These socks were made with the Plymouth Toddler sock pattern that is free on their web site.  I used the leftovers from the socks I made for Gee….my husband’s mom.  (Paton’s Astra DK weight).

I designed these socks for my husband’s mom after she had foot surgery.  Our Niece calls her Gee.  How cute two year olds can be :)  I used Paton’s Astra in a dark and light pink for this project.  Using a simple DK weight sock pattern, nothing fancy but the color changes.  If I were to do it over again, knowing how much yarn I had left over I would have extended the cuff of the sock and put a stripe of color at the top.  I was able to use the leftovers to make a matching pair of toddler socks for the Niece though.

Here are the socks in progress.  This was also my first time taking a sock pattern for 4 DPN’s and using the magic loop method to do two of them at a time.  I only had to take one sock completely off to readjust the heel stitches after the gusset was finished.  Then I put them back together.  Two small circular needles of one size smaller comes in very handy for this (16 in).  This does solve the second sock syndrome.

WOW! The first pair of socks that fit me.  I finally finished these a week after my birthday.  I am now trying to learn knitting two socks at a time on one circ.  These were done using the magic loop method one at a time.

This is a crochet sock pattern that I designed in the round.  It has been tweeked a few times, and I plan on editing it yet again now that I have made a couple pairs of them.  They take just as long to crochet them as it would to knit them, maybe longer.  They are ankle length and go from the toe up.  They are not the most comfortable pair, do fit in a standard shoe, but the knit ones are so much nicer.  They are nice to whip up to put with a spa set if you don’t know how to knit.  They are done from 100% cotton and my mom loves to put them on after she uses her foot cream.  I used one ball of Katia Mississippi cotton acryllic blend for each sock.

Crochet Sock

These are a quick and easy project done from double stranded 100% cotton boucle` yarn in the round for the toe part.  They wash and wear easily, and are more comfy than the crochet socks, but not nearly as nice as the knit slippers or socks.  I did this pair and one pair out of mercerized cotton in a toddler’s size.  I like the tie on the top because it keeps them snugly on the feet.  I did not write a pattern for this, it was kind of a crochet as you go pattern.

Slippers