Socks For All Seasons: April 2010
April Fool's Socks
by Star Athena
These socks are both reallysimple and really unusual.The prank here is that a simple pair of socks emerge in the strangest fashion. Because the pair is knit allat once, there wilbe no second sock syndrome.. And if you can't bear cutting the socks open, you can always wear your creation as a cowl!
Foot circumference:
7 (8, 9, 10) inches 17.5 (20, 23, 25.5 cm) unstretched. Will stretch to fit 8 (9, 10, 11) inches 20 (23, 25.5, 28 cm). Yarn: Any Fingering, Sport or DK weight yarn that gives you proper gauge. Sample shown: Claudia Hand Painted Yarns Sport [1 $00\%$ Merino; 225yd/206m per 100g/ 3.53oz skein]; color: Summer Rose; 1 skein.
Waste yarn in the same thickness in a contrasting color, 4 yards. Gauge: This pattern is written for four different gauges:
Needles: 1 set of $32^{\,\mathfrak{s}}$ circular needles (magic loop) OR 2 sets of 24" circulars (two circulars) OR double pointed needles. Notions: Tapestry needle, scissors, and (optional) a stitch marker to indicate the beginning of the round. Sizes: This pattern is written for four sizes: (See foot circumference to determine best size) Women's Small (Women's Medium/Men's Small, Women's Large/Men's Medium, Men's Large) NOTES: This intermediate sock pattern is worked from the toe up. The technique is unusual, but it is not too hard. The toe is worked, then the short-row heel, the leg, the cuff, a few rounds of waste yarn are worked, then another cuff, leg, heel and toe. This produces a two-ended sock which will be cut open at the section with the waste yarn. Live stitches are picked up and bound off. This technique produces a pair of socks knit as one piece If you are a confident knitter with a lot of sock making experience, you may substitute a gusseted heel with heel flap for the short-row heel if you prefer. If you are that sort of knitter, you probably already knew that! Foot Chart: Find gauge and foot circumference. The number in the box is the circumference number. If you are in between two numbers, pick the smaller number. Foot Circumference
Total: 40 (48, 52, 56, 60, 64, 68, 72, 80, 88) sts.
This pattern is written using the magic loop or 2-circular method, where half the stitches are on Needle 1 (N1), and the other half are on Needle 2 (N2). You can easily divide these stitches again for double pointed needles.
ABBREVIATIONS:
CQ: Cast on K2tog: Knit two stitches together as one stitch M1: Make one. Bring the tip of the left-hand needle under the strand between stitches, from front to back. Knit through the back of the loop. Ona ctitah inoroocad N1 (N2): Needle 1 (2) P: Purl Rnd (Rnds): Round (Rounds) RS: Right (or public) side ot work Rw:Row Sl: Slip. As in, slip the next stitch from left to right purl-wise. SSK: Slip one stitch as if to knit, slip the next stitch as if to knit, insert left needle into front of these two stitches and knit them together. St (sts): stitch (stitches) Tog: Together W&T: Wrap and turn. On a knit row, bring yarn to the front of work as if to purl, slip next stitch from left needle to right needle as if to purl, bring yarn to the back of work as if to knit, slip stitch back to left needle. Turn. On a purl row, bring yarn to back of work as if to knit, slip next stitch from left needle to right needle as if to purl, bring yarn to the front of work as if to purl, slip stitch back to left needle. Turn. WS: Wrong (or non-public) side of work YQ: Yarn over
Start Sock:
Toe:
Using a toe-up cast-on method of your choice\* (Turkish, Figure-8, or Provisional, e.g.) cast on a total ot 12 (16, 16, 16, 20, 20, 20, 24, 24, 24) stitches -6 (8,8, 8, 10, 10, 10, 12,12, 12) on each needle. Knit across the stitches on each needle once. Rnd 1: [K 1, M1, knit until the last stitch, M1, K1] twice. Rnd 2: Knit. Repeat these 2 rounds until you have your desired foot circumference number (see Foot Circumference Chart): 40 (48, 52, 56, 60, 64, 68, 72, 80, 88) sts. Half of your sts are on N1 (sole) and the second half are on N2 (instep). \*I used Judy's Magic Cast On found here: http://www.knitty.com/ISSUEspring06/FEATmagiccaston.html
Foot:
Knit all sts. Work until sock reaches ankle bone. --> (Approx. 1.5 inches to back of heel)
Short-Row Heel:
Heel is worked back and forth over 20 (24, 26, 28, 30, 32, 34, 36, 40, 44) sts on N1. Leave the remaining top of foot (instep) sts on N2. Row 1: (RS) K until last 2 sts, w&t. Row 2: (WS) P until last 2 sts, w&t. Row 3: K until st just before last wrapped st, w&t. Row 4: P until st just before last wrapped st, w&t. Rep rows 3 & 4 until 8 (8, 10, 10, 12, 12, 12, 14, 14, 16) sts remain unwrapped in the center of heel. The heel is half finished.
Heel Turn:
Rw 1: (RS) K to first wrapped st. Lift wrap over needle and knit wrap and st tog as one. W&t. Rw 2: (Ws) P to first wrapped st. Lift wrap over needle and purl wrap and st tog as one. W&t. Rw 3: K to next wrapped st. Lift both wraps over needle and knit wraps and st tog as one. W&t. Rw 4: P to next wrapped st. Lift both wraps over needle and purl wraps and st tog as one. W&t. Rep rows 3 & 4 until two sts remain on each side of center. Next row: K to next wrapped st. Lift both wraps over needle and knit wraps and st together as one.w&t. Next row: P to next wrapped st. Lift both wraps over needle and purl wraps and st together as one.w&t. Next rnd: K to last st. Lift wrap over needle and knit wrap and st together as one. Do not turn. Knit across instep. Next rnd: Knit next st together with wrap. Knit across all sts. 40 (48, 52, 56, 60, 64, 68, 72, 80,88) sts.
Leg:
Next rnd: Knit all sts. Leg will be worked in the round over all sts. Cont. untilleg measures $6^{\,,}$ or until your desired leg length. Be sure to stop before half of your yarn is used.
Cuff:
Next rnd: [K2, p2] across all sts. Work this rnd for 1.5". Break yarn, leaving a 2-yard tail.
Steek Section:
Join waste yarn and knit 5 rounds. Break yarn.
Second Cuff:
Join working yarn, leaving a 2-yard tail. Next rnd: [K2, p2] across all sts. Work this rnd for $1.5^{\circ}$
Second Leq:
Next rnd: Knit all sts.
Second Short-Row heel:
Remove marker. Knit across half of your sts. and place marker. This is the new beginning of rnd. Heel is worked as before, but now across N2. Work short-row heel and turn as instructed above.
Foot:
Knit across all sts. Work until second foot is the same length as the frst foot, ready to start toe decreases at the same point the toe increases stopped on the first foot.
Toe:
Round 1: [K1, ssk, work to last 3 sts on N, k2tog, kl] twice. Round 2: Knit. Rep these 2 rnds until a total of 12 (16, 16, 16, 20, 20, 20, 24, 24, 24) stitches remain - 6 (8, 8, 8, 10, 10, 10, 12, 12, 12) on each needle. Break yarn, leaving long enough tail to graft toe using Kitchener stitch. Graft remaining stitches together.
Steeking:
Using scissors, carefully cut across the center of one st worked in waste yarn to open up sock tube. Gently continue to cut open sock, along the center of waste yarn sts until entire sock is cut open. Do not cut through both layers of the sock at once. Instead, cut around one layer of the knitted fabric.
unpick waste yarn and replace live sts onto needles. Pick up long tail of original working yarn and BO all sts either using a sewn bind-off or some other stretchy bind off of your choice\*. Repeat for second sock. \*I used Jeny's Surprisingly Stretchy Bind Off found here: http://www.knitty.com/ISSUEfall09/FEATjsbo.php
Finishing:
Weave in ends. Block as desired. Thank you to Lorna who tested and tech edited this pattern! Photos by Star Athena and Grant Law. This design is for personal,
non-commercial use only. Thank you! Email: starina@hotmail.com
April Fool's Day is observed everywhere. No one really knows where or when it started. My favorite pranks involve trying to get people to believe ridiculous things. One such gag was orchestrated by the BBC in 1957 regarding a bumper crop of spaghetti trees. Check out the full story here: http:// www.youtube.com/watch? v=27ugSKW4-QQ
Socks For All Seasons: April 2010
March 32nd by Star Athena & Grant Law
ACROSS
1. Fisning tool 5. Not all 9. Play parts 13. Jamaican tangelo 14. Wing-like 15. Pygmalion playwrite 16. Not kosher 17. Saddam's advisor Aziz 19. Soprano Te Kanawa. 20. Where to go for Sak's rejects? 23. Osos 24. Perfect for getting a horse's attention? 25. Dressing room utterance 27. Brown crayon label 30. Saguaros and chollas 32. Hawaian goose 33. Scoreboard foul-up 38. NHL's Kovalchuk 39. Mites and ticks 40. Market opener 41. BS detector? 43. Kind of quarter 44. Sibilance sources 45. Mujeres y Roatan 46. Aden citizen 49. Poker option 50. Amber liquid 51. Percival Lowells quarry 58. Brie shell 60. Pastoral 61. Nigerian soul siren 62. Pachyderm trunk 63. Simba's love 64. 1, 3, 5, and 7 65. Soulsville USA record label 66. Blemish 67. Negatives
DOWN
1. Nerve 2. Culture preceder 3. Bend 4. George Martin 5. Meat on a stick 6. Knighted Scottish penguin 7. Equine miss 8. Ireland, poetically 9. Question 10. Hot pepper 11. Divining deck 12. Cheese choice 18. Mexican divorce 21. -Haw 22. Cigar tail 26. Indian Summer? 27. Black cuckoos 28. Sub spot 29. Black gem 30. Swiss ski resort Montana 31. Snobs may put them on? 33. More brassy 34. Tris (2-carboxyethyl) phosphine 35. Pierre's peeper 36. Arm bone 37. Rose's team 42. What this is? 45. An end to Nathan? 46. Spun tales 47. T. S. 48. Genius club 49. Water-balloon's fate 52. Sisters 53. Shut yer (pie-hole)! 54. Angel's crown 55. Zilch 55. Swirl 57. Nastassja role 59. Phone directory
