How to knit socks on two knitting needles for beginners. Master class knitting simple way

Slippers on two knitting needles, knitted with your own hands, are an opportunity for beginner needlewomen to comprehend the basics of the craft - to quickly learn the general technique of knitting. Such house slippers will be useful in everyday life, will be a pleasant and beautiful thing for the lower part of the legs.

General features of knitting socks on two needles

Knitted socks are a practical and functional wardrobe item, they can be used as regular slippers or ballet shoes. They are knitted quickly even by a novice craftswoman, and absolutely any thread will do for making them.

Footprints are knitted in different ways:

• any knitting needles (2 and 5 needles, circular knitting needles and crochet hook);
• from any type of yarn;
• in various techniques (with seam, without seam, satin stitch or openwork).

The peculiarity of these socks is the simplicity and speed of their production, the possibility of choosing a suitable knitting and finishing method, the use of waste colored yarn and a minimum of tools.

Tip! Knitting socks is a great way for beginner knitters to learn the craft. To begin with, it is recommended to knit the socks in the simplest ways, without sewn seams, using a regular knitted stitch.

Tools and materials

The minimum set of source materials and tools consists of yarn or a set of multi-colored threads, knitting needles or a crochet hook, scissors, a ruler, a marker and a needle for sewing the parts of the sock together. The choice of knitting tool depends on the preferences of the craftswoman herself. Some needlewomen prefer to crochet, while others find it easier to master knitting.

 

Types and sizes of knitting needles for making knitted socks:

Type of spokes	Size	Material
	Diameter from 3.5 to 12.0 mm. Needle length 15.0 cm, line length from 25.0 cm.	Metal, aluminum, plastic, wood, bamboo, brass.
	Diameter from 2.0 to 8.0 mm. Length – 15.0 cm.	Metal, metal plus plastic, wood plus plastic, plastic, wood, bamboo.
	Diameter from 2.0 to 8.0 mm. Length – 35.0 cm.	Wood, metal, bamboo, aluminum.
	Diameter from 0.75 to 3.5 mm.	Metal, steel, aluminum, metal plus plastic, metal plus rubber, metal plus wood.

Any yarn of any composition, thickness and color can be used for footsies. It can be a single-color twisted thread, multi-colored yarn made of natural or synthetic fibers.

The following is suitable for knitting house slippers:

1. Ordinary woolen thread.
2. Home self-tidying.
3. Melange yarn.
4. Mohair.
5. Yarn made of silk, linen and cotton.
6. Yarns such as "Boucle", "Flame".
7. Cashmere.
8. Angora.

To make slippers, a combination of threads, tying, using accessories, tape, buttons and elastic bands is often used. Socks are knitted thick or thin, with or without a pattern, in the form of slippers on the sole and with tie-fasteners. Some models of slippers are made intentionally high, with a low or high instep area.

The easiest way to knit socks on two needles

Footprints on two knitting needles for beginners can be made in the simplest and fastest way - by knitting the footprints in one piece with 1 seam.

Knitted socks can be beautifully crocheted, and the upper part of the toe can be decorated with knitted flowers, leaves, beads, seed beads, glass beads, and sequins.

For knitting you will need:

• 200-300 g of yarn (medium thickness), leftover colored yarn for decoration;
• straight knitting needles without stoppers, size No. 3-4.5;
• hook, size No. 1.75;
• a pin marker, a ruler, scissors.

Instructions for knitting socks on 2 knitting needles with a seam:

• Cast on 32 stitches plus edge stitches.
• Knit 1 row with all front stitches.
• In the 2nd row, knit 1 edge stitch, 10 front stitches, 1 purl stitch, 10 front stitches, 1 purl stitch, 10 front stitches and 1 edge stitch.
• From rows 3 to 34, knit all odd rows, and knit all even rows according to the 2-row pattern.
• Row 35 – 1 edge loop, 11 knit loops (knit two knit loops from 10 loops), 8 knit loops, 11 knit loops (knit two knit loops from 1 loop) and 1 edge loop.

• In row 36 – 1 edge loop, 10 front loops, 1 back loop, 12 front loops, 1 back loop, 10 front loops and 1 edge loop.
• Row 37 – 1 edge loop, 34 front loops and 1 edge loop.
• From rows 38 to 63, all even rows are done according to the pattern of row 36, and all odd rows are done according to the pattern of row 37.
• From rows 64 to 72, continue the fabric of the sock with a 1x1 elastic band. After finishing knitting, gather the loops on the working thread, tighten the sock and secure.
• Using the end of the working thread, sew the toe of the sock along the rows of the pattern at a distance of 8-10 cm from the very top and secure it.
• To shape the heel, knitting section "A" (see diagram below) should be gathered on a thread and pulled together. Sew the remaining ends "B" with a knitted seam.
• Next, the socks can be crocheted and decorated with a beautiful floral pattern.

Seamless option

Seamless two-needle socks are suitable for beginners and those who are learning the art of knitting hosiery. The seamless socks option is a quick and very simple way to make socks with a beautiful openwork pattern on the front or sides.

To knit you need to prepare:

• 200 g of any yarn (or leftovers from other knitting);
• a set of 2 straight knitting needles without stoppers (the size depends on the thickness of the thread);
• pin marker;
• ruler, scissors.

Technology of knitting socks on 2 knitting needles without a seam:

• Cast on 30 stitches on paired knitting needles and knit 6 rows with knit stitches – this is the thickened edge of the heel.
• Next, from rows 7 to 22, knit the fabric with the front surface. That is, knit all the loops on the front side with front loops, and on the back side with back loops.
• From row 23 to row 41 – forming the heel. Knit 19 loops as faces, and make the next 2 loops together with 1 face loop. Then you need to turn the work over, knit 9 loops as purl and make the next 2 loops together with 1 purl loop. Turn the knitting over again and repeat this knitting pattern until there are only 10 loops left on the needle.
• In row 42, from the edge braid of the side part of the heel, cast on 10 loops and turn the knitting over.

• Row 43 – knit 20 loops, then again pick up 10 loops from the edge braid of the side part of the heel. As a result, there should be 30 loops for the volume of the heel.
• From rows 44 to 74, you need to knit the fabric of the sock with the front surface without decreasing or casting on stitches.
• From row 75 you need to start decreasing. Knit 7 front loops, then 3 loops in 1 front loop, then 10 front loops, again 3 loops in 1 front loop and 7 front loops.
• Row 76: knit with purl stitches.
• Row 77 – knit 6 front loops, 3 loops in 1 front loop, 8 front loops, again 3 loops in 1 front loop and 6 front loops.
• Row 78 – all purl stitches.
• Row 79 – 5 knit stitches, 3 stitches in 1 knit stitch, 6 knit stitches, 3 stitches in 1 knit stitch and 6 knit stitches.
• Row 80 – all purl stitches.
• Row 81 – 4 knit stitches, 3 stitches in 1 knit stitch, 4 knit stitches, 3 stitches in 1 knit stitch and 4 knit stitches.
• Row 82 – all purl stitches.
• Row 83 – 3 knit stitches, 3 stitches in 1 knit stitch, 2 stitches in 1 knit stitch, 3 stitches in 1 knit stitch and 3 knit stitches. At this stage of knitting there should be 9 stitches left on the needle.

• Row 84 – knit 9 loops purlwise, and pull the next 10 loop out of the edge braid. On each side of such loops you need to dial 18.
• Row 85 – 4 knit stitches, 3 stitches in 1 knit stitch, 3 knit stitches and 1 stitch from the edge braid.
• Row 86 is knitted in the same way as row 84.
• Row 87 is the same as row 85.

Next, you need to knit alternately the patterns of rows 84 and 85 until all the loops of the edge braid are finished. At the end of knitting, close the 9 remaining loops with face loops.

With a beautiful pattern

Two-needle socks for beginners can be made more interesting by using openwork, jacquard or relief patterns. Knitting socks with different forms of braiding or several braids and plaits woven into one pattern look very beautiful. The description below shows one of the options for decorating the upper part of the socks with the "Ear" pattern.

To work you should prepare:

• 250 g of any yarn (preferably not very thin);
• 2 straight knitting needles without stoppers, size No. 3;
• pin marker;
• ruler, scissors.

The sequence of knitting socks with a pattern:

• Cast on 24 stitches and knit 6 vertical rows (1.5 cm) with a 1x1 rib pattern.
• Knit a heel 6.0 cm high – 21 rows with the front surface.
• From row 22, you need to start shaping the heel cup. To do this, divide the fabric into 3 equal parts (you get 8 loops each).
• Then knit as follows: 8 purl sts (side), 7 purl sts (center), knit the 8th loop of the side part together with the loop of the side part with 1 purl loop. Turn the knitting over.
• 1 edge loop slip without knitting, 6 front sts (center), 8 loop of the central part knit with the loop of the side part 1 front st (left tilt). Turn knitting.

Knitting pattern for the "Ear" pattern:

• Remove 1 edge loop without knitting, 6 purl sts (center), knit the 8th loop of the central part with the loop of the side part 1 purl st. Then knit the heel according to the same pattern until there are 8 loops left in the central part.
• Then, from the edge braid of the heel, you need to pull out 11 loops on both sides, from the wrong side - purl, from the front side - front.
• At this stage, you should start decreasing the loops on the heel. This should be done at the end of each row, from the front side, knit the last 2 front loops. p. 1 front loop (tilt to the right), from the back side - 2 out. p. 1 purl. According to this pattern, continue knitting until the initial number of loops (24 loops) remains on the needle.
• The next 40 rows are knitted in stockinette stitch without increases or decreases.
• When knitting the toe, you need to decrease the loops before the edge loop in each row (there should be 8 loops left on the knitting needle), and then add again, pulling out from the edge braid. The toe of the sock is knitted in the same way as the heel, only after adding 1 edge loop should be knitted. You need to add loops on the toe until there are 16 loops on the knitting needle.
• The upper part of the sock is knitted according to the pattern below. On both sides of the pattern from the edge braid, purl loops are added. The increase must be done until 24 original loops appear on the knitting needle.

• Next, knit the upper part of the sock with a pattern according to the diagram, pulling loops from the edge braid on each side. To keep the number of loops the same, you need to reduce them at the end of the row. To do this, from the wrong side at the end of the row, knit 2 purl sts into 1 purl st, and from the front side, 2 front sts into 1 front st.
• Continue knitting according to the same pattern until the top of the sock reaches the top of the elastic band in the heel area. Next, close the loops, knit with knit, and purl with purl. Then secure and cut the thread.

Socks on two knitting needles are the easiest option

The version of women's socks presented below is knitted extremely simply. To make such socks, you will not need a complex pattern of removing and adding loops - this is just a solid knitted fabric with a simple pattern of two contrasting threads. The layout of the socks is a large semicircle of transverse shortened rows, knitted with garter stitch.

To knit you need to prepare:

• 2 skeins of threads of different colors (≈250 g);
• 2 straight knitting needles without stoppers, size No. 3, 3.5;
• pin marker;
• ruler, sewing needle, scissors.

Knitting is done in this way:

• Cast on 25 stitches.
• 1st, 2nd row knit 25 sts with black thread.
• Row 3 – 20 sts with red thread, turn the work over and knit the 4th row.
• 5, 6 rows – 25 sts with black thread.
• Row 7 – 15 sts with red thread, turn the work over and knit the 8th row.
• 9, 10 rows – 25 sts with black thread.

• Row 11 – 10 sts with red thread, turn the work over and knit the 12th row.
• 13, 14 rows – 25 sts with black thread.
• Row 15 – 15 sts with red thread, turn the work over and knit the 16th row.
• 17, 18 rows – 25 sts with black thread.
• Row 19 – 20 sts with red thread, turn the work over and knit the 20th row.
• Next, the knitting pattern should be repeated from row 5 until the desired volume of the sock on the instep (inner semicircle).
• Fold the finished footie in half, find the middle of the outer semicircle and mark it with a marker. From this point, sew both halves of the footie and the heel with a knitted seam.

It will be very nice if at the end of long contrasting rows you attach small, simple flowers of the same color, perhaps every other row or two.

In order for the socks to look more impressive, the color contrast should be bright, with a classic combination of shades.

Men's slippers

The only peculiarity of making men's slippers is their size and some restraint in coloring. The methods of knitting slippers for men remain the same - with or without a seam, on knitting needles or a crochet hook, with a pattern or a simple satin stitch.

The two-needle socks for beginners, presented below, can safely be called formal weekend socks, so original and unusual do they look on a man's foot.

 

Footprints for men - an easy way

To create another version of men's house slippers you will need:

• yarn of two colors (≈250-300 g);
• straight knitting needles without stoppers, size No. 3, 3.5;
• hook, size No. 3;
• pin marker, ruler, scissors.

Work progress, step-by-step instructions:

• Cast on 8 stitches and knit 16 rows in garter stitch. The result should be a 6x6 cm square.
• After this, you need to cast on 19 stitches on the knitting needle and knit another 16 rows in garter stitch.
• Close 9 loops on the left and cast on 9 loops on the right (see diagram above).
• Then knit another 16 rows in garter stitch. The result should be an unfolded layout of the sock (see the diagram above, on the left).
• Next, the workpiece needs to be folded correctly and crocheted. To do this, bend the left square upwards and connect the edges with a crochet hook, using single crochet stitches using the "crayfish step" technique.

• In the same way, you need to bend the right upper square and continue connecting with a crochet hook.
• To design the heel, you need to bend the bottom square of the layout, sew the parts together with a crochet hook, make a fastening and cut the working thread. In the end, you should get such a beautiful footprint (see photo below).

If there is a choice of colors for men's socks, then the optimal option for knitting can be considered a combination of brown plus beige, black plus yellow (or burgundy), green plus lemon (or white).

Children's

Footprints on two knitting needles for beginner needlewomen are a useful and convenient thing for a baby.

Craftswomen mothers feel much calmer when their baby's feet are warm and cozy. In addition, knitting little footprints for your beloved baby with your own hands is very pleasant.

What to prepare:

• a ball of soft yarn (≈200 g);
• 2 straight knitting needles without stoppers, size No. 3;
• hook, size No. 2;
• a pin marker, a ruler, scissors.

Step-by-step instructions for knitting the simplest socks:

1. Cast on 18 stitches.
2. Knit 60 rows in garter stitch, leaving 1 edge stitch unknitted and the last stitch as a purl stitch.
3. Next, close all the loops with face loops.
4. From the edge braid of the side of the knitted fabric, cast on 32 loops. For ease of work, you can use 3 knitting needles or switch to circular knitting needles.
5. Knit a circular stocking fabric to the level of the little finger (≈15-25 rows). For this part of the sock, you can use the front surface, lace, jacquard, a pattern with a braid or a cord.
6. Next, you need to start decreasing the loops for the nose. Knit 1 front st, 2 front sts in 1 front st, 10 front sts, 2 front sts in 1 front st, 1 front st. Using this pattern, you need to knit the nose of the sock until there are 8 loops left on the knitting needle. Pass the working thread through the remaining loops, tighten and secure.
7. Place the side halves of the heel together and sew with a knitted stitch.

Next, crochet the finished footprints. You can also crochet flowers, leaves, eyes and animal faces, bunny ears, pompoms, tassels and anything else your imagination suggests.

Socks on two knitting needles are a wonderful knitting school for beginner needlewomen. Experienced knitters claim that having learned to knit small wardrobe items, such as mittens, socks or socks, you can easily “get the hang of it” and take on more complex items.

Author: Severyanochka

Article formatting:Natalie Podolskaya

Video about knitting footsies

How to knit socks on two knitting needles for beginners: