Great last minute gifts you can hang on the tree! So quick and easy, you can stitch up several in an evening using leftover scraps of colorful sock yarn. Perfectly sized for lip balms, chewing gum, coins or other small treasures.
Materials:
3.25mm dpn’s
fingering weight yarn
Size E Crochet Hook
Darning Needle
Instructions:
CO 18, leaving a 6 – 8” length of yarn to fashion into stocking hanger, and join to knit in the round, being careful not to twist stitches. Arrange stitches with 6 stitches on each of 3 needles.
(K1, P1) around x 3 rows
Knit around until sock measures 1 ½” from top of cuff
On next row, K 14, then knit next 8 stitches onto a length of waste yarn in a different color than project. Return these 8 stitches back to the left needle and knit around with working yarn until sock measures ¾” from line of waste yarn.
Arrange stitches so the 8 stitches above the waste yarn + one more stitch are on one needle and the remaining 9 stitches are on another needle.
Decrease Toe:
Round 1: K 1, K2tog, K to last 3 stitches, K2tog, K1 on each needle
Round 2: Knit
Repeat these two rounds until 10 stitches remain
Knit 1 round, then break yarn and using a darning needle, thread yarn through remaining stitches and fasten off.
Afterthought Heel:
Pick up the 8 stitches below waste yarn by picking up the right leg of each stitch on an empty needle. Turn sock 180 degrees and pick up the 8 stitches on the other side of the waste yarn in the same manner.
Pick out waste yarn
K 8 on one needle, then pick up 1 stitch along side between needles. Repeat for other side (18 stitches)
Decrease heel:
Round 1: Knit around
Round 2: K1, K2tog, K to last 3 stitches, K2tog, K1, repeat on next needle to complete one decrease round.
Repeat the last 2 rounds. (10 stitches left on needles)
Break yarn, thread yarn through remaining stitches and fasten off
At top back of sock, insert crochet hook into stitch below free end of yarn and pull up a loop. Chain 10. Insert hook into next stitch from inside of sock, and join chain to sock with a slip stitch. Pull free end of yarn through and fasten off.
Download It’s The Balm Sock Pattern
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19 Comments
Wonderful! This is the perfect quick knit I was searching for, and my friend will love it. Thank you.
Terrific Chris! Glad to be of service
I love this idea!
They are fun, Tana. I even have one hanging from my keychain
Thank you so much! I have been trying to think of a gift idea for a knitter friend, and this is perfect. You are brilliant!
You’re so welcome, Kristie! So glad you can make good use of the pattern!
Super cute! Is that Burt’s Bees lip balm in there? It’s my absolute favorite, too bad you can’t find it over here!
It sure is, Holly! I’ll have to send you a Burt’s Bee’s care package.
That would be amazing! I’ll be needing your address as well
This is so cute! My mom has found some tiny stockings, sweaters, etc. that look similar and she leaves tips at restaurants in them. The waiters and waitresses are always so pleased! Do you have a similar pattern for crochet? I don’t know how to knit but I love to crochet!
I don’t, Angie, but I’ll tell Carli about it. Maybe she’ll work one up! What a really cool idea about using them to leave tips in! Your Mom sounds like someone I want to be friends with. Generous, creative and just plain cool.
what a fun idea I’d love it if you’d add this to my link party over at http://raegunwear.blogspot.com/2011/11/link-party-what-we-wore-and-made_29.html
Thanks for inviting us, Marissa! Looks like that was for last Wednesday. Do you do a different one each Wednesday? I’ll be sure to check it out…
what’s the gauge? or does it matter?
Doesn’t matter too much Missy. If you knit one and find it a bit large or small in size for what you want, just go up or down a needle size as needed.
Really cute – great idea and I appreciate that you shared the pattern!
I LOVE these! But I don’t knit or crochet
I wish someone would have taught me! I wish you had these on your Etsy.
We can probably arrange that, Kim! After all, mom can only hang so many on her key chain and she only has so many grand-kids.
I’ll ask her about it today.
Thanks!
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