knits, notes, etc.

after knitting a couple of the better-than-baby-booties socks by Ann Budd (pink cable rib and blue braided cable), i felt i could comfortably design my own pair:

mismatched baby socks, after weaving in ends.

Pattern inspired by Better-Than-Booties baby socks, by Ann Budd.
Yarn Reynold's Soft Sea Wool, Blue (MC) and Cream (CC).
Needles Size 0 (2 mm) dpns.
Description meant for newborns, this is a very simple sock using two colors. begin with the main color (MC) and change to the contrast color (CC) only for heel and toe short-row shaping. bindoff with three needles to create a ridge where instep and toe shaping join. reverse the colors for the second sock.

if only these socks grew in gardens...

someone asked, so this is not so much a pattern as it is a guideline for making the sock. it's pretty basic. short-row shapings are done as described in Ann Budd's pattern.

something like a pattern

cuff with MC, caston 44 sts. join for knitting in the round. knit 11 rounds in 2×2 ribbing: (k2, p2) to end of each round. leg knit 5 rounds in stockinette stitch. do not cut MC. heel change to CC and use short row shaping to shape the heel across first 22 stitches. cut CC, leaving enough yarn to weave later. foot change back to MC. knit 16 rounds. cut MC, leaving at least 10 inches for bindoff and weaving. toe change to CC and shape toe the same way you shaped the heel. cut CC, leaving enough yarn to weave later. bindoff with RS facing, use MC and three needle method to bind off stitches, ending with 3 stitches: 1 on front needle, 1 on back needle, and 1 wrapped stitch between them. k3tog tbl. finishing weave in all ends. make second sock, reversing the colors.

a sort of modification

when knit without the heel shaping, these baby socks can be transformed into mitts, don't you think? of course, this picture is misleading--i haven't knitted a mitt-y pair yet...

et voila! ...baby mitts?

instead, i'm knitting another pair of socks... this time, the stripes i mentioned before. then, it's back to copious other projects.