A Sock Duo

One adult and one toddler sized pair of hand knit socks laying on concrete.

One of my crafty resolutions for last year, was to spend the year making socks. I’ve got plenty, but the Bearded One and the kiddo could definitely use a few more pairs. Add in a few more pairs here and there for friends and I’d be set for a year’s worth of portable knitting. So, how many pairs did I make in 2020? Three (2 of which were small kid socks) and 2 pairs in progress. Not exactly the year of socks I was hoping for. While I’m not bothering with resolutions this year, I still want to make socks. Now that 2021 is 5 months in, I’ve been able to add a few more pairs to a few different sock drawers.

Hand knit socks with a reverse stockinette toe and sole.

The Bearded One has been asking for more house socks and I had 2 skeins of worsted weight yarn set aside that would do the job nicely. I was in the mood for a quick, simple project so these went fast. The pattern is my basic default sock pattern that I’ve figured out how to flip inside out to make a princess sole without the purling. He reports that the socks are warm and comfy, and that he would happily fill up his sock drawer with a few more pairs.

The Kiddo and the Bearded One wearing their socks. The toddler made a run for it shortly after this photo was taken.

Since the cuffs on these socks were on the shorter side, I was going to have a decent chunk of yarn leftover. Enough to, say, make the kiddo a matching pair. She repeatedly wanted to try on the first pair, so I made her a pair too with plenty of room to grow. It makes me so happy to see her pick this pair to wear to bed or just sticking up past the tops of her yellow rain boots. It’s hard to withstand the onslaught of cuteness sometimes.

There wasn’t enough yarn to eek out anything close to a matching pair for me too. But that’s okay when I’m making socks for two people who absolutely love wearing them. Means I have yarn leftover to darn any holes that pop up. And that I can go dig out stash yarn to make matching socks for me and the kiddo. Hey, I didn’t say I wasn’t going to knit any socks for myself this year.

The Bearded One showing off the princess soles of his new socks.

The Specs:

Yarn: 2 skeins Patons North America Classic Wool Worsted - Lotus

Needles: 3.25 mm circulars

Dates: Jan 7 - 21, 2021