Fools Rush Sock
Cassandra Thoreson Yarn: Cherry Tree Hill Supersock (1 skein), Koigu KPM (2-3 skeins), Louet Gems Pearl (2-3 skeins). Gauge: approximately 9 spi in stockinette Needles: 2.25mm/US1 (or size needed to obtain gauge) .5mm larger (2.75mm/Us2) for cast on Size: Women's medium, app Us 6-8.5 shoe size
Cast on:
Cuff:
Using the long tail method, cast on 60 sts onto larger needle. Move stitches to smaller size needles, join into a round. Begin lace ribbing pattern. Work the lace ribbing chart for 5- 6 repeats. The chart is a 5 stitch, 4 row pattern. End the last repeat by working through row #3 (one row short of full chart).
Cuff Note:
The cuff with its yarnovers and knit/purl combination will be a looser gauge than the rest of the sock. If you'd like a tighter cuff you may choose to knit the entire cuff on a smaller needle than used for the stockinette portions of the sock. 6 repeats gave me a $z^{\prime\prime}$ long cuff. Lace Ribbing - 5 st, 4 row repeat Chart key:
Sock Leg Notes:
After the lace ribbing, the leg lace pattern chart begins immediately. The first round is knit across [see Leg Lace chart]. The sock leg contains two stockinette sections (20 sts at the front and 22 sts at the back of the sock), divided by two lace panels (9 sts each) that run down the sides of the leg. The round begins at the center back of the leg, with half of the back stockinette panel (11 sts). knit purl yarnover slip 2 tog (knitwise), k1, p2ss0
Leg Lace chart:
Chart Key -
knit purl yarnover slip 2 tog (knitwise), k1, p2sso K2tog SSK
Sock Leg:
Row 1: K11, work row 1 of leg lace, K20, work row 1 of leg lace, K11. Row 2: K11, work row 2 of leg lace, K20, work row 2 of leg lace, K11 Work rows 1-10 as established until sock is desired length.
\*End by knitting round one again.\*
Heel Notes:
At the start of the heel flap, the lace panels will be split in half - 4 sts from each lace panel will be incorporated into the heel, leaving five lace panel sts on each side that will continue to be worked down the foot after the gussets are picked up. The heel is 30 sts, made up of the first 15 and last 15 sts of the round.
Heel flap:
Row 1: K11, K4 sts from lace panel, turn Row 2: (Ws) sl1, purl across 29 sts, turn Row 3: (RS) \*sl1, $k1^{*}$ across 30 sts Row 4: (ws) sl1, purl across Repeat rows 3-4 until 32 rows have been knit (16 slipped sts on the edge of flap).
Turn Heel:
Row 1: sl1, K16, SSK, K1, turn Row 2: sl1, P5, P2tog, P1, turnRow 3: sl1, knit to within one stitch of the gap, SSK, K1, turn Row 4: sl1, Purl to within one stitch of the gap, P2tog, P1, turn Repeat rows 3-4 until all sts are worked. You will have 18 heel sts.
Gusset:
Knit across 18 heel sts. Pick up and knit TBL (through the back loop) 18 gusset sts from the side of the heel flap.
Work front 30 sts of sock as follows:
Work 5 sts of row 2 of Half Lace chart #1 [Row 1 was worked before starting heel flap], K20, work 5 sts of row 2 of Half Lace Chart #2 Pick up and knit TBL 18 gusset sts from second side of heel flap. Knit 9 (half) of the heel sts.
Half Lace Notes:
When knitting in the round resumes after picking up gusset sts, the Half Lace Charts replace the leg lace chart used for top portion of the sock. The only change in the pattern used for the lace [other than splitting it in half] is in Row 10 - the double decrease used for the full lace panel is replaced by mirrored single decreases.
Chart Key -
Half Lace #2 (right side)
Half Lace #1 (left side):
Heel/Gusset:
The round now begins at the center of the heel. Starting with the next round, decreases will be made every other row until there are 15 sts left in each gusset. When the original 60 stitch count is reached, there are no more decreases until the toe shaping.
The sock continues with half lace panels running down each side of the foot as established above.
The foot & toe decreases:
Continue down the foot of the sock with lace and knit sections as set until foot is about $z^{\prime\prime}$ short of desired length. K12, K2tog, K1, K1, SSK, K12. (30 sts) K12, K2tog, K1, K1, SSK, K12 (30 sts) Knit one row with no decreases. Decrease every other row until 32 sts remain, then every row until 8 sts are left. Cut yarn, thread onto tapestry needle and gather last 8 stitches tightly. Weave in ends on wrong side of sock.
