I made socks and slippers but never Baby socks.
These were my first tries, and now i have to invent a good pattern. The bow ties were nice but not functional and needed replacing. In the next foto you can see my baby socks, which i am quite proud of.
Delft blue tiles color palette was the inspiration of the next sock.
Green colors was next example .
To make the baby socks you start with a row of 20 stitches with the Fin. stitch 2+2 F2 and wool of 3 mm. thick.
The next pictures are now on Instagram and Facebook because if you see picture of beautiful baby socks and there is NO pattern (free of course, giving = happiness) 🙂 it’s no use to you.
Meerderen = increase, minderen = decrease, steken/lussen = stitches/loops, einde = end, eerste = first.
You make the turn by starting in the for last 4th stitch. The first 2 stitches needlebind with F1 connection and the next stitches are needlebind with F2. The fabric wil be more dence with the F2 connection stitch. When you get to the end of the row you have to increase 3 stitches. This wil be the heel of the sock.
3 stitches have been increased, and you increase 5 stitches at the end of the next row. This will be the toe part of the sock.
Next foto you decrease 9 stitches, the toe part, see markers. After decreasing continue needlebinding.
When you get at the second time to the toe part you have to decrease 9 stitches again.
You can make the sock as high as you want, i made 3 rows.
Finishing is done by gently tightening the last 4th stitch, then the last 3 and so on. Now just fold the edge and thread white lace through it and the baby socks are ready.
Have fun with needlebinding baby socks.
I made a couple of baby booties.
The pattern is the same as the baby socks, the edge is not folded.
Bigger baby socks.
I made some bigger baby socks.
To make the bigger baby socks you start with a row of 25 stitches with the Fin. stitch 2+2 F2 and wool of 3 mm. thick.
You make the turn by starting in the last 4th stitch. The first 2 stitches needlebind with F1 connection and the next stitches are needlebind with F2. The fabric wil be more dence with the F2 connection stitch. When you get to the end of the row you have to increase 5 stitches. This wil be the heel part of the sock.
Next foto you decrease 10 stitches, the toe part, see markers. After decreasing continue needlebinding a whole round, when you are almost (middle part sock) at the toe part you decrease 13 stitches, and continue normal stitches.
When you get at the second round to the toe part you have to decrease 11 stitches again, and the third round you decrease 9 stitches and continue normal stitches.
After last decreasing you needlebind normal (no increasing or decreasing) a few rounds more.
Finishing is done by gently tightening the last 4th stitch, then the last 3 and so on. Now just fold the edge and thread lace through it and the baby socks are ready.
With the next round i forgot after decreasing 10 stitches to needlebind a whole round (: the almost ready sock seems smaller, so i had to use the sissor and start again.
A very famous painter Bob Ross told : ” we don’t make mistakes, just happy little accidents.
Have fun with needlebinding bigger baby socks.
These next baby socks are made with natural color wool and has not had any chemical processing. This wool is from te compagne: Woolsofhollandwinkel.com in the Netherlands Pattern socks: start with 25 Finse stitches 2+2 and F2 and wool of 3 mm. thick. sock.
You make the turn by starting in the last 4th stitch. The first 2 stitches needlebind with F1 connection and the next stitches are needlebind with F2. The fabric wil be more dence with the F2 connection stitch. When you get to the end of the row you have to increase 3 stitches. This wil be the heel part of the sock.
Now you have to increase, 7 stitches at the end of the next row, this will be the toe part of the sock. Next 3 rows you decrease 11-9-7- stitches, at the toe part. After last decreasing you needlebind normal 3 rounds more. Finishing is done by gently tightening the last 4th stitch, then the last 3 and so on. Now just fold the edge and thread white lace through it and the baby socks are ready.
Designing baby socks was a great challenge and also extra special because for the first time i became a grandfather of a beautiful grandschild end his name is ODIN 🙂 🙂 🙂