Product Description
The perfect staple sock for any baby's wardrobe! Simple, and cozy, with an extra stretchy cuff top, and classic colorblock design elements. Lightweight and airy, yet cozy warm, worked up in fingering weight.
Sizes are approximate as each baby's feet are so different in size/age and sweet chubbiness.
Sizes: Nb, 6-12 & 18 month
Yarn: 135-185 yds/123-169 m sock weight yarn total MC: 75-100 yds/69-91 m Contrast: 60-85 yds/55-78 m
Needles & Notions: -US 2/2.75 mm DPN’s -Tapestry needle -Stitch markers
Gauge: 16 stitches/2” or 16 stitches per 5 cm.
Tiny Toes Socks by Fox and Folk
What is Being Made
Tiny Toes Socks is a downloadable knitting pattern designed for infants and babies in three size options: newborn, 6-12 months, and 18 months. This project creates classic fitted socks suitable for the smallest feet, using a two-color design with contrasting cuff and main body sections.
Knitting Techniques
The pattern employs fundamental sock construction methods appropriate for intermediate knitters. The socks are worked in the round using double-pointed needles, beginning with a cuff and progressing through the ankle and foot sections. The construction uses a stretchy cast-on method of the knitter's choice, followed by ribbed cuff work and stockinette stitch for the main body. The pattern incorporates standard shaping techniques including knit two together (K2tog) and slip-slip-knit (SSK) decreases for proper sock fit.
Stitches Used
- Knit (K) – the primary stitch for stockinette sections
- Purl (P) – used in combination with knit for ribbed cuff
- K1, P1 Ribbing – creates the stretchy, fitted cuff
- Knit Two Together (K2tog) – decrease stitch for shaping
- Slip-Slip-Knit (SSK) – decrease stitch for shaping
- Slip Stitches (S1K) – used for stitch manipulation
Materials and Gauge
This pattern requires sock weight yarn in two colors: a main color and a contrasting color. Total yardage ranges from 135-185 yards (123-169 meters) depending on size, with the main color requiring 75-100 yards (69-91 meters) and the contrast color requiring 60-85 yards (55-78 meters). The yarn weight is specified as 3-ply or 4-ply. Needles required include US 2/2.75 mm double-pointed needles (DPNs) for working in the round. Additional notions include a tapestry needle for weaving in ends and stitch markers for tracking pattern repeats and round beginnings.
Gauge and Construction Details
The pattern is worked at a gauge of 16 stitches per 2 inches (or 16 stitches per 5 centimeters). The cuff begins with a cast-on of 28, 30, or 34 stitches depending on size, worked in K1, P1 ribbing for 1 to 1.5 inches. The ankle section transitions to the main color yarn and continues in stockinette stitch for 5 to 9 rows, establishing the proper proportions for each infant size.
```Specifications
| Brand: | Independent Designer |
| Yarn Weight: | Light Fingering, Fingering |
| Pages: | 3 |
| Designer: | Fox and Folk |
| Craft: | Knitting |
| Format: | Downloadable PDF |
| Languages: | English |
| Number of Patterns: | 1 |
| Skill Level: | Intermediate |
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