Fed up of losing socks, because baby thinks it is lots of fun to pull them off and toss them out of the pram? Then, this pattern could provide the solution you are looking for.

Keep Your Socks On! simply slip over baby’s socks, keeping them in place, until you decide it’s time to take them off!

No socks? No problem. Keep Your Socks On! can also be worn as an accessory to compliment an outfit.

• Sized to fit 6-12 months age range - will stretch to a maximum 6½” (15cm) ankle and instep circumference.

• Two instep strap sizes provided to suit a greater range of foot lengths. The narrow measures 1” (2.5cm) and the wide 1½“(4cm).

• You will need less than 100m double knitting yarn per pair, a 3.00mm hook, one stitch marker and a needle for finishing. Embellishments are optional.

This pattern is written in UK terms with a table of US equivalents where applicable.

Testers found Red Heart Soft Touch and Red Heart Kids (3.25mm hook) worked up well when double knit yarn was unavailable. Bernat yarns did not test well for this pattern.