Silly Socks

Knitting
January 1980
US 7 - 4.5 mm
US 9 - 5.5 mm
English

Knit colorful socks and sole them with thin leather or suede so that you can wear them around the house. All the socks shown here except for the webbed feet are variations of a single basic design and can be knitted on two needles.

Materials

Spotted socks

  • 100g mohair
  • scraps of mohair in various colors

Stripy socks

  • 100g random-dyed DK
  • Loopy socks
  • 250g random-dyed slub yarn
  • 150g mohair

Leopard’s paws

  • 100g yellow mohair acrylic mixture
  • scraps of brown mohair
  • scraps of black DK
  • scraps of glove leather

Ballet shoes

  • 75g red mohair acrylic mixture
  • 25g white DK
  • 25g pink DK
  • french knitting reel

Webbed feet

  • 100g orange mohair acrylic mixture
  • 25g yellow DK
  • stuffing

(no yardage or gauge given for yarn)