Sunday 11 December 2011

Socks and Sizes

I've been making socks for some years now, but am definitely NOT an expert.  Recently I've been making them for my little grandson and it is surprising how few patterns there are for small children (most in my books start at 8 yrs) and how little information there is in BRITISH English about the average sizes of shoes and socks related thereto.

I don't have my grandson at hand to measure every time I make a pair of socks, and often when I speak to his mother (my daughter) he is asleep in bed so cannot be measured...

Last time I made him these socks...

Max's socks

...and they fitted him perfectly.  The yarn I used was DROPS Fabel.

Now I have just finished this pair...

Blue socks for Max

...in a different make of yarn (Fortissima Socka), which I felt was thinner.  They seemed narrower round the top and I'm a bit worried they'll be too small (given that he's a month older now too) but you can really only tell by trying them on!  In case they are, I'm making another pair (again, a different yarn unfortunately) on a larger needle (2.5mm instead of 2.0mm) and the first one has come out LOADS bigger.  Here's a comparison picture...

Different sizes

...I guess he'll grow into them...

4 comments:

Elizabethd said...

I do like that blue fairisle pattern. I tried everywhere to find a hat and scarf set like that but couldnt.

Carol said...

Oh what lovely socks!
Particularly like the blue fairisle ones.
Carol xx

Annie said...

Hi Penny, What gorgeous little socks. Bet they will be warm and cosy.
Hugs,
A x
ps thanks for the vote x

quilterliz said...

G'day Penny. They are truly lovely socks. Well done. Take care. Liz...