How to measure your feet for a custom pair of socks

There is nothing like a good pair of socks in winter. The chunkier ones are perfect to wear around home or garden and the finer socks are perfect for everyday wear in your shoes.

We have lots of ready-to-purchase knitted yoga, bed socks and knee-high socks at our shop on etsy ( socksandmittens ). If you don't see your size or desired color, we will be glad to make a custom pair for you. The price on custom orders will depend on chosen type of yarn and size of the finished product. The regular order completion time is 3 to 4 days but it might take longer November through December due to the high volume of custom orders.

* If you'd like us to knit you a pair of custom size bed socks for you, we will need 3 of your measurements, the length of the foot and the circumference of the foot and ankle.

 

1. To measure the total length of your foot: place a yard stick/ tape measure on the floor. Position the back of the heel at the zero mark on the stick/tape, then measure to the longest toe.

2. For the foot measurement: step on a piece of string, wrap it around your widest foot's part and then lay it on a measuring stick to find out the circumference.

3. For the ankle measurement, wrap a string around your ankles where the joints are ( where the bone sticks out). Lay the string on a measuring stick to find out the circumference.

* If you'd like us to make you a below-the-knee socks, we will need 2 more measurements in the addition to 3 above:

 

4. Measure the distance from your ankle to your knee (above the knee cap for thigh high leg warmers, or at the narrowest point just below the knee cap for knee high)

5. Measure the circumference of your calf at it's widest point

* The custom yoga socks are standard in calf length so all we need to know is your shoe size.

 Ready to order? Let us know your numbers and we'll start working on your new socks as soon as possible.

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How to measure your hand for custom made gloves or mittens.

We gladly accept custom orders and make gloves according to the customer's ideas at SocksAndMittens. Each pair might be different in color, yarn, design and of course, size.

To make sure the gloves fit right, we want to get the exact measurements. We prefer to have two of them, the palm circumference (PC) and the hand length (HL).

PC - To find out your palm circumference, please measure your dominant hand (the right if you are right handed, and the left if you are left-handed) with a tape measure or a piece of string around the knuckles of your hand around the fullest part, exclude thumb.

HL - To find out the length of your hand, please measure from the tip of the middle finger to the base of the hand (bottom edge of palm). 

 

If you used a string for this lay the string on a ruler or a measuring stick to get the number.

Let us know these two numbers and we'll start working on your new gloves as soon as possible.

We are always happy to see you in our shop!
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Here is how to measure your arms for custom arm warmers

Good gifts for your Mom

Have you thought of gift for your Mother yet? Mother’s day is almost here!

We are grateful to our moms for love, care and the sweetness which they give us during our whole lives. So there is no doubt they deserve the most elegant and thoughtful gifts and actually not just for a holiday but every day!

While I was looking for a gift for my mother on Etsy I came across with this lovely little shop BelleCoccinelle. There is so many little treasures here!

Each item in the shop is carefully embroidered by Lana, the shop owner or done on her Singer, her old time sewing machine.

I love her framed embroideries and I thought it might be especially nice as a Mother's Day gift.

You can hang them on a wall or right next to your needlework box. It looks great anywhere and it will remind her of you!

Please take a look at her work, I am sure you will find something here for your Mom, too!

Reusable knitted coffee cup cozy Pumpkin

There was a nice giveaway of 16 different items from a different sellers with a "Pick your own gift" idea. Our knitted Pumpkin cozy was among those 16.Unfortunately I did not save a link to that giveaway but I collect whatever people say about our cozy. So here it is:

- That mug cozy is too cute!

- I love the mug cozy! One of my favorite things to do in the fall/winter is sit outside in the early early morning with a cup of coffee or tea and a warm cozy blanket, a mug cozy would go along with that perfectly!

- The mug cozy is so unique. I love it. As a needleworker, I can appreciate all the work which goes into it.

- All the listings are wonderful but I am smitten by the mug cozy by SocksandMittens...sweet!!

- I really covet that pumpkin mug cozy, makes me feel all warm and comforted just looking at it. I could even be persuaded to stop mourning summer if I won it ;-)

- I fall in love with those mug cozys every time I see one!! Love the color too!

- The mug cozy in orange is absolutely adorable and would be pretty useful too. I can't tell you how many times I've had to grab hot mugs with a towel or potholder to keep from burning myself!

- I'm thinking that the pumpkin mug cozy would look really fab around my Starbucks cup!

- I'm in love with the orange knitted coffee mug coozie... so adorable. Sure would come in handy on these chilly fall nights when I'm sipping my chai tea ;)

The lovely idea of collecting 16 items for the giveaway belongs to Nastya from BlueberryCream.

Thank you, Nastya!

If you would like to purchase this cup cozy please visit our shop!

SALE at SOCKSANDMITTENS

It is never too late for Christmas in July, isn't it? or, in May :)




Anyway, I just wanted to let you all know:

There is a SPRING SALE going on right now in our store!

You can find some lovely hand knit socks or gloves or cell phone sleeves on sale for less than if you'd get it right before the Holidays.

By the way, our acrylic socks are great to use all year round - I am wearing mine in a garden with my cloggs or around the house, the bare floor is still too cold for me! And gloves - they are great to type in in a cold office or use it for work inside of that huge refrigerator - believe me, I've been there!

So, take a look at our sale items, I hope you will find there something you like!

I wish you all a wonderful weekend,

Tanya