Pam Knits Socks!

Socks pictured: Seafarer Socks (top left), Honeycomb and Moss Socks (bottom left), and Harriet Socks (right).

In photo: The Sock Project book by Summer Lee.

I love knitting socks! I usually have a sock on the needles even when I’m working on another project. Socks are small, light, and easy to take everywhere. I find that knitting socks is a great way to learn a new technique or stitch pattern because of the repetition over shorter length rounds. And don’t even get me talking about knitting baby socks!

People come up to me and share their apprehension about trying to knit socks. I say just try! There are so many ways to work a sock: knitting with double-pointed needles, magic loop knitting with long circular needles, short circumference circular needles, There are even patterns out there showing how to knit socks flat. Did you know you can knit a sock from the toe up to the cuff and try it on as you go? You can also knit a sock from the cuff down to the toe and close the toe by grafting, which sounds hard but is absolutely not.

Knitters are a giving and friendly bunch. We can help you or share resources to help you get started on those socks. Here is one book I love, and three pairs of socks I have knit from it so far.

Yarns used for socks: Top left is a Black Friday deal on superwash sock yarn from Hobbii. The right side is Smooshy Yak from Dream in Color, purchased at Quixotic Fibres. Bottom left is a colorway long forgotten from a yarn dyer who now owns her own yarn business called Swan City Yarns.