Tour de Sox 2008

If you like to watch the cycling Tour de France and also like to knit socks, check out the Tour de Sox 2008.

It’s a knit-along contest sponsored by Crystal Palace Yarns, with fun categories and nifty prizes. You can enter socks knit with any yarn you like, but there are extra prizes for socks knit [...]

Free pattern: Joan's Simple Socks

I’ve substantially revised and updated the pattern for Joan’s Simple Socks after completing the test knit. They are basic top-down socks with a 2×2 ribbed leg and a stocking stitch foot. I’m pretty happy with the way the pattern has turned out, and have made a few more refinements to the detailed pattern format.

My completed [...]

A simple free sock pattern

Here’s my first free knitting pattern: Joan’s Simple Socks. I’m encouraging my Mum, Joan, to try knitting socks from the top-down.

Not that there’s anything wrong with knitting from the toe up! But it’s good to have another method in your repertoire, and I find the heel flap construction neater and easier than a toe-up short-row [...]