THONG 3 x 2 RIB HALF-SOCKS PATTERN & MOD CROCHET TOE POST COVER PATTERN

Finished Sets; I make several in pastel colors to match my clothing ;-)

We live on the road, with a good part of the year in the Arizona desert; desert mornings can have a bit of a chilly nip to them before the sun fully wakes up to bathe desert dwellers in it's warmth.

I originally made a pair of these little light-weight flip-flop socks to stave off the early morning chill - but, now my weird body is ramping up it's allergic reactions, and I can't have the rubber thong straps touch my skin without breaking out in a rash. What the heck!

This public domain pattern is worked in the round using double-point needles - so I am also posting a YouTube video with this pattern, that will help beginners understand how knitting on double-point needles works … I changed the pattern up a bit, and used a small size circular needle for the lower half of the sock, before employing the double-point needles: MPO is that this method works up easier, and quicker.

##I've also tacked onto this post MOD Pattern for crochet thong post covers (pattern posted at end of this pattern).

Double Pointed Needles for Beginners: (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s0LkNM2ojZA)

Materials:

Light weight Sports yarn in color of choice

Size #2 double-point knitting needles, 4 count

Size #2 small circular needle

small stitch holder or large safety pin

Scissors

scrap yarn of same weight

Terms Used:

CO = cast on

k = knit

p = purl

BO = bind off

Pattern: This pattern is worked in a continuous round on all four needles.

With double-point needles, CO 60 sts - divide sts evenly among 3 needles, & with 4th needle, begin to work a rib pattern of *k 3, p 2* for three inches.

##If using a circular needle, CO all sts onto the needle, in a continuous line.

CO on a straight needle, slips sts to a circular needle.

Begin work in rounds: if using 4 ct. double-point needles, refer to video, and continue knitting each row, following rib pattern directions … if using a small circular needle, join and continue knitting each row, following rib pattern directions.

Big toe division: Run a piece of scrap yarn through the last 20 sts to mark division (or slip sts on a small st holder); and continue rib pattern around the remaining 40 sts, for five rows. BO loosely by alternating knit and purl sts.

Slip toe division sts onto a small st holder (or large safety pin).

Knit rib pattern in a circular round for 5 rows.

BO foot section.

Big toe opening: Slide the sts kept on the stich holder, onto 3 double-point needles (evenly divide sts among needles) and using the 4th needle, knit them for five rows, using the same BO technique above.

In rib pattern, work sts off st holder and onto double-pointed needles; evenly for knitting ease.

Work pattern in rounds, for 5 rows.

BO big toe section.

Weave in loose ends and finish up …

Ready for wear; enjoy!

That's it!

Repeat process for other foot …

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MOD EASY PEASY CROCHET TOE POST COVER FOR RUBBER THONGS

These quick and easy crochet thong post covers, will help ease - and even evade the pain of those blisters caused by toe friction against rubber thong posts.

There is no pattern; I just got busy one day in 2017 whipping up this easy peasy post cover to make wearing my feet thongs more comfortable on hot summer days … now, it's the first thing I do with every new pair of thongs, before sliding my feet into them ;-)

My current Dollar Store Thong Stash - a pair for every outfit and State ;-)

MOD Crochet toe post cover …

Toe posts covered, on every single pair ;-)

If you want to do something similar with your thongs, all you need is Size #10 Mercerized Cotton Thread, & a very small headed crochet hook.

MOD CROCHET RUBBER THONGS TOE POST COVER PATTERN: (https://roadgypsiesvalandholland.blogspot.com/2023/10/mod-crochet-rubber-thongs-toe-post-cover.html)