Camino de Santiago Inspired Sock Pattern: A Knitting Guide with Scallop Chart and Customizable Sizes

Camino de Santiago

by Nicki Miller The Way of St. James - Camino de Santiago - has tested religious pilgrims for over a thousand years. Today, many hiking the rugged length of the most popular route, Camino Frances, (the French route, which starts at Ste. Jean Pied de Port, France and wends for 485 miles to Santiago, Spain) do so as a personal achievement. Legend has it that St. James rescued a knight from drowning in the sea, and upon pulling him ashore, found him covered with scallops. Pilgrims toiling along the route display traditional scallop emblems or shells prominently on their clothing or gear.

Yarn:

beezigns dye-works & design studio, B'Ewetiful Too (55% Blue Faced Leicester, 45% silk, 438 yards), one hank. Color: ivory tower (available at: beezigns.com) Crystal Palace Panda Cotton (45% cotton, 35% bamboo, 20% polymide, 180 yards), 2(3) skeins. Color: cream

Needles: 2.5 mm (US 1,5) 32" or 40" circular needles for Magic Loop or set of 2 9" or 12"circs Sizes: To fit an 8" (9",10") foot circumference - length is customized to the intendedfeet Gauge: 8 stitches per inch in stockinette stitch

Notes:

The sock is constructed from the toe-up, using Judy's Magic Cast-On and Jeny's Surprisingly Stretchy Bind-Off. Directions are given using circular needles, Magic Loop or on two circs, using a chart. The nuances in the textured pattern show up best using a light colored, solid or very subtle semi-solid yarn. Dark or variegated yarns will yield disappointing results.

K knit P purl Kfb knit in the front and back of the same stitch (a one stitch increase) Pfb purl into the back and front of the same stitch (a one stitch increase); Video tutorial: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=555jLdgrADk Ssk slip, slip, knit (a one stitch decrease) K2tog knit two stitches together (a one stitch decrease) P2tog purl two stitches together (a one stich decrease) w&t wrap and turn: Move the last stitch from the needle to the right hand needle purlwise. Bring yarn around the stitch. Move stitch back to left hand needle. Turn work and continue. Video tutorial: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v= yVikAvPuE4 M1 make 1 stitch: Lift the center bar between stitches onto the right hand needle, and plact the tip of the left hand needle into it from the back of the stitch (a one stitch increase) Vide tutorial: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gGbOilvWLjc

DIRECTIONS

Toe

Using Judy's Magic Cast-On, cast on a total of 28 stitches, with 14 sts. on each needle. Round 1: Knit all sts. Round 2: kfb, knit to last st., kfb; repeat for second needle. (4 sts. added). Round 3: kfb, knit to last st., kfb; repeat for second needle. (4 sts. added). Round 4: k1, kfb, knit to 2nd last st. kfb, k1; repeat for second needle. (4 sts. added). Round 5: k all stitches Round 6: k1, kfb, knit to 2nd last st. kfb, k1; repeat for second needle. (4 sts. added). Repeat Rounds 5 and 6 until you have 64 (72,80) total sts. --- 32 (36, 40) sts. on each needle. Next Round: k all stitches Next Round: Needle 1: Pin a marker onto the instep side of your sock so you can easily differentiate it from the sole. K 16(18, 20), m1, k16(18, 20). Needle 2: k all sts. There will now be a total of 33 (37, 41) sts. on Needle 1. Needle 2 should have the original 32 (36, 40) sts. Foot Needle 1: Begin Scallop Chart. Needle 2:knit. Continue until you are 2" short of the desired foot length.

Gusset

Round 1: Needle 1: Continue in pattern. Needle 2: k1, kfb, knit across sole to 2nd to last st., kfb, k1 Round 2: Needle 1: Continue in pattern. Needle 2: knit across all sts. Continue Rounds 1 and 2 until Needle 2 has 54(60,66) sts.

Heel Turn

Next Round: Needle 1: knit in pattern. Needle 2: k 27(30,33), m1, k 27(30,33); Needle 2 will now have 55 (61, 67) sts. Needle 1: knit in pattern. Needle 2: You will be knitting on Needle 2 only. (Mark the # of the last scallop chart round worked HERE Row 1 (RS): k 37 (41, 45), kfb, k1, w&t. Row 2 (WS): p22 (24, 26), pfb, p1, w&t. Row 3: k 20 (22, 24), kfb, k1, w&t. Row 4: p 18 (20, 22), pfb, p1, w&t. Row 5 k 16 (18, 20), kfb, k1, w&t. Row 6: p 14 (16,18), pfb, p1, w&t. Row 7: k 12 (14,16), kfb, k1, w&t. Row 8 p 10(12,14), pfb, p1, w&t. NOTE: Needle 2 will now hold 63 (69, 75) sts. and you have ended by completing a wrong side row. Knit to the end of Needle 2, wrapping each wrap with the stitch it wraps. Work across the instep, resuming the stitch pattern on Needle 1. (See your note above for the number of the last scallop chart round worked).

Heel Flap

You will work back and forth again on the heel sts. on Needle 2. Row 1 (RS): k 47 (52, 57), knitting each wrap together with the stitch it wraps, ssk, turn. Row 2: (WS) sl 1, p 31 (35, 39), p2tog, turn. Row 3: \*sl1,k1\* 16 (18, 20) times, ssk, turn. Repeat rows 2 and 3 until all side stitches are worked; end having worked a wrong side row (row 2). Turn work and knit across, increasing with an m1 midway to the end of the row. Needle 2 will now have 34 (38, 43) sts. Leg Round 1: Knit the first stitch through the back loop and pullit snugly at the join between Needle 1 and Needle 2. Resume working in pattern across Needle 1 on the scallop chart; Needle 2: On the first stitch, be sure to knit it through the back loop and pullit snugly at the join, then k across. Round 2: Continue working in pattern on Needle 1; Work a 2 x 1 rib on Needle 2, starting with k1, p1, then continuing with k2, p1 until the last two stitches; p1, k1 Continue working in this manner until you have completed a full scallop chart and an additional scallop chart. Knit an additional round in stockinette st. before beginning cuff. Cuff May you wear your socks in good health on your next great adventure! My Ravelry ID: eastskye My email: eastskye@gmail.com Feel free to contact me with questions or comments.

ScallopChart For the 65 stitch sock, knit all the stitches in the WHITE field. For the 73 stitch sock, knit all the stitches in the PEACH and WHITE fields. For the 81 stitch sock, knit all the stitches in the GREEN, PEACH, and WHITE fields.