EVIE & ESIE FINLEY'S SOCKS
Sweet little toes need sweet litfle socks, so we designed this pair for Finley when he was born. With a gentle ribbed top to keep them on bub's feet, these will be your go-to foot warmers. A quick knit for gifts, they pair perfectly with our Baby Beeanie. Instructions are included for toe up and top down, with an afterthought heel. They are the perfect introduction for the first-time sock knitter? knit one pair up, one pair down, two colours or one! Written for two colours, these socks may also be knit in one colour.
SIZES
Baby with a foot length of qcm. Babies are generally born with a foot length 7.5 to 8.5cm. A qcm foot length gives a bit of room to grow: baby feet grow fast! You can always shorten this length by knitting a shorter foot section.
SKILS
+ knit + purl + knit two together + slip slip knit + working in the round long-tail cast on, methods for avoiding a gap when joining to work in the round OR Jeny's magic cast on for toe up socks, Zimmerman sewn bind off make one left + make one right knit through the back loop All of these skills have tutorials on our page at www.evieandessie.com/tutorials
Finley's socks
KIT REQURED
+ about 30 metres MC, 4 ply yarn + about 20 metres CC, 4 ply yarn + Darning needle + DPNs or circular 2.25mm to work in the round + Scissors + stitch markers or waste yarn
ABBREVIATIONS
k + knit p + purl SSk + slip slip knit k2tog + knit two together m1l + make one left m1r + make one right ktbl + knit through back loop PM + place marker MC + main colour CC + contrast colour SM + slip marker
GAUGE
38 stitches over 10cm. If your yarn is stated to give you 28 stitches over 10cm on 3.25mm needles, your yarn choice will be perfect. Make one left or right?? Try this mnemonic: TO MAKE ONE the RIGHT way, MOVE your needle under the bar BACK TO FRONT. Therefore to make one left, go front to back. Always knit your new stitch in the loop of the direction your are moving. Toe section Using Jeny's magic cast on, cast on 12 stitches in CC, place maker and join for working in the round K6, PM, k6tbl. ROW 1: \*[SM, k1, mlr, k to 1 before marker, mll, k1] repeat from \* one more time. ROW 2 : SM, knit to marker, SM, knit to marker. Repeat rows 1 and 2 six more times until you have 40 stitches. Foot section Change to MC. Knit until foot measures 3cm. Using waste yarn, knit 20 stitches. Move these 20 stitches back onto left needle, and continue knitting With MC yarn. Leg section Knit with MC until leg section measures 3cm (MC foot and leg section together is 6cm). Switch to CC, knit one row. \*(K1, kitbl), repeat from \* to end of round. Work for Zcm. Bind off using the Zimmerman sewn bind off.
Leg section
Using long tail cast on, cast on 40 stitches in CC, PM, join for working in the round. \*(K1, kitbl), repeat from \* to end of round. Work for 2cm. Switch to MC. Knit for 3cm. Using waste yarn, knit 20 stitches. Move these 20 stitches back onto left needle, and continue knitting with MC yarn. Foot section Knit with MC until leg section measures 3cm (MC foot and leg section together is 6cm). Toe section Change to CC. ROW 1: \*(SM, k1, ssk, k to 3 stitches before marker, k2tog. k1), repeat from \* to marker ROW 2: knit Repeat rows 1 and 2 until 6 stitches remain. Kitchener toe closed.
AFTERTHOUGHT HEEL
Unravel waste yarn, use two needles to pick up 20 stitches on either side of the heel section. Be careful not to twist your stitches. Arrange over three needles if using DPNs. Tie CC yarn at corner of heel. ROW 1: M1l, K20, mir, PM, m1l, k20, mir, PM. ROW 2: \*[SM, k1, ssk, kto 3 sts before m, k2tog, k1], repeat from \*to end of round ROW 3: SM, k to marker, SM, k to marker. Repeat rows 2 and 3 until 24 stitches remain. Repeat row 2 until 12 stitches remain. Use Kitchener stitch to close heel. Weave in all ends, and admire your handiwork!
