Stitch Some Simple Worsted Weight Socks

One thing that keeps some people from knitting socks is that they seem like a project that will take forever, with tiny yarn and teensy needles, and you have to make two of them?

If you’d like to try out sock knitting without all that pain, check out this pattern for worsted weight shorty socks from the Chilly Dog.

Worsted weight socks knit up a lot faster than socks using lighter-weight yarn, and because these have no leg to speak of, just a little cuff, they’ll be worked up in no time.

These are not really socks you’d wear with shoes, but they are perfect for lounging around the house, almost like a slipper for summer days.

Have you ever knit worsted weight socks? I have a pair of boot socks that I love worked in worsted weight, but I might have to try these little guys out, too.

[Photo: the Chilly Dog.]

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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.

[Photo: Our Daily Craft]

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