I’ve had trouble with ear savers sliding down the back of my head, which causes my face mask to shift and the mask straps to pull at the tops of my ears, rendering the ear saver pointless. I needed a knitted ear saver with two straps to keep my mask firmly in place.

I thought I’d go ahead and share this because I couldn’t find a good pattern for a worsted weight newborn sock (they all wound up too big or shaped funny). I went ahead and came up with my own pattern (using DPN’s). Please excuse the very simple short-hand instructions. I typed them up that way as I went, and they were only meant to be for my r...

*** Be sure to stretch your work each time you carry your colors during the pattern charts. This will ensure that the sock will be stretchy enough to fit over the foot. This tutorial is very helpful in demonstrating how to keep your work stretchy while knitting fair isle: