Spun
A toe up sock designed for handspun yarn. The socks are worked toe up with a lace pattern to make the most of your yarn. Heels and toes are worked in commercial yarn for extra durability. Needles: 2.5mm, either double pointed needles or circulars for working in the round. Yarw: 100g handspun in 4ply (fingering) weight; for best results use a multi ply yarn with a fairly high twist. Use a durable fibre, for example, containing nylon. 25g commercial 4 ply in coordinating or contrasting colour. Shown in A Little Bit Sheepish Shetland and silk in ink with Regia silk 4 ply for heel, toe and cuff. Notiows: Tapestry needle, 3 stitch markers, 30cm of 4 ply waste yarn.
Skills: Judy's magic cast on, knit, purl, knitting in the round, increasing stitches, yarn overs, decreasing stitches, wrap and turn, weaving in ends, grafting stitches. Gauge: 32sts and 44 rows per 10cm in stocking stitch. Siziwg: Pattern gives stitch counts for small(medium, large) adult sizes.
Stitches:
kknit ppurl ktbl knit stitch through back loop sts stitches sl slip stitch purlwise onto right needle without knitting it ssk slip two stitches knitwise, knit these two stitches together p2tog purl two stitches together pm place stitch marker sl m slip marker from left needle to right k2tog knit two stitches together Rnd round Lace chart:
| 一 | 4 | ||||||
| 一 | 一 | O | 入 | O | 入 | 3 | |
| 一 | 2 | ||||||
| 一 | 一 | 人 | O | 人 | O | 1 |
Knit Purl Yarn over 人Knit two together 入slip, slip, knit Lace patterw: Rnd 1: YO, k2tog, YO, k2tog, p1, k1, p1 Rnd 2: k5, p1, k1 Rnd 3: ssk, YO, ssk, YO, p1, k1, p1 Rnd 4: k5, p1, k1
Divide yarn:
To get the longest possible socks from your yarn it is a good idea to weigh the skein and divide it at the halfway point to give two balls of equal weight. Use one ball for each sock.
cast ow:
Use the commercial yarn for the cast on and toe. Cast on 20(23, 24) stitches using Judy's Magic cast on. K10(12, 12), pm, ktbl 10(12, 12), pm Toe: Rnd 1: \*k1, M1L, kto 1 st before marker, M1R, k1, sm; repeat from \* around Rnd 2: k around Repeat rounds one and two until there are 56(63, 70)sts. Work round two once more, removing second marker as you pass. Foot: The top of the foot is worked in pattern; the bottom is worked in stocking stitch. Switch to handspun yarn (if applicable). sm, k2(1, 2), work lace pattern with 2(2, 3) repeats, kto end of round. Repeat until foot is 5cm less than desired length.
Heel part 1:
These socks are worked with an afterthought heel. At this point you will work waste yarn into the sock to hold the heel stitches for later. Work the first 28(31, 36)sts as established. Knit the next 28(32, 36)sts using waste yarn instead of the working yarn. Slip these stitches back onto the left hand needle. Knit the stitches worked in waste yarn again using the working yarn. Remove the start of round maker, k2(1, 2), pm for start of round. The leg is worked in the lace pattern all round. Work lace pattern as established 8(9, 10) times around the leg. Repeat until the leg is your desired length.
Ribbing:
Change to commercial yarn (if applicable). \*k1, p1; repeat from \* around. Repeat for 10(12, 12) rounds, approximately 2.5(3.5, 3.5)cm. You can adjust the length of the ribbing by working more or fewer rounds. Cast off using the Surprisingly stretchy bind off.
Heel part 2:
Unpick the waste yarn from the sock, placing the live stitches that are revealed onto dpns or circular needle(s). Pick up an extra stitch in the gap between the leg and the sole on each side. The start of the round will be at this point on the left of the foot. Using the commercial yarn: Rnd 1: k29(33, 36), pm, k29(32, 36), pm Rnd 2: \*k1, ssk, k to 1 st before marker, k2tog, k1, sm; repeat from \* around Rnd 3: k around Repeat rounds two and three until 20(23, 24)sts remain. Weave in ends. Make a second sock to match the first using the second ball of yarn.
This pattern is copyright, held by Fiona Hamilton-Maclaren, 2013. You are welcome to make copies of this pattern for personal use. Socks made from this pattern can be used for personal use, gifting or sold for charity only. Please do not sell socks made from this pattern for personal profit.
