Wee Tiny Elf Sock
By Meg Bakewell
Materials
Fingering weight yarn in red (MC) about 20 yards, and green (CC), less than 10 yards. 6 jingle bells, 6 mm size Needles: 2.25mm/Us2 long circular for magic loop Spare needle or stitch holder
Abbreviations
ssk: slip the next 2 stitches knitwise, then insert the right hand needle through the front leg of both stitches so you can knit them together through the back loop. k2tog: knit 2 together p2tog: purl 2 together w&t: Slip the next stitch purlwise. Bring the yarn to the opposite side of the work. Slip the stitch back to the other needle and bring the yarn back to the side it was on before. Turn the work. kfb: Increase 1 by knitting into the front and then the back of the next stitch.
Pattern
Using CC, cast on 1 stitch. Row 1: kfb (2 sts) Row 2-5: kfb, knit to end. (6 sts) Break yarn, leaving a $4^{\prime\prime}$ or so tail. You have made one of the 5 points that will adorn the cuff of your Wee Tiny Elf Sock. Transfer the point to a stitch holder or spare needle. Now, make 4 more points, just like the first one. On the last point, do not break yarn. Line up all the points on the circular needle. Make sure the yarn tail is on the left side for all5 points, and the working yarn is at the far left. Join for working in the round and arrange your stitches on the circular needle to continue in magic loop. (30 sts) Rounds 1-6: (Knit one round, purl one round) 3 times. Rounds 7-9: Knit 3 rounds. Break CC and join MC. Round 10: Knit. Round 11: (Knit 13, k2tog) twice. (28 sts) Rounds 12-15: Knit. Round 16: (Knit 5, k2tog) 4 times. (24 sts) Rounds 17-20: Knit. Round 21: (Knit 4, k2tog) 4 times. (20 sts) Round 22-26: Knit.
Heel flap:
Setup: Knit across 5 stitches. (This willcenter your heel flap on the beginning of the round, so that the middle point is at the front of the sock.) Turn work. Row 1: Slip 1, purl 9. Turn work. Row 2: Slip 1, knit 9. Turn work. Rows 3-12: Repeat these 2 rows 5 more times.
Turn heel:
Row 1: Slip 1, knit 5, k2tog, knit 1, turn work. Row 2: Slip 1, purl 3, p2tog, purl 1, turn work. Row 3: Slip 1, knit 4, k2tog, turn work. Row 4: Slip 1, purl 4, p2tog, turn work.
Gusset:
Knit across 6 remaining heel stitches. Pick up and knit 6 gusset stitches along the edge of the heel flap, knit across 10 instep stitches, pick up and knit 6 gusset stitches on the other side. Make sure your needle is arranged so that the gusset and heel stitches (18) are on one half, and your instep stitches (10) are on the other half. Knit 12 stitches more, so that you are at the beginning of the instep stitches. Round 1: Knit across instep, ssk, knit to 2 stitches before the end of sole stitches, k2tog. Round 2: Knit. Rounds 3-8: Repeat rounds 1 and 2. 10 stitches remain in the sole. Rounds 9-10: Knit.
Toe Shaping:
Round 1: Knit across instep. Knit sole to 1 stitch before the end, w&t, purl back to one stitch before the end of sole stitches, w&t, knit back to the end of the sole stitches. Round 2: Knit all titches. Round 3: Repeat Round 1. Round 4: sk, knit to last 2 stitches of instep, k2tog. Ssk, knit to last 2 stitches of sole, k2tog. Rounds 5, 7 and 9: repeat round 1. Rounds 6, 8 and 10: repeat round 4. Round 11: K2tog, knit 2,turn work, purl 2, turn work, k2tog. Break yarn and pull through 2 remaining stitches.
Finishing:
Attach bells with yarn tails at each point around the cuff and at the tip of the toe. Weave in remaining ends. Jingle!
