Knitting Pixie Design Feather the waves Socks
Feathery lace with hint of waves to help move things along on these toe up socks.
Materials: 100 gram 4 ply sock yarn (photos Schoppel Admiral Aquarell 1854) Needle size $2.50\;\mathrm{mm}$ (I work magic loop style, work in your preferred method.) Size: Medium woman Tension: 8 Sts per inch. 11 rows per inch Abbreviations: $\mathrm{K}{=}$ knit $\mathbf{P}=\mathbf{p}\mathbf{u}\mathbf{r}\mathbf{l}$ St (sts) $=$ stitch (stitches) Rnd $=$ Round ${\bf M}1=$ make 1 stitch $\mathrm{Ssk}=\mathrm{Slip}$ 1st knitwise, Slip 1st knitwise, knit together $\mathrm{K}2\mathrm{tog}=\mathrm{knit}\ 2$ sts together $\mathrm{Sll}=\mathrm{Slip}$ 1st w&t. $=$ wrap next st and turn work tbl $=$ through back of loop (loops) P2tog $=$ purl 2sts togetherToe: Using Judy's magic cast on, Cast on 16sts (8 per needle) Knit $1\%$ rnds. First needle (Instep needle) K1, M1, knit to last st on needle M1, K1, Repeat on second needle (Sole needle) Inc every rnd till 32sts (16sts per needle) Knit 1 rnd with out any increases Work an increase rnd, then a knit round. Repeat until 64sts (32 per needle) 1=Knit|-=Pur1O=Yarnover=k2tog|=ssk
Work till sock measures $4\,\%$ inches less then the length of foot. End on Rnd 7. Work across instep rnd 8 of chart, sole side Inc 2 sts one either end as done on toe Work 1 rnd with out increases Continue with the alt increases on the even numbered rnds until there are 64 sts on the sole needle. Work across rnd 7 instep only Using either stitch markers or scraps of yarn. Mark off 16sts either end of sole needle. Knit to first marker. Slip marker. Work now between the markers. (32sts) Set up for heel shaping: Knit, until last 2 sts w&t. Purl to last 2sts, w&t 1: knit to st before last wrap w&t. 2: purl to st before last wrap w&t. Repeat last 2 rnds, until there are 10 wrapped sts either side of 10 none wrapped sts. Knit across the 10 sts, lift wrap and knit with st tbl 9 times,lift last wrap, knit with the last 2sts tbl. Remove marker. Turn work Sll, purl 19, lift wrap and pul with st 9times, lift last wrap and purl together with last 2sts, remove marker turn. On the sole needle: 30 heel sts, 16 gussets sts either side. 1: sll, \* k1, sl1\* x 14, ssk turn 2: sl1 purl 28, p2tog turn. Repeat until there are 2 gussets sts left either side of the central 30sts. sll, k28, ssk, k1, this time don't turn, work across the instep sts. Back of leg, k1, k2tog, knit across. Total 64sts Leg: Work from chart twice, once for the front of leg and one for the back. Repeat the pattern to suit (photos had 6 repeats) ending rnd 8 K1, P1, rib for 15 rows cast off loosely, using a $2.75\;\mathrm{mm}$ needle.
Pattern Credits:
Judy's Magic Cast on http://www.knitty.com/ISSUEspring06/FEATmagiccaston.html Heel adapted from the Cat Bordhi Book New Pathways for Sock knitters 1 Knitting font $\copyright$ Aire River Design Pattern @ to Knitting Pixie All rights reserved 08 March 2008 http://pixiesparaphernalia.net/ For Personal, Non-Commercial Use
