Travel Knits: Barrett Socks
It’s vacation season! Time for knitting on the move and simple textured socks make great travel knitting! During the month of July, we’ll be focusing on travel knits, those projects that pack up neatly and work up intuitively. With the kids out of school and the pool and beach beckoning, you’ll need portable projects that are fun to knit anywhere. These simple meditative patterns will keep you engaged but won’t keep you glued to instructions. This week, let’s knit up some simple textured socks with the Barrett Socks pattern. Take 30% off the pattern price in my Ravelry shop through Friday, July 15, no code required!
Easy Socks
Just one step beyond plain vanilla, the Barrett Socks are essential, authentic and everyday wearable for men, women and teens. With a central panel of textured stitches running from top to toe, Barrett keeps things interesting while showcasing a hand-dyed, variegated or marled yarn. Neutral marls bring out the simple beauty of Barrett and add a great shot of texture to your sock stash.
Simple Stitches
Sock solids also get a lift from this sassy combination of knits and purls. It’s hard to believe that the simplest stitches create such interesting texture! These well-fitting socks are worked from the top down beginning with the Twisted German cast on and feature a short row heel. This is probably the easiest, most intuitive sock pattern ever, so hold on to your socks, you’ll be done in no time!
For a funny story about my stolen Barrett Socks, click here!
