Fuzzy Stripes Socks By Betsy Brazy
Fits a child about 5-7 years old, depending upon how fast her feet grow. Shoe Size: Child 1.5 Style: Toe to Cuff Length: Standard Gauge: 4 stitches, 5 rows per inch. Needles: 2 circulars Needle Description: Addi Turbos US 5 $(3.75\,\mathsf{m m})$ Yarn Description: chunk/fuzzy - Red Heart Hunny Estimated Yardage: 115 Finished Measurements: Circumference: leg $=7.3^{\mathfrak{m}}$ , foot $=7.3"$ Length: cuff $=1^{\mathfrak{m}}$ ， $\mathsf{I e g}=3^{\mathsf{I I}}$ ,he $\sf{s e l}=1.75^{\prime\prime}$ , foot $=7.82^{11}$ Stripes: Work each color for about an inch
Suggested toe cast-ons:
Judy's Magic Cast-On http://www.knitty.com/SSUEspring06/FEATmagiccaston.html Aloha Cast-on www.queenkahuna-creations.com/crazytoesandheels_alohacaston.pdf Toe: Using a toe cast-on of your choice, begin toe with 8 stitches (4 stitches on each needle). Divide stitches on 2 circular needles as follows: Needle 1: 4 stitches (sole) Needle 2: 4 stitches (instep) Join. Mark beginning of round with a marker or safety pin.
Shape Toe
nuului. Needle 1 (Sole): Inc 1, knit to last stitch, inc 1. Needle 2 (Instep): Inc 1, knit to last stitch, inc 1. (12 stitches) Round 2: Knit Repeat rounds 1 and 2 until there are 32 stitches. On the next round, decrease 1 stitch on the sole and decrease 1 stitch on the instep. (30 total stitches) Foot: Continue working in rounds until foot measures $5.82"$ from tip of toe. Complete instep stitches.
Ultimate Diagonal Heel:
Detinitions: sskWSL: Slip the next stitch knitwise, insert needle point into loop at the base of next stitch. Knit the two together, through the back loop. p2togWSL: Slip the next stitch purlwise,inser the needle point into loop at base of next stitch. Purl the two together. Rw 1: (RS) K15 stitches. Turn. Rw 2: (WS) Slip 1, p14 stitches. Turn. Rw 3: Slip 1, k13 stitches. Turn. Rw 4: Slip 1, p12 stitches. Turn. Rw 5: Slip 1, k11 stitches. Turn. Rw 6: Slip 1, p10 stitches. Turn. Rw 7: Slip 1, k9 stitches. Turn. Rw 8: Slip 1, p8 stitches. Turn.
Turn Heel
Rw 1: Slip 1, K6 stitches, sskWSL. Turn. Rw 2: Slip 1, p5 stitches, p2togWSL. Turn. Rw 3: Slip 1, k6 stitches, sskWSL. Turn. Rw 4: Slip 1, p7 stitches, p2togWSL. Turn. Rw 5: Slip 1, k8 stitches, sskWSL. Turn. Rw 6: Slip 1, p9 stitches, p2togWSL. Turn. Rw 7: Slip 1, k10 stitches, sskWSL. Turn. Rw 8: Slip 1, p11 stitches, p2togWSL. Turn. Rw 9: Slip 1, k 12, pick up loop from base of last stitch and SSK with last stitch. Turn. Rw 10: Slip 1, p 13, pick up loop from base of last stitch and ptog with last stitch. Turn. Work to last heel stitch. K last stitch together with loop (wrap) at base of instep. [Needle 1] Work across instep stitches to last stitch. K last instep stitch together with loop at the base of first heel stitch. [30 stitches total] Beginning of Round. Leg: Work even, changing yarns every inch, unti $4"$ total from the heel. Cuff: K2, P2 ribbing for 6 rounds. (1") Finishing: Bind off cuff. Weave in ends. Work second sock.
