The mister’s new socks were done in time for him to put his best foot forward for the new year!

The pattern is an old one, from a Beehive book called Socks by Beehive #113. They must have printed a lot of copies of this booklet as they’re pretty easy to find in thrift stores and antique markets. This pattern is Knotty Pines. (Those are both Ravelry links.)

I really like this pattern and have made it several times, long before Ravelry existed (so those socks aren’t listed on my project pages there.) The yarn is vintage Patons Kroy in a heathery blue.

The legs are shorter than stipulated in the pattern because I was going to make these for myself. They ended up being too wide in the foot for me (I should have seen that coming, with 76 stitches around) so they became socks for the mister instead. He really likes them.

Now that I have my needles back, I could cast on a pair for myself. First, though, I’m going to finish those pretty socks.

I hope you all have a happy new year – with lots of cozy socks! – and wish you and yours all the best for 2026.