Blue socks tutorial -WR

Hello, dear readers! How are you today?

It was ironing day around here and while I was at it I took this pair of old and worn out socks to throw away. Then the obvious caught my attention! Why not deconstruct them and get a pattern? And also actually sew a pair of socks with a heel?

Here's how I did it:

1. Cut an old cozy sock around the fold and at the heel seam.

2. Find a piece of knit to refashion/reuse/recycle.

You can see I also matched the hems of the sock and fabric. This one used to be a skirt.

3. I cut the fabric directly around the sock pieces (did not make a paper pattern first) with a margin of 5 mm to serge. Of course, you can hand sew or machine sew them.

4. Pin together the heel pieces right sides in and serge.
 

Here you can see a serged heel and one turned to the right side.

5.On the long upper part of the sock mark the position to match the heel seam on both sides. I snipped the fabric a bit (over the yellow pin head).

6. Pin the pieces together right sides in and serge.

7. Ups! This pattern seems to have a problem. The heel seam falls under my heel! Which means the old socks were actually too short. Will have to adjust the paper pattern a bit (when I make it) to resolve this little issue.

 

8. Otherwise, it's a nice little sock.

Ehm, socks! :-)

Quick and easy project. Takes 15 minutes to complete.

 

Hope you enjoyed this little tutorial!

Have a nice and cozy evening wearing your new socks!

Comments

[tascha]

this is completely awesome yet so simple i can't believe i didn't think of it! you're a genius :)

THANK YOU FOR THE INSPIRATION... i will SOOO be making some socks like this!

[Kathryn]

Great idea! I would never have thought to do that. Thanks for the tutorial - going to try this some time.

[Ina]

Very cool!

I think the blue socks are shorter because the blue fabric is not as stretchy as the red one.

My question is: would the heel seam not annoy you when walking?

[Barbara]

That is exactly the point! The seam needs to be moved further back. I made two more pairs today but none was successful. I need to change the pattern a bit more. On the other hand, I really do not pay that much attention to the confort of clothes sometimes. If it scrathes a bit, it really doesnt bother me. :-)