Learning Sock Pattern

This is the pattern that I wrote for the Beginning Sock Knitting class that I teach at my LYS. I always learn something from my students. During my last session, one of my students indicated that she was a visual learner, thus this pattern has pictures as a visual aid. As a "learning" project, needle size is not limited to the US4 listed in the pattern, but to the comfort of the individual knitter. Gauge is not important in this project.

This sock was designed to teach the baics of sock knitting. It is not intended to fit anyone. However, depending on the needle size you use, it could fit a toddler.

Learning Sock

Materials:

Smooth, light-colored yarn, worsted weight yarn

1 set double point needles US 3, 4 or 5 (suitable to the comfort of the knitter) Wood or plastic is recommended to learn sock knitting

Abbreviations:

co - cast on

rs - right side of work

rep - repeat

st - stitch

p2tog - purl 2 sts together

pu - pick up

sts - stitches

k2tog - knit 2 sts together

dpn - double point needle

sl - slip stitch as if to purl

rnd - one round of knitting

k - knit

cont - continue

dec - decrease

p - purl

ws - wrong side of work

rem - remaining

ssk - slip, slip, knit (slip one stitch as if you were going to knit it, slip the next stitch as if you were going to knit it, please left hand needle into the front of both stitches you slipped and knit them together.)

Leg:

(to be continued)