Marigolds By The Lake - Baby Set

MISTI ALPACA - a wonderfully soft yarn for any baby project. This is a sock yarn, but it is so soft that any baby will love to wear it. The yarn is 50% Alpaca, 30% Merino, 10% silk, and 10% Nylon. You cannot go wrong.

I am a big fan - look for a video where I will show you my niece's baby wearing the hat, gloves, and socks I knitted as a gift. 

Should you want to knit it yourself here is a link to a free pattern in my RAVELRY SHOP.

Enjoy.

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Copyright:
You may NOT sell my written pattern or publish it as YOUR own.
However, you may sell a finished product (socks) you made.

Thank you.

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Note: Most of the time I work as fast as I can to keep up with knitting and crocheting requests. I have to videotape, edit videos, then convert them & upload them to my channel. After that often I post on my blog patterns. I answer many questions, which means that often I work up to 16 hours a day. I would tremendously appreciate IF anyone of you who finds an error in the written pattern, so please, let me know - where (what rows) and what may be the problem. Many future knitters & crocheters from our artsy and crafty virtual world will thank you for your good deed, including myself.

Tiny Baby Socks

I have written several simple sock patterns that I published on my blog.

Today, I would like to introduce you to my newest simple sock pattern for tiny babies. I knitted these socks with DK weight yarn, which is not too thin but not too thick to work with either. So if you are a seasoned knitter that would like to learn how to knit socks, you could start with socks for babies using semi-thin yarn. When you learn these basics you can move onto larger socks and then with more experience onto complex ones. 

Is this written pattern giving you a hard time? Do you prefer knitting along with videos? I have two of them - one for righties and one for lefties. Simply click on my video and knit with me. 

Should you want to knit baby shorts from the same yarn - CLICK HERE.

Enjoy. Good Luck.

VIDEO TUTORIAL FOR RIGHTIES CLICK HERE.

VIDEO TUTORIAL FOR LEFTIES CLICK HERE.

Material:

• Yarn: leftover yarn of KnitPicks, Bare, DK weight; 100% Merino wool; Color: linen; 100 g; 246 yds; Note: if you want to add color to your project you could use either SWISH DK (100% Fine Superwash Merino), or CAPRA DK YARN (85%merino and 15% cashmere - these links are affiliated links.
• Knitting needles #5 (3.75 mm) - either DPNs (I used 5” long DPNs) or Circular - whichever ones you prefer
• Scissors
• Yarn Needle

Size:

• Length of the sole (heel to toe): ~3.25” (you can make it longer if you chose so)
• Ankle Area: ~ circumference of K1/P1 ribbing is 4"(unstretched) to ~5.5" (stretched)
• Ribbing (Cuff) Height: 2.25”
• Heel Flap: 0.75"
• Sole width: 2” flat; (circumference is ~ 4+”)

Gouge:

On knitting needles #5 (3.75mm) - 1” x 1” = 6 sts x 8 rows (in stockinette stitch)

Abbreviation:

DPN(s) - double-pointed needle(s)
CO - cast on
K - knit
P - purl
sl 1st st - slip first stitch purl-wise
SSK - slip knit-wise, slip knit-wise, and then knit them together through the back loop
P2tog - purl two stitches together
K2tog - knit two stitches together
RS - right side
WS - wrong side
st(s) - stitch(es)
N1, N2, N3, N4 - if knitting with DPNs - needle #1, #2, #3, #4 respectively

Step-by-Step Directions:

Make 2.

Foundation: cast on 28 stitches

• The Cuff

Rnd 1          *[K1, P1]* - to end of the row, then distribute the stitches evenly, among 4 DPNs (or use either 2 pairs of short circular needles or circular needles with a long cable), without twisting your knitted row, join stitches into a circle

Rnd 2-20      *[K1, P1]* - to end of each row. Make your cuff as long as you want. I knitted my cuff about 2.25" long.

• The Heel Flap

If knitting on DPN's divide your stitches as such: needles #1 and #2 - 10 sts each, needle #3 - 8 sts. If you are using circular needles you most likely have stitches divided to 14 + 14 between your magic loops.

Row 21-26      Work on your first 14 sts only back and forth (NOT in the round) - *[K1, P1]* - 7x

• Turning The Heel (row by row)

Keep working your sock back and forth (NOT in the round), starting with Row 1.

Row 1     (RS) sl. 1st st, K7, SSK, K1, (3 sts left on the needle), turn
Row 2     (WS) sl. 1st st, P3, P2tog, P1, (3 sts left on the needle), turn

Row 3     (RS) sl. 1st st, K4, SSK, K1, (1 sts left on the needle), turn
Row 4     (WS) sl. 1st st, P5, P2tog, P1, (1 sts left on the needle), turn
Row 5     (RS) sl. 1st st, K6, SSK, (0 sts left on the needle), turn
Row 6     (WS) sl. 1st st, P6, P2tog, (0 sts left on the needle), turn

• The Gusset (knit in the round)

Note: you will work from now on RS only in the round.

You should finish with 8 sts on your working needle, and you are ready to pick up stitches along the sides of your flap. You will proceed as such (starting with Rnd 1 again):

Rnd 1             K8, PU 5, K14, PU 5

Rnd 2             K11, K2tog, K14, SSK, K3
Rnd 3             K30
Rnd 4             K10, K2tog, K14, SSK, K2
Rnd 5             K28
Rnd 6             K9, K2tog, K14,  Note: This is the end of your row. We will start a new row after this point. If you are knitting on DPNs reshuffle your stitches to N1 (first 10 stitches), then split your 14 sts between N2 and N3

• The Foot Part

Rnd 7             SSK, K1 (Note: add these two stitches to N1), K24 (total 26 sts)

Rnd 8-12        K26

Rnd 13           (N1) K12; (N2) K2tog, K5; (N3) K5, SSK; (total 24 sts)
Rnd 14-15      K24

Note: To make your socks a little longer add as many rows as needed.

 

• The Toe Part

Let's start with Rnd 1 again.

Rnd 1           *[K2tog, K8, SSK]* - 2x

Rnd 2          K20
Rnd 3           *[K2tog, K6, SSK]* - 2x

Rnd 4          K16

Rnd 5           *[K2tog, K4, SSK]* - 2x

• To Finish Each Sock:

In order to close your toe gap with Kitchener stitch, you need 6 stitches lined up with the other 6 stitches. You have first 6 sts on the first needle already, but you need to place the next 6 sts (from needles #2 and #3) on another needle. Cut off about 1/2 a foot-long tail, thread it into your yarn needle, and using the Kitchener Stitch close the toe gap. Weave in all the ends/tails. 

Copyright:
You may not sell my written pattern to anyone, and you may not publish it as your own.
However, you may sell a finished product (socks) made by you.

Thank you.

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DID YOU FIND ERRORS? Let me know on what page of my blog, and in which row by clicking HERE, and I will fix it as soon as I get to it. You can PM me on my FB Page HERE as well. Txs!

Also if you haven't subscribed to my HandmadeRukodelky Channel, you can do it HERE. There are many videos to be seen, too.

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PLEASE, COMMENT ON YOUTUBE BELOW MY VIDEOS, AND/OR SHARE YOUR IMAGES OF YOUR RECREATED WORKS ON MY FB PAGE HERE :-)

Note: Most of the time I work as fast as I can to keep up with knitting and crocheting requests. I have to videotape, edit videos, then convert them & upload them to my channel. After that often I post on my blog patterns. I answer many questions, which means that often I work up to 16 hours a day. I would tremendously appreciate IF anyone of you who finds an error in the written pattern, so please, let me know - where (what rows) and what may be the problem. Many future knitters & crocheters from our artsy and crafty virtual world will thank you for your good deed, including myself.

Dyeing Yarn With Rose Petals And Beets

In the past 3 years, my life has been a little rocky with too many surprises, many of them too sad. As I dedicated my life to our family's problems, I suddenly lost that precious time for my other loves - the art, knitting, crocheting, designing, and recording video tutorials for art/knit/crochet enthusiasts. At last, my life is a little calmer, and I can do fun stuff again.

A while back I have been thinking about coloring yarn. I even bought two bags of yarn - about 4 years ago. Finally, not too long ago I decided to rearrange my ever-growing stash and came across my two kilos (of yarn that is). My old idea of dyeing yarn struck me again.

I pulled one skein out so I could, at last, color it. And so I did. I enjoyed myself doing something I've never done before - picking up rose petals, cooking my dye, and then coloring the skein. I recorded all my steps with a camera, then I edited my recordings into a tutorial video, and I shared it with my followers HERE. 

Although the experience was wonderful and exciting I was very surprised that the color from the petals wasn't vibrant at all. It turned out more beige with some ever so slight pink undertones. I expected to be a magnificent pink, but the beige color is delightfully pleasing as well. No heartache there. 

After this experience, I took a break from "yarn dyeing" and directed my thoughts toward making a gift for my friends who are expecting a baby. I designed and knitted pretty shorts (you can see my post about video tutorials and buying the pattern HERE). I also knitted tiny simple socks to go with these shorts (if you are interested, a video tutorial will be available soon). I hope they will relish this gift. They probably will, they like hand made gifts. 

Right before COVID 19 put our country into quarantine, I bought plenty of food - just in case we are not allowed to go out. We ate most of it, but I found a package of beets hiding in the back of the fridge. I usually like to slice and top them over my leafy greens along with some goat cheese and a dab of vinaigrette. 

When I wanted to serve them they were already expired. I was like: "Hey, I have another yarn skein waiting in my closet for coloring!" So I marched up into my art-knit-crochet studio, got my yarn, my camera, and started to work on my second coloring project. This project turned out perfect. I am utterly delighted at the softness of the pink and color variegation. You can watch my project video HERE. 

For my project, I used Knit Picks Yarn. Below is my affiliate link just in case you would like to purchase yarn by clicking on it:

BARE YARNS - Dye Your Own Yarn!

I hope you'll enjoy it. Be safe, be healthy, and don't forget to spread the love with your crafty items.

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DID YOU FIND ERRORS? Let me know on what page of my blog, and in which row by clicking HERE, and I will fix it as soon as I get to it. You can PM me on my FB Page HERE as well. Txs!

Also if you haven't subscribed to my HandmadeRukodelky Channel, you can do it HERE. There are many videos to be seen, too.

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Copyright page - click HERE

PLEASE, COMMENT ON YOUTUBE BELOW MY VIDEOS, AND/OR SHARE YOUR IMAGES OF YOUR RECREATED WORKS ON MY FB PAGE HERE :-)

Note: Most of the time I work as fast as I can to keep up with knitting and crocheting requests. I have to videotape, edit videos, then convert them & upload them to my channel. After that often I post on my blog patterns. I answer many questions, which means that often I work up to 16 hours a day. I would tremendously appreciate IF anyone of you who finds an error in the written pattern, so please, let me know - where (what rows) and what may be the problem. Many future knitters & crocheters from our artsy and crafty virtual world will thank you for your good deed, including myself.