Exceedingly Vanilla Socks

After knitting what seems like a gazillion pairs of socks since the start of 2016, I have distilled my basic recipe into this pattern. Use it to knit your first (or tenth or hundredth) pair of vanilla socks, or do as I do and use as a base for combining with other patterns. After following the link to my blog, you will have your choice of a standard pattern with cute pictures **or** a super condensed version that is meant to fit on a single piece of paper when printed double-sided. Use one or both, whichever speaks to your heart more. **Update**: There is now also a version which contains a recipe for non-standard stitch counts too! **Update #2**: Want to make short socks instead? [There's a mod for that!][1] The pattern has been test-knit, but if you find any mistakes please let me know. **Some tutorials that might be helpful for beginners:** * [German twisted cast-on][2] * Picking up along garter stitch edge (for the heel flap), [version 1][3] and [version 2][4] (same method but one might be easier to follow than the other for some people) * [Kitchener stitch][5] [1]: https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/heel-tab-for-short-socks [2]: http://verypink.com/2012/01/04/german-twistedold-norwegian-cast-on/ [3]: http://www.yarnharlot.ca/blog/archives/2009/06/24/pickup_lines.html [4]: http://mercedesknits.com/2012/02/01/tutorial-how-to-pick-up-on-garter-stitch-edge/ [5]: https://www.purlsoho.com/create/kitchener-stitch-video/