Pattern: Hugs and Kisses Socks from the Better-Than-Booties Baby Socks collection by Ann Budd from Interweave Knits, Summer 2005, some designs also available free from Knitting Daily
Yarn: Hazel Knits Artisan Sock in “Pacific”, approx. 25g
Needles: 2mm Susan Bates Silvalume dpns

I think it’s a very good idea to start this little one off on the right foot (ha ha ha) with some handknitted socks. I’d liked this pattern ever since the magazine came out, but it was back when my sock knitting skills were fairly new, and the idea of a short row heel and toe made me wibble a bit. But now I am a confident sock knitter and can just whip up any old sock I fancy.

And I really like the short row toe. It avoids the fiddle of grafting if you hate that sort of thing, and the stitches are just bound off using a modified 3 needle cast off which makes a pretty ridge at the end of the foot.

The yarn is the last few grammes of the squishy Hazel Knits yarn I used for Birch Leaf socks, though I have a very tiny amount still left. I do love this yarn, though it’s pricey for everyday socks, it makes nice gift knitting!

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