It seems like a good day to tell you about my last un-blogged knitting project from the end of the year.
After my run of bad luck with knitting patterns, I got back into the swing of things with these booties, knit from leftover aran weight yarn from the CrissCross Applesauce baby blanket.
I like having cosy feet on the couch, but floors are tough on hand knit socks. However, these were so quick and easy to knit that, if they spring a hole, I can quickly and easily knit a new pair.
The pattern is DROPS 125-15 by DROPS Design - short socks with cables. It's a free pattern, and very simple - a great beginner sock. The only thing at all tricky was the format of the instructions. They are written in a bit of a run-on paragraph rather than in clear points. However, they are correct, so it just took a little patience and re-reading to find my place again whenever I was ready for a next step. I barely needed to glance at the instructions for the second bootie.
Even the cable work down the front center was a breeze. You could easily replace this cable pattern with any other little 9 stitch cable or lace pattern and make an infinite variety of booties. I have enough of this yarn left that it's likely that another pair is in my near future.
And now I have warm cosy feet on a snowy day.
I hope all those in the snowy and cold Northeast are hunkered down with a warm tea or cocoa and some knitting or sewing today!
I like having cosy feet on the couch, but floors are tough on hand knit socks. However, these were so quick and easy to knit that, if they spring a hole, I can quickly and easily knit a new pair.
The pattern is DROPS 125-15 by DROPS Design - short socks with cables. It's a free pattern, and very simple - a great beginner sock. The only thing at all tricky was the format of the instructions. They are written in a bit of a run-on paragraph rather than in clear points. However, they are correct, so it just took a little patience and re-reading to find my place again whenever I was ready for a next step. I barely needed to glance at the instructions for the second bootie.
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| A simple bootie with cable work down the middle |
Even the cable work down the front center was a breeze. You could easily replace this cable pattern with any other little 9 stitch cable or lace pattern and make an infinite variety of booties. I have enough of this yarn left that it's likely that another pair is in my near future.
And now I have warm cosy feet on a snowy day.
I hope all those in the snowy and cold Northeast are hunkered down with a warm tea or cocoa and some knitting or sewing today!
