YarnYenta Designs
Princess Joadstool
CO 66 sts, join in the round.
Those with narrow feet may want to use a US O 2mm needle instead. Cuff Work 1x1 ribbing as follows: P1,ktbl around until cuff is $1.5^{\prime\prime}$ Leg Work Chart twice from bottom right corner, repeating 3x around leg. Heel Worked over 33 sts Variation of eye of the partridge Row 1 \* sl 1, k1\* across Row 2 (all ws rows) sl1, purl across Row 3 sl1, k2, \*sl1, k1\* repeat across to last st, ending with a k1 Row 5 \*sl1, k1 across\* Repeat rows 3-5 until you have 18 slip sts along the side. US 1 (2.25mm) Needles Light Fingering weight Yarn
Knit Purl E-mail: yarnyenta@yahoo.com TURN HEEL Row 1 [RS]: Sl 1, k16, ssk, k1. Turn work. Row 2 [WS]: Sl1, p5, p2tog, p1. Turn work. Row 3 [RS]: Sl 1, k6, ssk, k1. Turn work Continue inthisfshion, slipping thefirst stitch, working toone stitchbeforethegap, working 2 sts t gether over the gap, then ki, untillsts have been worked across heel, omitting the last k1/p1. GUSSET Set-Up Round: Pick up and k18sts (1 st in each slipped st, if you added rows fora higher instep you will need to pickup more) along adjacent edge ofheel lap, pick up1st between heel sts and instep sts; work all sts on instep according to pattern; Pick up and k1 st in gap between instep and heel sts, pick up and k 18 sts (1 st in each slipped st) along remaining edge of heel flap, k to end. This point ofthe sock center of heel will now be beginning of round, PM. Instructions are written for circulars, feel fre to substitute your favourite method. Round 1: Kto last st on sole, k1; Kallsts on instep according to set pattern; kto end of round on sole sts. Round2:Ktolast3sts onsole, ktog,k1; worksts oninstepaccording toset pattern; K sk,toendof round. Repeat these 2 rounds until 66 sts remain.
FOOT
Continue in pattern, working sole sts in stockinette st and instep sts according to Leg pattern rows 114, until foot measures 2.25 inches less than desired length to end of toe.
TOE
K 1 round. Decrease Round: Kto last3 sts on Needle 2, k2tog, k1; k1, ssk, kto last3 sts on Needle 1, k2tog, k1; Needle 1 k1, ssk. 4 sts have been decreased. K1 round. Repeat the decrease round every other row 4 times. Then every rowtil8 sts remain on each needle. Break yarn, leaving an 8-inch tail. Kitchner toe closed and weave in ends. Repeat for Second sock.
