Lucky 13 bed socks are socks for people who don’t knit socks! Lucky for you they are worked toe-up on US #13 needles so you might even have a pair knitted by bedtime. Directions for youth, women and men means they’ll make great gifts for everyone who needs cozy toes.

Skills Needed

General knitting skills.

Sizes

small (med, large); youth (women, men)

Note: Size is for sock width/circumference; length is custom depending on foot size.

Materials

Suggested Yarns

Habu N-82 slubby soft wool (100% wool, 3.35 oz/74 yds)

• without ribbed cuff: 1 (1 [up to women’s US size 8], 2 [for women’s size US 8 and larger and men’s sizes]) skeins
• with ribbed cuff: 1 (2, 2) skeins

or, Malabrigo Rasta (100% merino wool, 150 grams/90 yards)

• without ribbed cuff: 1 (1, 2) skeins
• with cuff: 1 (1 [up to women’s size US 8], 2 [for women’s size US 8 and larger and men’s]) skeins

Needles

• US #13 (dpns, or circ 30" or longer for magic loop) or size needed to obtain gauge

Notions

• 1 st marker

Gauge

9 sts = 4" in St st; row gauge not important