Free Pattern: XOXO Baby Socks
Pattern: XOXO Baby Socks. My own design.
Size: Newborn
Yarn: Henry’s Attic Kona Superwash DK (100% superwash merino wool)
Yardage: Small amount of leftovers
Source: Catnip Yarns
Needles: 4 US size 2 double-pointed needles
Gauge: About 7 stitches = 1″ in stockinette stitch
Notes: Last week, when the Nine-to-Five Socks and I were on a break due to my having messed up the heel flap and put them away in disgust, I whipped up these little baby socks for the newborn son of a friend of mine. I had seen a pair of baby socks by Ann Budd that use the hugs and kisses cable pattern, and I thought they were cute, but they’re in a 2005 issue of Interweave Knits that I don’t have access to, so I just winged it. The socks came out well enough that I thought I’d share the pattern. It can be downloaded as a PDF file here. Enjoy!
P.S. David discovered that if you casually leave the socks lying on your desk, they look exactly like a peeled banana. I made light of this observation, then later walked into my office and thought, “Why the hell is there a banana on my desk?!”
August 26th, 2007 at 6:53 pm
Darling socks–and the last picture cracks me up. It really does look like bananas
August 26th, 2007 at 7:18 pm
It does rather resemble a banana, which is too funny. Very cute baby socks and thank you for the pattern too.
August 27th, 2007 at 9:28 am
Wow Ruth, the baby socks are adorable. I love the idea of hugs and kisses, and making socks rather than booties. The banana angle is an extra amusing bonus.
June 22nd, 2008 at 9:18 pm
I’d love to make these …. but when I follow the directions for the first five rows, it does not result in the ribbing which is obvious in the picture of these adorable socks. I need some clarification of the pattern, I guess.
June 23rd, 2008 at 3:29 am
okay … I’m not feeling real bright here. After realizing that the first part of the pattern is knitted flat …. the directions for the ribbing work out just fine.
However … when the heel flap is set up, the center 2 stitches are put on a holder …. and never heard from again. The instructions just say to ’sew seam’ …. does that mean that you simply include these 2 stitches in that seam? It would have been nice, even for an experienced knitter, to have these 2 stitches specifically handled rather than just left dangling.
Katt