Toe Up Self Striping Mock (Mystery Sock) Clue#1
Designed by Margie Dougherty NOTE: This pattern is written to be needle independent. You may use one small circular, two longer circulars, 4 or 5 double points, or magic loop (or a combination thereof.) I use stitch markers to tell me where the beginning of the round (BOR) and the MOR are. If you knit with two circs or DPN's you may not need to use the markers.
MATERIALS:
Fingering weight sock yarn, self striping, 100 grams or about 375-425 yards. Divide the skein into two equal size skeins, matching the stripe repeat if you want to use every yard of yarn and have matching socks. If you don't care and want to live dangerously, just start knitting with one skein. NOTE: If you want to use a solid colored yarn for the heels and toes, it's allowed. You may use the solid color just for the toes, just for the heels, or both. You will need less than 50 grams of yarn for the toes and heels, but perhaps more than 50 grams of the self striping yarn. Needle Size: 2.25 mm (or size to get gauge) Gauge: 8 stitches and 14 rounds = 1" in stockinette stitch Row gauge is not as important as stitch gauge. Other: Short length of waste yarn about the same weight as your yarn, for the provisional cast on. I like to use white cotton crochet thread because it comes out easily w/o leaving bits of fiber behind, and also won't bleed dye onto your yarn. Two stitch markers to indicate BOR and MOR (optional). I like to make my EOR marker different than any other markers I might be using.. Yarn needle to weave in ends SKA July 2014 M0cK, Copyright 2014 by Margie Dougherty. all rights reserved Size: Medium 8" leg circumference. The length is customizable. If you want to make your sock larger or smaller, either change your gauge (use heavier weight yarn with same size needle for a larger sock, or lighter weight and/or smaller needle for a smaller size sock) or change the cast on numbers.
ABBREVIATIONS:
BOR: Beginning of round (aka EOR for end of round) MOR: Middle of round, to differentiate between the patterned instep and the sole of the sock. K2TOG: Knit two stitches together to decrease by one stitch or close a gap SKP: Slip a stitch purlwise (with yarn held as if to purl). Knit 1 stitch. Pass the slipped stitch over the knit stitch (one stitch decreased). NOTE: I have used SKP in this design, but you may use an SSK decrease instead if you prefer it. The bind off will use an SSK. W & T Wrap and Turn: Knit to the stitch before the stitch to be wrapped. Slip the stitch from the left needle to the right needle. Bring the yarn forward between the two stitches. Slip the same stitch back to the left needle. Turn the work and knit that stitch, which will now have a wrap of yarn around it to fill the gap made when you turned & knit back without knitting the stitch.
PATTERN DIRECTIONS:
Using waste yarn, make a provisional cast on of 32 stitches. you will be knitting the garter stitch toe cap flat, not in the round. you will knit short rows using one less stitch per row until you have 10 stitches in the center of the toe, then you will start adding stitches back and knitting the 2nd half of the toe. With project yarn, K32 across the provisonal stitches, turn. K31, wrap last st and turn (wrap= yarn to front, slip 1 purlwise, yarn to back and slip stitch back to left needle) K30, wrap next st and turn (on front side, wrap= yarn to front, slip 1 purlwise, yarn to back and slip stitch back to left needle) K29, wrap next stitch and turn K28, wrap next stitch and turn Continue in pattern until you work the row K10, wrap and turn Next row: K11, wrap and turn the wrapped stitch Turn Next row: K12, wrap and turn the wrapped stitch Turn SKA July 2014 M0CK, Copyright 2014 by Margie Dougherty, all rights reserved Next: K13, wrap and turn the wrapped stitch Turn Next: K14, wrap and turn the wrapped stitch Turn Continue, working 1 more st each row until all sts have been worked, ending with a front side row. you should now have a pretty little garter stitch toe cap with 64 stitches. Place marker (PM) to indicate BOR/EOR.
Remove provisional cast on yarn and place those 32 live sts on needle(s), PM to mark middle of round (MOR). Knit to EOR. 64 sts Begin knitting in the round, following instep pattern until the sock leg measures 2" less than your foot length, minus 10%. Repeat rows 1 through 12 as many times as you need to achieve the desired foot length. If possible, stop knitting after completing a round 12.
INSTEP PATTERN CHART
R 1: K2, P2, K2TOG, yO, K5, yO, K3, SKP, K2TOG, K3, yO, K5, yO, SKP, P2, K2, (instep), K32 (sole) R 3: K2, P2, K2TOG, K5, yO, K1, yO, K2, SKP, K2TOG, K2, yO, K1, yO, K5, SKP, P2, K2, K32 (sole) R 5: K2, P2, K2TOG, K4, yO, K3, yO, K1, SKP, K2TOG, K1, yO, K3, yO, K4, SKP, P2, K2, K32 (sole) R 7: K2, P2, K2TOG, K3, yO, K5, yO, SKP, K2TOG, yO, K5, yO, K3, SKP, P2, K2, K32 (sole) R 9: K2, P2, K2TOG, K2, yO, K1, yO, K5, SKP, K2TOG, K5, yO, K1, yO, K2, SKP, P2, K2, K32 (sole) R11: K2, P2, K2TOG, K1, YO, K3, yO, K4, SKP, K2TOG, K4, YO, K3, yO, K1, SKP, P2, K2, K32 (sole) Knit one repeat of the pattern on the instep, and knit the sole in stockinette. Even rounds: Knit around all 64 stitches, purling the 4 purl stitches on the instep. Chart Key: P= Purl /= K2TOG \=SKP O=yo Empty spaces on the charts are knit. This is the end of Clue #1. Wait until next week and Clue #2 to keep going. SKA July 2014 M0CK, Copyright 2014 by Margie Dougherty. all rights reserved
