Baby socks, baby feet...

What is it with tiny babyfeet that I love so much?

Tiny little perfectly formed toes that need protection from the cold. 

Each time I see a baby, I remember my first little socks. My first attempt to knit socks was for my little son. He was 1 month old and he seemed so uncomfortable when his little toes were unprotected. In the middle of august he seemed to be cold... So I began looking for patterns. There are many patterns out there, paid, free, on blogs, in magazines. 

I made a pair of little socks and they just did not fit right. They were bulky and always fell off his feet. I tried to add ties to his ankle, but that was not the answer. 

Many women can relate that in the last month of pregnancy and after giving birth we seem to lose some of our skills. Either we just forget things easier or the baby occupies so much of our attention that we cannot think of other things. It was my case anyway. It took me a few days to remember that once I had made my own patterns for sweaters. So I had the skills to modify the patterns of baby socks I found, to get the results I wanted.

After a few trials and errors, lots of starting over, careful studying of my baby's feet, I came up with a pattern I was satisfied with. I don't need ties and the socks are not sagging and falling down, Yay!

I made them so many times I could knit babysocks even in my sleep. 

Many of my friends had babies after me, so they were the perfect test subjects for my new design. All of them were happy to receive a handmade, carefully crafted, colorful gift for their babies.

Thin autumn socks

Three years later I still love babyfeet and I still love making babysocks. Here are a few from my newest collection.

Thick socks

 I also learned how to make them from newborn size up to 1 year and 18 month sizes.

Notice the difference between the modeled baby socks and the plain baby socks from the last picture? Those chubby little legs make all the difference.

More of these beauties can be found in my shop here.