I Do Love Knitting Patterns

Normally I do not go around quoting lines from Harry Potter books (out loud anyway because that would be geeky even for me - in my head tho I always have lines from books and movies floating about).   However, I (along with Albus Dumbledore) do love knitting patterns, but have been frustrated recently over online patterns for knitting toddler-sized socks.  The ones I've looked at, started, hated, and ripped out seem so unnecessarily complicated.  So I made up my own. 

Sorry, but this yarn looks good next to a pile of Smarties.  The yarn is a self-striping acrylic light-weight baby yarn knit with #1 US double points.

I've reached the point where I think I understand sock-making - heel turning, gussets, toe weaving, etc. - so I really just took my favorite parts from various patterns and made a sock.  These are intended for our littlest Vermonter Ruthanne who has new LL Bean snowboots and needs to fill them up with winter sockies. 

My plan is to take this pattern and practice increasing (and decreasing) in various spots in order to make lots and lots of socks for kids and grownups.  And, if I can figure out how to do it, I may post the instructions on this blog as a pdf file, or something.  I have NOT reached the point where I understand computer stuff.  --cds