Tiny toe-up socks in 2 sizes with 2 different cuffs.
These cute little babysocks are worked toe-up and give you the choice: ruffles or picot edging? They come in two sizes to fit babies aged 3 to 12 months and are perfect to use up those scraps of left over sock yarn. A fast and fun knit. Materials: Needles: 3mm dpns, tapestry needle to weave inends. Yarn: Sock Yarn in two colours - uses only approx. 50g of MC & 20g of CC. Shown in Mondial Ciao, 420m/100g.
Sizes:
S: 9cm footlength(3-6 months) M: 11cm footlength(6-12 months) differing instructions for size M will be written in brackets []. Abbreviations: MC - Main Colour CC - Contrast Colour k - knit p-purl kfb - knit same stitch from front and back kbf - knit same stitch from back and front m1 - k/p 1 from strand between two sts yo -yarn over sts - stitches rds - rounds bo - bind off Instructions: MC: Cast on tightly 8 sts on 4 needles. Round 1: close cicle \*k2, kbf, k1; k1, kfb, k2\*, repeat\*\* once. (12 sts) Round 2: \*k to 2 before end of needle, kbf, k1; k1, kfb, k to end of needle\*, repeat\*\* once. (16 sts) Round 3: work like round 2. (20 sts) Round 4: k. Round 5: repeat round 2. (24 sts) Repeat rounds 4&5 once [twice]. (28l32) Rds 8&9 [10&11]: k. Round 10 [12]: repeat round 2. (32l36 sts) Change to CC: k 2 rds. \*Change to MC: k 5 rds. Change to CC: k 2 rds.\* Repeat\*\* once [twice]. Change to MC: k 1 round. Heel: k needle 1, turn, slip first stitch, pull yarn to back (looks like 2 stitches), p to end of needle 4, turn, \*slip 1 stitch, pull yarn to front, k to one stitch before slipped stitch, turn, slip 1 stitch, pull yarn to back, p to one stitch before slipped stitch, turn\* Repeat \*\* until there are only 6 stitches left on needles 1 & 4 (3 on each) Next 2 rds: k. (k slipped sts like 1 stitch) Next: k 3 sts of needle 1, turn, slip 1 stitch pull yarn to back, p 5, turn,\*slip 1 stitch pull yarn to front, k to slipped stitch, k2, turn, slip 1 stitch pull yarn to back, p to slipped stitch, p2 turn\*. Repeat \*\* until all sts of needles 1&4 are worked/slipped, k to end of round. Next two rds: k. Change to CC: k 1 round. k2, p2 for 1 round. \*Change to MC: k2, p2 for 5 rds. Change to CC: k2, p2 for 2 rds.\* Repeat \*\* 2 times. Change to MC: k 5 rds. Work preferred edging.
Picot: Bo 2, \*slip bound off stitch back to left needle, cable cast on 2 sts, bo 4 sts\* repeat \*\* until all sts are bound off.
Ruffle: Change to CC: \*k2, p2\* for 1 round. Next round: repeat \*k1, m1, k1, p1, m1, p1\*. Next round: repeat \*k3, m1, p3, m1\*. Next round: repeat \*k4, p4\*. Next round: \*k1, bo knit stitch, yo, bo yo\* until all sts are bound off.
Tips for knitting the heel: After turning your work, slip the first stitch and pull the yarn away from you on a purl row or towards you on a knit row. The stitch should look like this:
Purl/knit on. When you have to knit/purl the slipped stitch you knit the ,doublestitch" just as the one stitch it is:
