eternal watermelon

These were leftover socks. Sharon gave me a hank of watermelon and it just didn’t end.
Look at all the goodies I got out of it (can’t post just socks every day):

1-2 year old size socks
8ply wool, little purple needle - what size is it?

cast on 92 stitches
purl one round
*k3tog* repeat to end of round (32)
k1p1 for 8 rounds
*k2tog YO* repeat to end of round
k1p1 12 rounds
split for heel:
turn work
slip1purlwise purl to halfway (16sts)
turn
slip 1 knitwise k1*slip1 k1* to end of those 16 stitches
continue these two rows until there are 6 slipped stitches
p8 p2tog p1
slip1 k1k2tog k1
slip1 p2 p2tog p1
slip1 k3 k2tog k1
slip1 p4 p2tog p1
slip1 k5 k2tog k1
slip1 p6 p2tog
k7 k2tog
pick up 8 stitches on side of gusset
(place marker before instep if working on circular needle, or else arrange work on dpns to suit)
k across instep (and place marker)
k one round even, knitting through back of picked-up stitches, to 3 st before marker before instep
k2tog k1 slip marker k across until 3 stitches before next marker
slip1 k1 PSSO knit to end of round
k one round even
continue these two rows until 32 stitches remain
continue in stocking stitch until 2.5cm short of finished length
starting from 3 stitches before first marker for instep
k2tog k1 slip marker k1 slip1 k1 PSSO knit across to three stitches before next marker
k1 slip1 PSSO slip marker k2 tog k1 knit across to three stitches before next marker
continue until 16 stitches remain
graft together with kitchener stitch
fold top over

For a 3-4 year old size, knit the leg and foot longer and make the heel turning a little wider:
p9 p2tog p1
slip1 k3 k2tog k1
slip1 p4 p2tog p1
slip1 k5 k2tog k1
slip1 p6 p2tog p1
slip1 k7 k2tog k1

NB the larger sock above has a seed stitch border and less of a frill than the pattern is written for – the frillier one looked nicer so I haven’t bothered writing up the pattern for the not-so-nice one

Little Newborn Top Pattern:
(this is a true teeny tiny newborn size)
cast 69 stitches onto 5mm circular needles
seed stitch for 4 rounds
stocking stitch for 11cm, ending with k2tog at end of final round (68)
k2 *k6 k2tog* k2 (60)
knit one round even
*k3 YO k2tog* repeat to end of round
knit one round even
k1p1 for 12 rounds
bind off in pattern
pick up 3 stitches on top edge on 4mm needles and knit an i-cord
your first shoulder strap is done
repeat three times, positioning straps carefully
tie together two straps on each shoulder
thread ribbon through eyelet holes