I finally finished the socks, my first self-designed ones. The pattern in the yarn hides it, so I have to make another pair in plain yarn to show it, but there's a really nice diagonal rib on the legs. They work up really fast in worsted weight yarn, and are nice and warm. They fit inside tennie's if you tie them a bit looser than normal, or you can just use them as house socks.
Diagonal Rib Stitch Socks
Materials:
1 skein I Love This Yarn, #520/Naturals Stripe (Hobby Lobby brand)
1 set size 6 DP needles
1 set size 4 DP needles
tapestry needle
row counter
1 needle protector
Gauge: 5 sts and 7 rows = 1" (stockinette st)
(Hint: To keep accurate track of rows, at beg of Row 1, place point protector on 1st free needle before starting to work. By the time you have worked around the round, the point protector will be in your way of starting the next row. Remove point protector from needle and place on free needle. At the same time, change rows on row counter. If you continue to do this every time you come around on a row, it will make keeping track of your row count easy.)
Sock: (make 2)
Using long-tail cast-on, cast on 36 sts.
Ribbing: (Size 6 DP needles)
Rnds 1-8: K1, P1 around, taking care not to twist sts.
Change to size 4 DP needles.
Leg:
Rnd 1: *K2, P2. Rep from * to * around.
Rnd 2: Rep Rnd 1.
Rnd 3: K1, *P2, K2.* Repeat from * to * around, end with K1.
Rnd 4: Repeat Rnd 3.
Rnd 5: *P2, K2.* Repeat from * to * around.
Rnd 6: Repeat Rnd 5.
Rnd 7: P1, *K2, P2.* Repeat from * to * around, end with P1.
Rnd 8: Repeat Rnd 7.
Continue working Rnds 1-8 until leg is desired length.
Heel:
Slip last 18 sts worked to st holder for instep.
Row 1: Sl 1 st as if to knit, K across. (right side)
Row 2: Sl 1 st as if to purl, P across. (wrong side)
Repeat rows 1 & 2 until heel measures 2¾” end with Row 1.
Turning Heel:
Row 1: Sl 1 as if to purl, P 8, P 2 tog, P1, leave last 6 sts unworked, turn.
Row 2: Sl 1 as if to knit, K1, SSK, K1, leaving last 6 sts unworked. Turn. (SSK-slip st to R needle twice as if to knit, then knit those 2 sts together)
Row 3: Sl 1, P2, P2 tog, P1, leaving last 4 sts unworked.
Row 4: Sl 1, K3, SSK, K1, leaving last 4 sts unworked.
Row 5: Sl 1, P4, P2 tog, P1, leaving last 2 sts unworked.
Row 6: Sl 1, K5, SSK, K1, leaving last 2 sts unworked.
Row 7: Sl 1, P6, P2 tog, P1, turn.
Row 8: Sl 1, K7, SSK, K1, turn.
Row 9: Sl 1, P7, P2 tog, turn.
Row 10: Sl 1, K6 SSK, turn.
Gusset:
Pick up and knit 12 sts along right side of heel with 1st needle, and 1 st between heel and instep (21 sts). Pick up and knit 18 sts from st protector onto 2nd needle. On 3rd needle, pick up 1 st between heel and instep, then pick up and K 12 sts from along opposite side of heel, then knit 1st 4 sts from 1st needle onto 3rd needle. 1st needle 17 sts; 2nd needle 18 sts; 3rd needle 17 sts.
Instep:
Rnd 1: 1st needle-K to last 3 sts, K 2 tog, K1; 2nd needle-K even; 3rd needle-K1, SSK, K to end.
Rnd 2: K even.
Repeat Rows 1 & 2, 8 times more, until 34 sts remain on needles. (18 rows)
Foot:
Work even in knit until piece measures approximately 2” less than needed from heel.
Shape Toes:
Rnd 1: 1st needle: K to last 3 sts, K2 tog, K1
2nd needle: K1, SSK, K to last 3 sts, K2 tog, K1
3rd needle: K1, SSK, K to end.
Rnd 2: Knit even.
Rnd 3: Knit even.
Repeat rnds 1-3, 2 more times, then rnds 1 & 2 once more. (18 sts). Knit next 5 sts onto 3rd needle, then join front and back with Kitchener Stitch. (For instruction on Kitchener Stitch, see http://www.spellingtuesday.com/kitchener.html).
I haven't had anyone beta this pattern besides me, so if you run into problems, just let me know...sorry!
No comments:
Post a Comment