Cascade of Leaves: A Knitting Pattern for Women's Socks with Detailed Charts and Instructions

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Cascade of Leaves by Tia O'Connor

I got inspired by a pattern that I found in "The Big Book of Knitting" by Katharina Buss and adapted it to socks. Don't worry about the presence of quite a few charts attached to this patterm, they are allslight variations of the same super simple core patterm. SIZE-M To fit an average woman foot. FINISHED MEASUREMENTS Foot length: to fit Foot circumference (with knitting relaxed): 8 inches MATERIALS Coats - Red Heart - Sport Socks [75% New Wool, 25% Polyamide; 410m per 100g]: color. 00039 # set US #/2 mm double-point needles, but you can also use US #2/2.5mm double-pointed needles tapestry needle notions required: knit, purl, yam over, make one, knit three together, purl three together, purl two together, slip slip knit, slip stitch GAUGE #30 sts/# 42 rows = 4 in stockinette stitch PATTERN NOTES - purl (a blank cell) - knit p3tog - purl three together 人 k3tog knit three together O yo - yam over p2tog - pirl two together V slip stitch ssk - slip slip knit k2tog knit two together M1 make one

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CUFF

CO 60 sts and devide them evenly over 3 dpn 20, 20, 20. Place marker if needed and join be careful not to twist. Rnd 7 - Picot Edge Stitch: \*K2tog. yo, repeat from \* to end. Rnd 12: Pick up the first 20 stitches of the casting on with a separated dpn. Slip the first stitch on the left needle in front of the first stitch picked up and knit these two together. Join all 60 picked up stitches in this Way Rnd 13: \*K 5, M1, repeat from \* to the end (12 times increased to 72 stitches) Distribute the stitches on dpns as following: dpnl=18 sts, dpn 2=36 sts, dpn 3=18 sts. LEG Work mds 1-12 of LEG CHART. Starting with rnd 13 the chart has a small modifieations at the beginning of the rounds the P3tog and K3tog from the beginning of these rounds will be worked at the end of the respective rounds. Rnd 13: P2, \*p3, k2, p2, yo, k1, yo, p2, k2, p3, p3tog, repeat from \* to the end of the round (4 times). The Ilast P3tog is worked from the last stich on dpn 3 and the first two stitches on dpn I; place the resulted stitch on dpn 3 (at the end of the md 13) Rnds 14, 16, 18, 20, 24 work the stitches as they lay Rnd 15: P1, \*p2, k2, p2, kl, yo, kl, yo, kl, p2, k2, p2, p3tog, repeat from \*to the end of the round (4 times). The last P3tog at the end of the round will be worked from the last two stitches on dpn 3 and the first stitch on dpn 1; place the resulted stitch on dpn 3 (at the end of the md 15) Rnd 17: P1, \*pl, k2, p2, k2, yo, kl, yo, k2, p2, k2, pl, p3tog, repeat from \*to the end of the round (4 times). The last P3tog at the end of the round will be worked from the last two stitches on dpn 3 and the first stitch on dpn 1; place the resulted stitch on dpn 3 (at the end of the md 17) Rnd 19: P1, \*k2, p2, k2, pl, yo, k1, yo, pl, k2, p2, k2, p3tog, repeat from \*to the end of the round (4 times). The last P3tog at the end of the round will be worked from the last two stitches on dpn 3 and the first stitch on dpn 1; place the resulted stitch on dpn 3 (at the end of the rnd 19) Rnd 21: K1, \*k1, p2, k2, p2, yo, k1, yo, p2, k2, p2, k1, k3tog, repeat from \*to the end of the round (4 times) The last P3tog at the end of the round will be worked from the last two stitches on dpn 3 and the first stitch on dpn 1; place the resulted stitch on dpn 3 (at the end of the md 21) Rnd 23: K1, \*p2, k2, p3, yo, k1, yo, p3, k2, p2, k3tog, repeat from \*to the end of the round (4 times). The last P3tog at the end of the round will be worked from the last two stitches on dpn 3 and the first stitch on dpn 1; place the resulted stitch on dpn 1 (at the beginning of the md 24) While working md 24 rearrange the stitches on the needles so that you have the nitial distribution of stitches on dpns: 18-36-18. Repeat mds 1-24 once or twice.

HEEL CHART

The hell will be worked on dpn 1 and 2. After working md 24, knit the first stitch on dpn 1 and place it on dpn 3. You will work the heel on the next 35 stitches (17 sts that remained on the dpn 1 and the first 18 sts from the dpn 2). Work mds 1- 15 of the HEEL CHART, repeat mds 12 15 until the desired heel length is reached.

TURN HEEL

Rnd 1 (WS): Sl1, p20, p2tog. pl, turn Rnd 2 (RS): Sl1, k8, ssk, k1, tum Rnd 3 (WS): Sl1, p9, p2tog, p1, turm Rnd 4 (RS): Sl1, k10, ssk, k1, tum Rnd 5 (wS) Sll, pl1, p2tog. pl, turn Rnd 6 (RS): Sl1, k12, ssk, k1, tum Rnd 7 (wS): Sl1, p13, p2tog. pl, turm Rnd 8 (RS): Sl1, k14, ssk, k1, tum Rnd 9 (wS) Sl1, p15, p2tog. pl, tun Rnd 10 (RS): Sl1, k16, ssk, k1, tum Rnd 11 (WS): Sl1, p17, p2tog, pl, turn Rnd 12 (RS): Sl1, k18, ssk, k1, tum Rnd 13 (WS): Sl1, p19, pl, turn Rnd 14 (RS): Sl1, k20, k1

Pick up and knit stitches along heel flap (I picked up 14 sts) Work row l of the FOOT CHART.

Pick up and knit stitches along the other side of the heel flap. Continue kniting the next 12 sts of the heel on the same dpn (to which we will refer from now on as dpn 3). Rnd 1: On another dpn knit the next 11 sts of the heel and the stitches that you picked up first along the heel flap (to which we will refer from now on as dpn I). Work the next row of the foot patterm on a separated dpn (to which we will refer from now on as dpn 2). Knit the stitches on dpn 3. Rnd 2: Knit sts on dpn I, except the last 3 sts: k2tog, knit. Continue with the next row of the foot pattern on dpn 2, then start working sts on dpn3: k, ssk, knit the rest of the sts on dpn 3. Repeat md 1 and rnd 2 (alternate decrease with plain rows) until you have 35 left in total on dpn 1 and 3, while working the foot pattem on dpn 2 rows 1-25. Repeat rows 2 - 24 of the foot pattern once (or twice if necessary: rows 2-25, then rows 2-24). (Be carefull not to repeat row I of the foot pattem.)

TOE

According to the length of your foot, you can chose between TOE CHART A - two leaves toe (SHORTER), and TOE CHART B one leaf toe (LONGER). Work the chosen toe pattem while decreasing on odd numbered rounds on dpn 1 (knit the stitches until the last three - knit2tog, knit) and dpn 3 (knit, ssk, knit the rest of the stiches) If you chose TOE CHART A, after finishing round 12 you can continue in this way until you reach the desired toe lenght: If you chose TOE CHART B, as a variation (if the toe chart proves to be too long) after round 15 you can skip the even numbered rounds, while decreasing on dpn I and dpn 3 on each round. Otherwise work the toe according to the chart. FINISHING Weave in ends.

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LEG CHART

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HEELCHART

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FOOT CHART

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TOE CHART A -two leaves toe

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TOE CHART B -one leaf toe

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