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Sample sock on the right was knit by Joan Alby |
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Sample sock on the right was knit by Joan Alby |
Materials:
Socka Color (9127, purple dominated), 2 skeins
4 #2 (U.S.) dpns
Gauge:
8.5 sts/in in st st
Abbreviations:
fc = front cross: sl 2 sts to cn, hold in front, k2, k2 from cn
bc = back cross: sl 2 sts to cn, hold in back, k2, k2 from cn
Stitch Pattern:
"Five Rib Cable" (a wider version of Aran braid), from _The Pattern
Library: Knitting_, rewritten for circular:
Worked over 14 sts
Round 1: p2, k2, fc twice, p2
Round 2: p2, k10, p2
Round 3: p2, bc twice, k2, p2
Round 4: same as rd 2
Repeat these 4 rounds
Pattern:
Cuff
Cast on 64 sts (20/20/24), join without twisting, place marker at end
of round.
Work k2, p2 rib for 1.5 inches, increasing 4 sts evenly on last round
(24/20/24)
Leg
Start braid pattern:
Round 1 needle 1: k10, p2, k2, fc twice, p2
needle 2: k across
needle 3: p2, k2, fc twice, p2, k10
Round 2 needle 1: k10, p2, k10, p2
needle 2: k across
needle 3: p2, k10, p2, k10
Round 3 needle 1: k10, p2, bc twice, k2, p2
needle 2: k across
needle 3: p2, bc twice, k2, p2, k10
Round 4 same as rd 2
Continue thusly for 11 braid repeats (or 6.5-7 inches).
K 1 round, decreasing 4 sts by working p2tog at each edge of braid (i.e. each pair of p sts becomes 1 p st).
Heel (or substitute your favorite heel):
Divide for heel (32 heel sts, centered around marker), beginning with a wrong side row:
Heel stitch (adapted from jp's cable socks, 'slight variation on the Interweave Sock book's cabled sock heel')
Row 1 (WS): k1 tbl, k2, p26, k2, sl1 p-wise wyif
Row 2 (RS): k1 tbl, k2, *k1, sl 1*, rep * * to last 3 sts, k2, sl1 pw wyif
Row 3: same as row 1
Row 4: k1 tbl, k2, *sl 1, k1*, rep * * to last 3 sts, k2, sl1 pw wyif
Continue for 32 rows (16 chain sts on edges), ending with a WS row:
Next: k1 tbl, k to marker, k2, SKP, k1, turn
sl 1, p5, p2tog, p1, turn
sl 1, k to 1 st before gap, SKP, k1, turn
sl 1, p to 1 st before gap, p2tog, p1, turn
Continue till all heel sts have been used, ending with a WS row
K across heel then pick up and knit 17 or 18 sts along heel flap on new ndl (instep), p1, k4, p1, k across to last 6 sts, p1, k4, p1 on new ndl, pick up and k 17 or 18 sts, k half of heel sts onto this ndl (up to marker)
You now have 1/2 of heel sts plus 17 or 18 on ndl 1, 32 sts on ndl 2, and 17 or 18 plus 1/2 of heel sts on ndl 3
Gussets
Ndl 1: k to 3 sts from end, k2tog, k1
Ndl 2: p1, fc, p1, k 20, p1, bc, p1 - repeat this every FOURTH round
(on other rounds p1, k4, p1, k20, p1, k4, p1)
Ndl 3: k1, SSK, k to end
What you're doing is continuing a four-st cable down each side of the instep, having ditched the rest of the aran-braid ribs into the heel. If you used a different number of repeats on the leg, you may want to switch your instep cables to fc-then-bc rather than what I have here; just look at the cable as you start the first round after picking up the heel stitches and decide which way it should go.
Foot
When you've decreased back to 64 sts total, keep working as before
(cables on instep, otherwise k evenly) for 15 cable repeats or until foot
measures about 2 1/4" from desired length. K around 1 rd.
Toe (or substitute your favorite toe):
Ndl 1: k to 3 sts from end, k2tog, k1
Ndl 2: k1, ssk, k across to 3 sts from end, k2tog, k1
Ndl 3: k1, ssk, k to end
Alternate this decrease round with one round plain k until 32 sts are left, then decrease every rnd until 12 sts are left; graft with Kitchener stitch.
*Block* these socks well (the pattern will smooth out a lot); I washed mine thoroughly and dried them on improvised sock blockers (wire coat hangers bent to the right shape).