Lace Pattern $\mathsf{K}=\mathsf{K}\mathsf{n i t}$ $\slash=$ Purl 2 Together $\mathbf{o}=$ Yarn Over = Purl
Harvest Socks
I use a Turkish (Tutorial of how at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v $\equiv$ YnFQVSSx9do) or a figure 8 cast on (llustration Below). I cast on 16 stitches for each needle. Making the total on both needles of 32 sts. I knit two socks on two circulars, toe up.
I am a continental knitter so when I knit socks I pre-- fer to purl. I purl across the Opposite needle. (Like if you look at your needles like a tea cup or a drinking glass. I purl on the opposite side that you would drink from). So these instructions will be purling most of the sock. Now you purl around the rounds until you get the length of the foot to where you need it for the heel. You can do whatever heel you like at this point. I do an alternative heel described in \*Crazy Toes and Heels" by Queen Kahuna. (http://www.queenkahunacreations.com/ ) It is Short Row so I knit the foot till it is $1\ 1/2^{\circ}$ inch less than the length that I need the foot to be. .Increase two stitches per needle every other row till you get the desired amount of stitches that you need. I have (32 sts per needle. 64 total for adult.) If you like the toe to be more rounded then on the first two rows then you increase increase 4 sts per needle. then continue increasing 2 per needle every other row.
Heel:
You will be working back and forth on one needle to turn the heel. P2 sts onto stitch holder. P across stitches. Do the same for the second sock. Turn. Slip 3 sts on another stitch holder. K across to next stitch holder. Do same for second sock. Now you have 2 Stitch holders on each sock. Turn. 1: sl 1 st onto stitch holder P across to next Stitch Holder. Repeat for Sock #2. Turn. 2: sl 1 st onto stitch holder K across to next Stitch Holder. Repeat for Sock #2. Turn Repeat 1 & 2, till there are 10 sts left on each sock. If you have a wider heel you can leave more sts on the needles Above is an example of the heels with the stitch holders holding the stitches. Now we start to do the turning of the heel. K across to the st before holder. Sl 1 st to right needle pick up purl bump from first st on holder K the slipped st and the purl bump together in back of st. Sl 1 st from holder onto right needle. Repeat for sock #2 Turn. 1: sl 1 st P across to last st before holder. Sl st to right needle . Pick up Purl bump from next st on holder. P bump and slipped st together. Sl next stitch off of holder to right needle. Repeat for sock #2, Turn. 2: sl 1 st to right needle. K across to last st before holder. Sl1 st to right needle pick up bump on back of next st on holder. K bump and slipped st together in back of st. Sl next st from holder onto right needle. Repeat for sock#2, Turn. Repeat 1&2 till there is one stitch on stitch holders. On the purl row follow row 1 to last st on holder pick up purl bump of last st on holder and P with the slipped st just before it. Then P last st off of holder. Repeat for sock #2. P across pattern side of both socks. You will still have one stitch holder at the be ginning of the next needle. With left needle pick up purl bump from st on holder then slip last st off holder onto left needle. P1, P bump and next st together. P across sock. Repeat for sock #2. U.<l ic h..d Purl around both sides increasing 3 stitches on each needle to make a total on both needles of 70. Each needle will have 35 stitches on it. The pattern uses 35 sts across and 31 rows. So here you need to decide how long you want your socks to be, and purl around both needles on both socks untill you want to start the pattern. The pattern goes along with the graph above. Toe up you start at the bottom of the graph and go up. Below is the written out version of the pattern. You go across the pattern on each needle on each sock. So you will have 2 ears of corn and 2 pumpkins on each side of the socks.
Corn and Pumpkin Pattern:
Since we are doing a toe up pattern we will start at the bottom. Row 1: P22, P2tog, YO, P2tog, YO, P2 tog, YO,P2 tog, YO,P5. Row 2: P7, K2, P26 Row 3: P7,K2, P11, P2tog, YO, P7, P2 tog, YO, P4. Row 4: P5, K2, P2, K2, P24. Row 5: P5, K2, P2tog, YO, K2, P8, P2 tog, YO, P2,P2 tog, YO, P2tog, YO, P3, P2tog, YO, P3. Row 6: P3, K4, P2, K4, P22. Row 7: P3, K4, P2 tog, YO, K4, P5, P2tog, YO, P2,P2 tog, YO, P2, P2tog, YO, P3, P2tog, YO, P2. Row 8: P2, K3, P6, K3, P21. Row 9: P2, K3, P2tog, YO, P2tog, YO, P2tog, YO,K3, P3, P2tog, YO, P3, P2tog, YO, P2, P2tog, YO,P4, P2tog, YO, P1. Row 10: P1, K3, P8, K3, P20. Row 11: P1, K3, P1, P2tog, YO, P2tog, YO, P2tog,YO, P1, K3, P2, P2tog, YO, P2, P2tog, YO, P4, P2tog, YO, P3, P2tog, YO, P1.Row 12: P1, K3, P8, K3, P20. Row 13: P1, K3, P1, P2tog, YO, P2tog, YO, P2tog, YO,P1, K3, P2, P2tog, YO, P2, P2tog, YO, P4, P2tog, YO,P3, P2tog, YO, P1. Row 14: P1, K3, P8, K3, P20. Row 15: P1, K3, P1, P2tog, YO, P2tog, YO, P2tog, YO,P1, K3, P2, P2tog, YO, P2, P2tog, YO, P4, P2tog, YO,P3, P2tog, YO, P1. Row 16: P2, K1, P10, K1, P21. Row 17: P2, K1, P2, P2tog, YO, P2tog, YO, P2tog, YO,P2, K1, P3, P2tog, YO, P2, P2tog, YO, P4, P2tog, YO,P3, P2tog, YO, P1. Row 18: P2, K1, P10, K1, P21. Row 19: P2, K1, P2, P2tog, YO, P2tog, YO, P2tog, YO,P2, K1, P4, P2tog, YO, P1 P2tog, YO, P4, P2tog, YO,P2, P2tog, YO, P2. Row 20: P across. Row 21: P5, P2tog, YO, P2tog, YO, P2tog, YO, P8, P2tog, YO, P1, P2tog, YO, P2, P2tog, YO, P2, P2tog,YO, P3. Row 22: P across. Row 23: P5, P2tog, YO, P2tog, YO, P2tog, YO, P9, P2tog, YO, P1, P2tog, YO, P2tog, YO, P2, P2tog,YO, P4. Row 24: P across. Row 25: P5, P2tog, YO, P2tog, YO, P2tog, YO, P11,P2tog, YO, P2tog, YO, P2tog, YO, P2tog, YO, P5. Row 26: P24, K4, P7. Row 27: P7, P2tog, YO, P15, K4, P7. Row 28: P25, K3, P7. Row 29: P7, P2tog, YO, P16, K3, P7. Row 30: P25, K3, P7. Row 31: P25, K3, P7. Purl around at least 5 rows after pattern. (You can do more if you desire. I did 10 rows) Decrease one stitch on each side of each sock, so that there are 34 sts per needle per sock. Making the total stitch count 68 for each sock. Do a P2, K2 Rib around for a couple of inches then bind off. Weave in ends.
Binding Off:
When I bind off a toe up sock I use a knitting needle that is several sizes bigger and bind off loosely. for example, I used a size 9 Knit Picks Options needle tip.
