Coraline
Simple socks with rainbow jogless stripes.
This is a sock I think Coraline would wear. She's a resourceful girl who isn't afraid of adventures. She's smart, witty, and brave. If Coraline were a knitter, I think she'd definitely find uses for all of her scrap yarn and make something more beautiful than this. I thought about kniing jacquard stars onto the socks, but I remembered Coraline's striped socks from the film, so I went with stripes instead. A lot easier if you ask me! I recently purchased a set of five 1o0 yard mini skeins of semi-solids with the intention that I would knit a lovely pair of Fair Isle socks, but I decided to knit something stripey instead. I'm a sucker for rainbows - I just love the colors and they way they look together, especially when I can get some dark and light variations in there. And honestly, I cut out 3 other colors I wanted to include in the stripes because thinking about all those ends was giving me a bit of a migraine. Each stripe used about 1 gram of yarn. For the colors that have two stripes, I used less than 1.5 grams of each total. This is an excellent way to use up sock yarn scraps if you can't commit to making a blanket. So if you'd like to knit a Coraline sock, I've included guidelines below. Although, I have to say my little heart would break if you knit a Coraline scrappy sock and didn't use blue yarn for one of the main colors. Happy knitting!
Materials and Information
Materials
| Item | Requirements |
| Needles | Set of5 US #1 (2.25mm) DPN |
| Yarn (MC) | ~ 300 yds (shown in dark blue) |
| Yarn (CC1) | ~ 200 yards (shown in yellow) |
| Yarn (CC2, 3) | ~16 yards each for CC 2 and 3 (shown in red and orange) |
| Yarn (CC4, 5,6,7) | ~8 yards each for CC 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8 (shown in light green, dark green, light blue, purple, and pink) |
| Notions | Stitch marker, darning needle |
Information
This is a sock recipe, not a pattern. If you choose to do fewer stripes, you will need additional amounts of your main color. I have included instructions for stationary jogless stripes because it is a main feature of the recipe.
Instructions
Set Up
Using CC1 , cast on 64 sts and join in the round, placing a stitch marker to indicate the beginning of the round. Knit in k2, p2 ribbing for approximately 12 rounds. Leg Change to MC and knit for 2 inches. On the next round, decrease once at the beginning of each DPN by kniting two stitches together (k2tog). You now have 60 stitches. Continue in MC for 1 inch (3 inches total). To obtain a rainbow striping pattern, knit these four rows in this color order: CC2 CC3 CC1 CC4 CC5 CC6 MC CC7 CC8 Switchto CC yarn of your choice. To obtain jogless stripes, knit the following four rows ineach CC
| Round | Instructions |
| 1 | k all sts. |
| 2 | slip the first stitch of the round purlwise, knit all remaining stitches. |
| 3 | k all sts. |
| k all sts. |
After completing 9 stripes of 4 rows each, switch to MC and continue knitting for 1.5 inches. Heel and Heel Turn Switchto CC1 and knit 1 row across 30 stitches (two DPNs). Purl one row, and begin to knit a short row heel. I did my short row heel across DPNs 4 and 1 so that the row changes would line up across the back of my calf like a seam.
Foot
Switchto MC and continue knitting the foot until it is approximately 2.5 inches shorter than desired length. Switchto CC2 and knit 4 rows using the jogless stripe pattern above. Switch to CC3 and do the same. Toe Switchto CC1 , knit 2 rows and then begin toe decreases. Decrease to your desired toe width (l went down to 26 stitches total) and graft.
