Knitting

The APRIL SOCK – The 2022 Sock Project Continues….

On May 2, 2022 by

Where is Charles’ sock? Well, he is 2 socks behind now – but, he has a lot of one sock wonders so, I am sure he will be able to catch up pretty fast. I have included the pattern for this one because it includes some fancy sti

Size 8.5 women’sfoot        Gauge:  ?sts/inch
Purple Yarn

Toe and Foot
Using Judy’s magic cast on, cast on 16 sts (8 sts each needle)
Using 2 circular needles (knit half of sts on one needle, then rem sts on 2nd needle)
Rnd 1: Knit.
Rnd 2: K1, m1, knit to last st on first needle, m1, k1, on 2nd needle, k1, m1, knit to last st on 2nd needle, m1, k1.
Rnd 3: Knit.
Rep Rnds 2 and 3 until there are 52 sts on the needles (26 each needle).

Knit straight until foot from cast-on measures 13cm

Gusset
Rnd 1: K1, m1, knit to last st on first needle, m1, k1, on 2nd needle, knit across.
Rnd 2: Knit
Rnds 3-20: Repeat Rnds 1 & 2 (there are 46 sts total on needle 1 and 26 still on needle 2)

Turn Heel
Working across 46 sts on needle One.
Row 1: K31, m1, k1, kshst (see special stitches below), turn.
Row 2: P18, m1, p1, pshst (see special stitches below), turn.
Row 3: K16, m1, k1, kshst, turn.
Row 4: P14, m1, p1, pshst, turn.
Row 5: K12, m1, k1, kshst, turn.
Row 6: P10, m1, p1, pshst, turn.
Row 7: K8, m1, k1, kshst, turn.
Row 8: P6, m1, p1, pshst, turn.
Row 9: Knit all rem sts on Needle One (when you get to a twin stitch, knit both sts together), and 26 sts across Needle Two (if there is an incorrect number of sts on needle 2, simply increase or decrease the necessary number of stitches at random places across the needle).
Row 10: K39 (when you get to a twin stitch, knit both sts together; counts as one st), ssk, turn, leaving rem sts unworked.
Row 11: WYIF, sl 1 purlwise, k3, p18, k3, p2tog.
Row 12: Sl 1 purlwise wyib, k3, [sl 1 wyib, k1]x9, k3 across to last st before gap, ssk, turn.
Row 13: Rep Row 13.
Row 14: Sl 1 purlwise wyib, k3, [k1, sl 1 wyib]x9, k3 across to last st before gap, ssk, turn.

Rep Rows 11-14 until there are 26 sts on each Needle One and Needle Two ending with an odd-numbered row.

Leg
Knit across all sts on Needle Two, then the 26 sts on Needle One.
Rnd 1: Needle 2 –k2, yo, ssk, k18, k2tog, yo, k2
Needle 1 – k1, yo, ssk, k20, k2tog, yo, k1
Rnd 2: Needle 2 – p1, k24, p1.
Needle 1–k1, k24, k1.

Repeat Rnds 1 & 2 until sock from heel measures 13 cm.

Cuff
Rnd 1: [K2, p2] around.

Rep Rnd 1 until Cuff measures 3cm.

Bind-off Row: K2, return both sts to left hand needle with LH needle in front, and before removing LH needle, knit 2 sts together through back loops. *[P1, return both sts on RH needle to LH needle and k2tog through back loops]x2; [K1, return both sts on RH needle to LH needle and k2tog through back loops]x2; rep from * around. Fasten off.

Special Stitches

Knit-side shadow stitch (kshst)

Insert RH needle tip into front leg of stitch below next stitch on LH needle and knit up a loop, place loop on LH needle. Turn work leaving these 2 loops emerging from the same stitch (called twin stitches) and remaining stitches unworked. Avoid tugging or stretching needles tips apart when turning.

Purl-side shadow stitch (pshst)

Slip 1, insert LH needle under purl bump below stitch just purled and lift strand onto LH needle, purl under this strand, return both sts recently worked to LH needle, turn work. Avoid tugging or stretching needles tips apart when turning.

Written by

1 comment

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.