LAURELHURST BY STAR ATHENA
Laurelhurst Park is a beautiful patch of nature in the center of a busy neighborhood in Southeast Portland. It's been named "the most beautiful park" on the west coast by the Pacific Coast Parks Association and was the first park to be listed on the National Register of Historic Places. To me, Laurelhurst Park is a fine place to read under the shade of the conifers on a sunny summer day. I designed these socks with conifers in mind for the lace cuff. The detail is inspired by the Douglas Fir,a local tree with a distinctive cone. Sizes: Women's Medium (Large) Foot circumference: 7.5 (8.75) inches (19,22 cm) unstretched. Will stretch to fit 8.5 (9.75) inches (21.5,25 cm). Yarn: Fingering-weight sock yarn in two colors that gives you proper gauge. Sample shown: Plucky Knitter Primo Fingering [75% Merino Wool,20% Cashmere,5% Nylon; 385yd per 100 gram skein]; colors: Wide stripes: (MC) Elegant Elephant, (CC) Bohemian Blue. Skinny stripes: (MC) Flannel, (CC) Peep Toes. Needles: 1 set US #1/2.25mm 32" circular needles or double pointed needles, or size to get gauge. Notions: Stitch markers, tapestry needle. Gauge: 32 sts/48 rows = 4" in st st NOTEs: This pattern is worked from the cuff down with two colors. It includes lace, stripes,slipped stitches,a stranded heel flap,and a grafted toe. There are two different striping options: Wide Stripes (Grey and blue sample) and Skinny Stripes (Grey and red sample). This pattern is written using the magic loop or 2-circular method, where half the stitches are on N1, and the other half are on N2. You can easily divide these stitches again for double pointed needles. ABBREVIATIONS: CC: Contrasting Color CO: Cast on Cont: Continue Est: Established K: Knit K2tog: Knit two stitches together as one stitch M: Marker N: Needle MC: Main Color P: Purl P2tog: Purl two stitches together as one stitch PM: Place Marker Rnd: Round RS: Right (or public) side of work 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 ifto knit,insert left needle into front of these two stitches and knit them together. St:stitch WS: Wrong (or non-public) side of work YO: Yarn over
Start Sock:
Fir Cone Lace
Cuff:
With MC CO 60 (70) sts. Divide evenly between needles and join to begin working in the round, being careful not to twist sts when joining. Set-up: Purl 1 round. Rnds 1-16: Work Fir Cone Lace Chart across all sts. (See notes below chart) Rnds 17-25: Work rows 1-9 of Fir Cone Lace Chart across all sts. Rnds 26-27: Purl. Rnd 28: Knit.
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Leg:
Legend:
knit knit stitch Wide Stripes: Rnds 1-2: With CC, S11, k28 (33), sl1, k to end of round. Rnds 3-4: VWith MC, K1, sl1, k26 (31), sl1, k to end of round. CentralDoubleDec Slip first and second stitches together as if to knit.Knit 1 stitch.Pass two slipped stitches over theknit stitch. Skinny Stripes: Rnd 1: With CC, S11, k28 (33), sl1, k to end ofround. Rnd 2: With MC, K1, sl1, k26 (31), sl1, k to end of round.
Notes:
On rounds 10, 12,14,16:Start round with K1, slip this stitch to end of last needle,thenworkchart. Both versions: Rep striping pattern for about 5.5" (7 t0 8" total length including cuff). Stop sooner for a shorter sock. Pattern: R1 (RS): k10 R2: yo, k3, dbl dec, k3, yo, k1 R3:k10 R4: yo, k3, dbl dec, k3, yo, k1 R5:k10 R6: yo, k3, dbl dec, k3, yo, k1 R7: k10 R8: yo, k3, dbl dec, k3, yo, k1 R9: k10 R10: k3, yo, k1, yo, k3, dbl dec R11: k10 R12: k3, yo, k1, yo, k3, dbl dec R13: k10 R14: k3, yo, kl, yo, k3, dbl dec R15: k10 R16: k3, yo, k1, yo, k3, dbl dec
Heel Flap:
Turn. Work the heel flap back and forth over the last 30 (35) sts. They are all on N2. Leave the remaining instep sts on N1 for now. You will not use them while working the heel flap.
Size Small:
Row 1: [VWS] Sl1, (p1 with CC,p1 with MC) to last st,p1 withCC. Row 2: [RS] Sl1, (k1 with MC, k1 with CC) to last st, k1 with MC. Rep 1-2 for a total of 30 rows. Row 1: [WS] Sl1,(p1 with CC,p1 with MC) to end of row. Row 2: [RS] Sl1, (k1 with CC,k1 with MC) to end of row. Rep 1-2 for a total of 36 rows.
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Turn Heel:
Row 1: [WS] With CC p17 (21), p2tog, p1, turn. Row 2: [RS] Sl1, k6 (9), ssk, k1, turn. Row 3: Sl1, purl to within 1 stitch of the gap created by the turn on the last row,p2tog to close the gap,p1, turn. Row 4: Sl1, knit to within 1 stitch of the gap, ssk, k1,turn. Rep rows 3-4 until all heel sts have been worked and 18 (21) sts remain,ending after just working a RS row. NOTE: On the last two rows of the large sock, you will omit the last p1 and k1.
Gusset:
Set up round: Alternating MC with CC,pick up and knit 15 (18) sts along edge of heel flap, pick up and knit 1 st in between heel flap and instep. Place marker to indicate beginning of round. With CC and needle 1, work first row of Leg stripe pattern across instep,pick up and knit 1 st in between instep and heel flap, pick up and knit 15 (18) sts along other edge of hee1 flap. 80 (94) sts. N1: 46 (54) N2: 34 (40) NOTE: Continue striping sequence in gusset as established on leg. Rnd 1: K to 3 sts before marker, k2tog, k1, work next row of stripe pattern across instep, k1, ssk, k to end of needle. Rnd 2: K to m, cont. stripe pattern across instep, k to end of needle. Rep rnds 1-2 until you have 60 (70) sts remaining. Rearrange sts so that there are 30 (35) sts on each needle. N1: instep. N2: sole.
Foot:
Continue stripes as established until 1.75 inches to tip of toe. Break MC Toe: Round 1: With CC [K1, ssk, work to last 3 sts on N, k2tog, k1] twice. Round 2: Knit. Rep these 2 rnds until 24 (34) sts remain. 12 (17) sts on each needle. Break yarn, leaving long enough strand to graft toe using Kitchener stitch. Graft remaining stitches together.
Finishing:
Weave in ends on the inside of sock. Block as desired. This pattern was tested by Basaltimum and teilzeitheldin. Basaltimum knitted the red pair. Socks were modeled by Star Athena and Lee Meredith. (http://www.leethal.net/) All photography by Vivian Aubrey (http:// spindleshanksknits.blogspot.com/). Many Thanks!
