Knit Tube Socks by Miss Wool Knits

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Sometimes, when you’re a beginning knitter, things like socks can seem intimidating. You hear about turning heels, working in the round. Yikes! I mean, you just finally figured out purl and knit stitches, and your first washcloth was actually a square!

Now you want to move up in your knitting expertise but are afraid maybe a sock might be too intimidating. Well, worry not! After trying several beginner-friendly/”easy” sock patterns, I found the perfect one for anyone to do! Best part? This blogger gives you just the basics (but lots of information on those basics) so you can have fun with it! It really is an easy knitting sock pattern!

Sometimes, when you’re a beginning knitter, things like socks can seem intimidating. You hear about turning heels, working in the round. Yikes! I mean, you just finally figured out purl and knit stitches, and your first washcloth was actually a square!

Now you want to move up in your knitting expertise but are afraid maybe a sock might be too intimidating. Well, worry not! After trying several beginner-friendly/”easy” sock patterns, I found the perfect one for anyone to do! Best part? This blogger gives you just the basics (but lots of information on those basics) so you can have fun with it! It really is an easy knitting sock pattern!

finished tub socks on feet to show how they wear exactly like socks with a heal.

About Miss Wool Knits Blog

I found Miss Wool Knits on Ravelry as I was scouring for easy knitting sock patterns. Trying all kinds of patterns, I looked for the simplest patterns I could find. Most of them had a heel you had to create in some way.

My first attempt at turning a heel was far from good. One side looked amazing and the other side had huge gaps. It was beyond frustrating. I re-did; after re-did; after re-did; to FROGGED to AHHHHH!!!!! I eventually figured it out, but I’m definitely NOT an expert and absolutely am NOT fast or even decent speed at it, if I want it nice (next on my list of things to tackle).

Fast forward to Christmas 2018… I wanted to make my brother some socks after I found some pretty amazing yarn I bought at my favorite Local Yarn Shop (details on that next), but I had a major stress level trying to figure out how I was going to get them done in time. Especially when socks are something I definitely don’t do well when fast. Then… I found this post: Tube Socks… it works in the round, fits perfectly on your feet, and has no heel to be done!

The Sock Pattern

I’ve heard of tube socks, but never actually tried them until now. If you’ve never heard of tube socks, in a nutshell, are socks knitted in the round with no heel. They just slip on your feet and form around the foot stretching slightly at the heel.

The best part of these socks was that I could use small circular needles and a stitch marker. If you’ve never used them I highly recommend them! You will still need double-pointed needles (or DPN’s) for the end, but for the majority of your project, you will use circular needles. They’re easier on your hands, and your sanity.

Material Details

For my socks, I used Chiao Goo circular needles in size 2 (9″ long; 2.75mm). I bought them at Unwound, one of my Favorite Local Yarn Stores. Unfortunately, this store has since closed. If you’ve wanted to support local and want to buy the needs from an LYS, check out this link http://www.chiaogoo.com/retailers/. It will give you a nice list of across the country of retailers.

But if you can’t, Check out these options on Amazon.

The yarn I used for my socks is called “Off With Their Heads” in Thors Hammer Sport weight, by Fairy Tale Yarn Co, an Indie Dyer who does small batches in fun theme colors!

I pretty much followed what the pattern suggested based on the information given. Because they were for my brother who has a bigger foot size than me, and a little wider calf than mine and longer legs than mine, ok he’s just a slighter bigger human than I am (even though I’m the older sister). So I did increase the CO to 64 instead of 56. Following the sizing chart she provides as well, I decided to go with a mid-calf size to ensure it went high enough for him. I finished the sock with the Star Toe as she did because I thought it actually made it look really nice. In the end… it actually fits nicer that way and my brother says the socks fit perfectly. So yeah!!!

Image of first sock completed, and the beginning of the 2nd sock. The image shows the Ribbing at the top completed and the start of the body of the sock.

I found this particular blog post so helpful and really easy to follow. Generally, I don’t share other people’s posts but I had to in this case. The results were very satisfying and the ease of the pattern made it a no-brainer to make. Even those of you apprehensive about making socks could make these socks without anxiety. When I say easy knitting sock pattern, I mean… easy knitting sock pattern!

I hope you found the pattern to be as easy and helpful as I did. Make sure to leave me a comment below and share with me how your socks turned out!

HAPPY CRAFTING!

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Finished knit tub socks on feet to show how they fit perfectly.

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