Materials:
Size
4 knitting needles - use baby yarn (#2 or #3) weight yarn for preemie sizes.
Size 6 knitting needles for newborn
size and soft worsted #4 weight yarn (in Europe 10 ply) (PHOTOS and sizes are for the newborn size)
Size 8 needles for older babies and soft worsted #4 weight yarn
Striped: 2
colors
of soft worsted weight (medium #4) yarn or sport weight (#3) (12 yards of main
color,
and 1 yard of a 'stripe' color)
Directions:
(for stripes) Rows
6, 7: Using 2nd color of yarn, k 2, p 2
across.
Do this pattern in the 2nd color for one more row (you will have 2 rows
of the stripe color)
Main
Sock
Row
17: Keeping with main color, knit entire row.
Row
18: Purl entire row.
Row
19-40: Keep with pattern, knit one row, purl one row--ending
with purl row.
Shaping
Toe
Row
41: Knit first 2 sts tog, knit next 6 sts, then k 2 tog, k
to
last 2 sts and knit 2 tog.
Row
42: Purl 1st 2 sts tog, purl next 6 sts, purl 2 tog, purl to
last 2 sts and purl tog.
Row
43: Cut yarn with a 12" tail, and weave through remaining sts
on needle using a yarn sweing needle. Pull to close. Sew up
the side seam
of sock.
Cast
on 20 sts
- 7 on each of 2 needles, 6 sts on 1 needle
Cuff
Rnds
1-5 : Knit 1, Purl 1 around. (This
should measure approximately 3/4" in length)
Rnds
6, 7: (Or keep using one color) Using 2nd color of yarn, k 1, p 1
across.
Do this pattern in the 2nd color for one more row (you will have 2 rows
of the stripe color)
Rnds
8-16: Back to main color and k1, p 1 pattern. (after row 16
entire
sock should then measure approx 2 1/2")
Main
Sock
Row
17 - 40: Knit in the round
Shaping
Toe
Row
41 and 42: Knit first 2 sts tog, knit next 6 sts, then k 2
tog, k to
last 2 sts and knit 2 tog.
Cut
yarn with a 12" tail, and weave through remaining sts on needle
using a yarn sewing needle. Pull to close.