I designed this for the May 2021 Sock Knitters Anonymous Elemental Challenge. The pattern is based “Random Tris” from Norah Gaughan’s Twisted Stitch Sourcebook. The triangles are the symbol for the element “Fire”

I designed this for the April 2021 Sock Knitters Anonymous DYO Challenge. The pattern is based up design 3 “Double Diamond” from Norah Gaughan’s Twisted Stitch Sourcebook.

“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of light, it was the season of darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair.”

This top down sock features cables, heel flap, round heel, standard toe. Written for a woman’s medium, the foot length is customizable.

This top down sock pattern features a cable snaking on top of 2x2 ribbing. While written for 5 double pointed needles, it can easily be worked using magic loop or any other small circular technique. Basic cuff, heel flap, round heel, basic toe construction. Heel turn in fully written out. The design is both charted and written (using intertwine...

I have to admit that I buy yarn from the internet and don’t always read carefully. Some sock yarn is really sport weight. I swear off Noro - too think and thin - and then swoon when I see the beautiful colors and hit the “add to cart” button. I needed a sock pattern for thicker yarn that wouldn’t add too much bulk. Also I wanted to make socks f...

Just one step up from plain vanilla socks, just as butterscotch topping changes a dish of vanilla ice cream into something a bit more special, these socks have a stockinette stitch front and back, a variation of 1x1 ribbing on the sides and a slightly different gusset. After the heel flap is knit and the heel turned, the picked up gusset stitch...

This is a larger version (72 stitches) of my Ribbing on the Side Socks (64 stitches).

This sock features alternate panels of a simple zig-zag lace (ice and snow) and a two over two cable (barriers to leaving the unit). The sock has a cuff down construction with eye of partridge heel flap, round heel and standard toe closed with Kitchener stitch.

A basic top down sock pattern with just a little bit of lace down the front and back. Written for a set of 5 double pointed Size US 1 (2.25) needles, it can be adapted to any circular technique. This 64 stitch (8 inch circumference) sock is designed for a 9 inch length, but is easily adapted for a longer or shorter foot.

This a a very basic sock pattern with just a little bit of cabling on the the side. Top down construction with heel flap and standard toe.

When I started knitting socks, I wasn’t ready for tiny needles and fingering weight yarn. I used the thicker sport weight yarn and size 2 needles. Eventually I knit with smaller yarns and needles, but now and then I still enjoy a thicker, faster knit sock.

I love variegated, striped and colorful yarns. Unfortunately intricate designs generally are hidden in these yarns. Plain stockinette stitch socks tend to sag by the end of the day and socks that are just ribbing don’t show off the pretty yarn. Panels of ribbing on the sides of the socks provide enough negative ease to keep the socks from droop...