FAWKES
Gauge: 8.00 sts Needles: 2 circs, use whatever needle you need to get gauge Estimated Yardage: 350 - 400 yards Cast on 60 sts loosely. Divide sts on 2 circs as follows: N1: 30 heel sts N2: 30 instep sts
Cuff:
Work cuff in 1x 1 rib for 14 rounds.
Leg:
Work leg in pattern as follows for 48 rounds.
Heel:
Slip heel sts onto needle shaft. [30 sts] With RS facing,work back and forth as follows: Rw 1: Sl 1 purlwise, k1 to end.
Phoenix Stitch
The stitch motif of Fawkes fea- tures a rising flame on a garter rib background. Repeat these 2 rows until 24 rows are complete.
Turn Heel:
Rw 1: (RS) k 19 , ssk. Turn. Rw 2: (WS) SI 1, p 8, p2tog. Turn Rw 3: (RS) SI 1, k 8, ssk. Turn. Repeat rows 2 and 3 until 10 sts remain. Work 10 sts. Pattern Note $:$ Instep will be worked in pattern as established, sole in stockinette.
Heel Gusset:
Work across heel flap sts on N1. With the tip of N1, pick up 12 sts along the side of the heel. Pick up a stitch from the row below the first instep st to prevent a hole. N2: Knit across 30 instep stitches in pat tern as established. With the point of N1, pick up a st from the row below the first heel st to prevent a hole. Pick up 12 sts along the side of the heel. Work remainder of sts on N1 (heel). Work across sts on N2 (instep).
Shape Gusset:
Rnd 1: (Dec Rnd) Heel: K1, ssk, work to 3 sts from end. K2tog, k1. Instep: Work even in pattern as established Rnd 2: Work even. Repeat Rnds 1 and 2 until there are 60 sts remaining.
Foot:
Continue working in rounds with instep in pattern, sole in stockinette until foot meas ures $z"$ less then desired length from base of heel. Complete instep sts.
Shape Toe in stockinette only:
Rnd 1: N1: (Sole) K1, ssk, work to last 3 sts, k2tog, k1. N2: (Instep) K1, ssk, work to last 3 sts, k2tog, k1. Rnd 2: Work even. Repeat Rnds 1 and 2 until 36 total sts re main. [12 rnds] Work decrease rnd only until 12 sts remain. [6 instep sts, 6 sole sts] Finishing: Holding N1 and N2 together, graft sts using Kitchener Stitch. Weave in ends
The red sample was knit by Momma Monkey out ofFleece Artist Sea Wool in Brick. in Sunshine's Yarn Superwash Merino in Flames.
