Travelry Basket Weave Socks by Mrs Buttons

Travelry Basket Weave Socks

Knitting
February 2016
any DK yarn
DK (11 wpi) ?
31 stitches and 38 rows = 4 inches
in stockinette stitch
US 1½ - 2.5 mm
Variety of Lady's and Men's Sizes
English Additional languages which are not in the download: German
This pattern is available as a free Ravelry download

My “Travelry” Series incorporates small, but nevertheless rewarding projects which are excellent to do while travelling; small enough to fit into any bag, impressive/fun enough to get fellow travellers talking and great items to wear – or to give away as a present!

I’d like to start “Travelry” with a basic sock pattern. There seems to be a myth that knitting socks is really difficult. I used to believe it until I was instructed the right way!

As socks are ideal knitting projects when travelling, I’d like to share some with you. This is a basic sock pattern which can be used for plain or variegated wool – or you can use up lots of left-over bits of wool from other projects!

Es geht ja oft das Gerücht herum, dass Socken Stricken schwer ist. Aber das stimmt eigentlich gar nicht. Deshalb möchte ich hier mit Euch diese Strick-anleitung teilen, mit denen man ganz einfach tolle Socken stricken kann. Auch besonders gut zum Aufbrauchen von Wollresten.
Meine „Travelry“ Serie beinhaltet lauter kleine Strickprojekte, die perfekt in jede Tasche passen – genau richtig, wenn man unterwegs ist.

Difficulty/ Schwierigkeit: Easy/ einfach

Techniques Used/ Techniken:

  • Using double-ended needles/ mit Nadelspiel stricken
  • Knit and purl stitches/ rechte und linke Maschen
  • Knitting in the round/ Rundstricken
  • Picking up stitches? Maschen aufnehmen
  • Short rows/ kurze Reihen

Material:
* 100g DK (11wpi) yarn/ Garn.

Needles:
* set of 2.5mm (US 1.5) double-pointed needles/ Nadelspiel 2.5mm

Accessories/Zubehör:

  • Tape Measure/ Maßband
  • Stitch marker/ Maschenmarkierer
  • Row counter (optional)/ Reihenzähler
  • Scissors/ Schere
  • Yarn needle/ Garnnadel