Socks make a great addition to your holiday festivities. They're much smaller than knitting an entire sweater and tuck away into a small space to wait for next year. Here's a list of my favorites:
1. Christmas Party Socks (free pattern)
The "ugly Christmas sweater" turned into socks! Plus, the colorwork is contained to the cuff & just a bit at the toe, so these won't take you months to complete.
Great for:
- Solid color yarn
- Traditional Christmas style
- Learning stranded colorwork
Recommended colors:
2. Oh Dennenboom (free pattern)
Again, stranded colorwork - but with a non-traditional twist! Yes, you could absolutely knit these in traditional colors, but why not pull out a crazy speckled colorway for that background instead? Speckled yarns look like twinkling tree lights!
Need socks faster? Only do the colorwork on the cuffs, and knit a plain foot! It will fly off your needles & only you'll know!
Great for:
- Rockin' around the Christmas tree
- Speckled colorways
Recommended colors:
3. Fred & George Socks
Kick back & relax in this fun pair! Red & green will make a very traditional pair, but I like wild colors for this pattern!
Great for:
- Breaking all the rules
- Any solid color yarn
Recommended colors:
4. Dancing Elves Socks (free pattern)
These are hilarious! Everyone needs some dancing elves in their lives.....and in the their shoes.
Great for:
- Keeping you entertained all day long
- Exploring colorwork styles (stranded, stripes)
- Any solid color yarn
Recommended colors:
5. Fireside Snuggle Socks (free pattern)
Did you leave your socks to the very last minute? Grab a worsted yarn (or better yet, hold two strands of fingering weight together) and cast on your "procrastinator Christmas" socks!
Great for:
- The last minute
- When fingering weight socks take waaaaaaay too long
Recommended colors:
