your lights and stripes whatever colors you like or have on hand. They’re worked using stranded knitting.

And if you’d like even more of a mix of patterns for your socks, try Barbara Ceglédi’s Christmas Chaos socks, a free pattern on Ravelry. The pattern includes 25 little motifs you can choose from, ranging from snowflakes and Christmas trees to elf hats, reindeer and hearts.

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