How to knit socks for beginners - Step by step tutorial (really easy pattern)

A very detailed tutorial on how to knit socks on double-pointed needles the traditional way
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Materials:
Yarn: http://bit.ly/2OiwBEE
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Chapters:
0:00 How to knit socks
1:53 Materials and tools you need to knit socks
4:16 How many stitches to cast on for socks
7:25 Knitting the cuff of the sock
11:05 Knitting the shaft of the sock
17:12 How to knit stripes
23:42 Knitting the heel flap
30:06 How to turn the heel
32:31 How to knit the gusset of the sock
42:45 Knitting the foot/instep
46:07 How to decrease for the toes of the socks
50:06 Finishing the socks with Kitchener Stitch
52:22 Weaving in the ends

This is a step-by-step tutorial on how to knit socks for beginners. It's a very easy top-down sock knitting pattern with stripes but you can also follow the exact same steps to create socks in just one color.
I'll show you how many stitches you need to cast on for socks, how to adjust the socks so they fit you perfectly, how to knit a heel, and how to knit the toes.

All steps feature a section where I show you exactly how you need to make adjustments for your size.

While I knit with fingering weight yarn and 2.5mm needles, you can also knit with slightly bigger or smaller needles. That being said, I feel that fingering weight yarn and needles size 1.5 creates a lovely fabric that is neither too warm nor too thin (and long to knit).

Also, I am knitting a heel-flap & gusset heel. While there are certainly other techniques, I feel a gusset ensures that the socks will fit everyone. Especially men often complain about the (too tight) fit of a german short-rows heel (and other variations). A heel-flap & gusset heel can be adjusted much better if you have a very pronounced or flat instep.

Useful links:
How to knit on double-pointed needles: https://nimble-needles.com/tutorials/...
How to knit jogless stripes: https://nimble-needles.com/tutorials/...
How to do the Kitchener stitch: https://nimble-needles.com/stitches/h...

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