Fresh From the Cauldron
I See c a... Bad Moon Rising..
Jennifer Mumme 2008 1 remember the first time I ever saw a blazing Harvest Moon crouched up iu the night sky. I was nine years old and it was Halloween night in the mountains of southeastern Tennessee. I remember feeling that it seemed so menacing sneaking and peaking around wispy grey clouds and ducking in out behind the trees. t was like a giant sinister eye keeping a baleful watch over the festivities of this All Hallows Eve... This colorway is a murky shades of a harvest woon home. Golds, burnt complimented with blacks shiny base. I chose a lot of the lunartheme. A picot rounded cuff, and the reminiscent ofthe Smokey Mountains. The and firey blend of all the and the velvet sky it calls orawges, and firey reds are and charcoal greys on a round elements to lend to edge gives a nice a scallops are even rounded peaks ofthe Great main motifis a
honeycomb cable that runs down the length of the sock, like how the moon travels across a night sky. Other distinguishing touches include side columns of twisted ribs that frame the center cables, and run down the length of both the foot and heel, as well as a simple eye of partridge heel to blend and showcase the rich colors while adding durability to the fabric. This sock has been knit on one circular needle using the magic loop method. it can be easily adapted to use with DPNs, or two circular needles.
Materials:
This sample was knit using 400 yds of fingering weight sock yarn. It is knit in the Harvest Moon colorway from the Fresh From the Cauldron tencel sock yarn base, using the magic loop method on one circular needle. 350-400 yards of fingering weight yarn 1, US size 2, circular needle (2.75mm) stitch markers cable needle tapestry needle for weaving in loose ends Gauge: 9 stitches per inch in stockinette stitch.
Abbreviations:
K: knit P: purl YQ: yarn over K2tog: knit two together P2tog: purl two together Ktbl: knit through the back loop Kwise: knit wise Pwise: purl wise C4B: cable four back. Slip next 2 stitches onto cable needle and hold in the back. Knit 2, knit 2 held stitches off of cable needle. C4F: cable four front. Slip next two stitches onto cable needle and hold in front. Knit 2, knit 2 held stitches off of cable needle. M1R: make one right. Pick up bar between last stitch worked, and next stitch to be worked, from back to front with left needle. Purl this stitch. RT: Right twist. Knit into the front of second stitch on left needle, knit first stitch, slip both off of left needle. LT: knit into the back loop of second stitch, knit the first stitch, slip both off of left needle. SSK: slip, slip, knit. Cast on 64 stitches using the Long Tail cast on method, or method of choice. Divide: 32 sts on needle one, 32 sts on needle 2. Begin working in the round.
Cuff:
Rows 1-6: K all stitches Row 7: \*YO, K2tog\*, repeat between the \* Rows 8-13: K
Fold your work in half to create the hem and picot top edge for the sock. You will now knit the next row with the cast on row. Using the tip of the right needle, pick up one side (the closest side) of the FIRST cast on stitch. (It is important that you pickup the first stitch or your sock will spiral in an uncomfortable way!) Move that picked up stitch to the left needle. Knit the first live stitch together with the picked up stitch. There is now one stitch on the right needle. Repeat this all the way around until all cast on stitches have been picked up and knitted with the live stitches. 64 total stitches. Knit one round Leg: Work pattern repeat over 12 rows as follows. Rows 1,5,7, and 11: P1, RT, LT, P2, RT, LT, P1, K8, P1, RT, LT, P2, RT, LT, P1 Row 2 and all even rows: P1, K4, P2, K4, P1, K8, P1, K4, P2, K4, P1. Row 3: P1,RT, LT, P2, RT, LT, P1, C4F, C4B, P1, RT, LT, P2,RT, LT, P1 Row 9: P1, RT, LT, P2, RT, LT, P1,C4B, C4F, P1, RT, LT, P2, RT, LT, P1 Row 12: P1, K4, P2, K4, P1, K8, P1, K4, P2, K4, P1. Repeat rows 1-12 five times or until desired length, ending on row 6.
Heel Flap:
Row1 (RS): S1 1 Kwise, M1R, RT, LT, P1, K2tog, K18, P1, RT, LT, M1R, P1. Turn Row 2 (WS): S1 1 Kwise, K1, P4, K1, [Sl 1 Pwise, P1 ] 9 times, Sl 1 Pwise, K1, P4, K1, P1. Turn Row 3 (RS): S11 Kwise, P1, RT, LT, P1, K20, P1, RT, LT, P1, K1. Turn Row 4 (WS): Sl1 Kwise, K1, P4, K1, [P1, S1 1 purlwise] 9 times, P1, K1, P4, K1, P1.Turn Row 5 (RS): Sl1 Kwise, P1, RT, LT, P1, K20, P1, RT, LT, P1, K1. Turn
Repeat rows 2-5 for 36 total rows (over 33 stitches), ending on a wrong side row just completed.
Turn Heel:
Row 1: Sl1 Kwise, P1, K4, P1, K13, ssk, K1, turn For the remainder of this section, slip stitches purlwise. Row 2: [Sl 1, P1] four times, P1, P2tog, P1, turn. Repeat the following rows until all heel flap stitches have been worked. Row 1: Sl 1, K9, ssk, turn. Row 2: Sl 2, [P1, S1 1] 4times, P2tog, turn. Row 3: Sl 1, K9, ssk, turn. Row 4: [S1 1, P1] 5 times, P2tog, turn. End with 11 heel stitches.
Gusset:
Round 1: Knit the 11 heel stitches. Pickup 18 stitches along left side of heel flap. Work row 7 from leg pattern across 32 stitches. Pickup 18 stitches along right side of heel flap. You should have 79 total stitches. Round 2: K 11 heel stitches. Ktbl 18 gusset stitches. Work row 8 of instep pattern. Ktbl 18 gusset stitches. Repeat the following two rounds until there are 32 pattern stitches on the instep, and 33 stockinette stitches on the sole; 11 right side gusset stitches, 11 center heel stitches, and 11 left side gusset stitches. You may want to use stitch markers to separate the center 11 heel stitches, each side of gusset stitches, and the instep stitches. Round 1: K 11 center heel stitches. K to the last 2 stitches of left gusset side, K2tog. Work instep in pattern across 32 stitches. Ssk, K across stitches on right side gusset. Round 2: K 11 center heel stitches. K all left side gusset stitches. Work instep in pattern across 32 stitches. K all right side gusset stitches. On final round, knit 5 of the center heel stitches, K2tog, knit 11 left side gusset stitches. There should now be 32 sole stitches and 32 instep stitches. Rows begin now with the instep stitches.
Foot:
Begin the foot now with row 11 of the pattern. Continue in pattern, while keeping the sole stitches in stockinette until desired length. This should be approximately 1 and a half to two inches from the end of your toe. End on a row 3 or 9. Begin toe decreases as follows.
Toe:
Row 1: K1, ssk, K to last three stitches, K2tog, K1. Repeat for sole.
Row 2: K all stitches Continue until there are 20 instep stitches and 20 sole stitches. Work only row 1 decreasing every row until there are 8 instep stitches and 8 sole stitches.
Finishing:
Cut yarn leaving a 10 inch tail. Graft remaining 16 toe stitches using the Kitchener stitch. Weave in all ends. Block as desired.
