Eternity Socks with Rainbow Heels: Detailed Knitting Instructions and Techniques

Eternity Socks with Rainbow Heels

Sizes 36/37 (=4.5/5 US), 38/39 (=6/7 US), 40/41 (=8/8.5 US), 42/43 (=9.5/10.5 US)

Structure

Cuff: 14 rows or about 3 cm of 2 knit (k), 2 purl (p) in green and jeans with eternity stripes Leg: half of the leg (6 cm/6.5 cm/7 cm/7.5 cm) is striped (eternity technique) in green and jeans and the other half is striped in brown and turquoise. Heel: rainbow heel, a short row heel with double stitches, first part in turquoise, 2. part in green, 3. part in jeans and 4. part in brown Foot: 6 cm/6.5 cm/7 cm/7.5 cm brown and turquoise in eternity stripes and then in green and jeans till you measure 18.5 cm/20 cm/21 cm/22 cm from the tip of the heel

Toe: standard toe

Eternity" Technique

Cast on 60/60/64/64 stitches with Color 1 (here red) and put them equally to the four needles. Knit and purl (k and p) to the end of needle 3. Move Work in your hands. Start color 2 (here white) at the beginning of needle 1 and k and p it's stitches. K and p 2.needle in color 2. Move work in your hands (mw). K and p 4.needle in color 1. K and p 1.needle in color 1. Mw. K and p 3.needle in color 2. K and p 4.needle in color 2. Mw. K and p 2.needle in color 1. K and p 3.needle in color 1. Mw. K and p 1.needle in color 2. K and p 2.needle in color 2. Mw. K and p 4.needle in color 1. K and p 1.needle in color 1. Mw. K and p 3.needle in color 2. K and p 4.needle in color 2. Mw. K and p 2.needle in color 1. K and p 3.needle in color 1. Mw. K and p 1.needle in color 2. K and p 2.needle in color 2. Mw. K and p 4.needle in color 1.

K and p 1.needle in color 1. Mw. K and p 3.needle in color 2. K and p 4.needle in color2. Mw. K and p 2.needle in color 1.

You got it?

After casting on and kniting to end of 3.needle you k '2 needles' with one color, mw and knit '2 needles' with other color, mw and so on and on. Easy, isn't it. Let me explain once more in a chart.

Cast on color 1 and put them equally on four needles. K to the end of 3.needle. K '2 needles' in color 2. K '2 needles' in color 1. K '2 needles' in color 2. K '2 needles' in color 1. K '2 needles' in color 2. K '2 needles' in color 1. K '2 needles' in color 2.

Rainbow Heel

Here ends or starts a needle Double stitch

Work the Heel in one or more colors with needle 1 and 4. Needle 2 and 3 is mostly put to rest. The Heel is knit in stockinet with short rows. (The heel starts on needle 1 second line in the chart and it also shows the first round of the foot)

1. part

1.row: knit needle 4 (already done by finishing the last round of the leg) and needle 1, turn 2.row: yif sl st pw yo (yarn in front slip stitch purlwise yarn over), purl needle 1 and 4, turn. 3.row: yif sl st pw yo, knit to the end of needle 1 but two (don't k the doubled st and the one next to it), turn 4.row: yif sl st pw yo, purl to the end of needle 4 but two (don't k the doubled st and the st next to it), turn 5.row: yif sl st pw yo, knit to the end of needle 1 but four, turn 6. row: yif sl st pw yo, purl to the end of needle 4 but four, turn 7. row: yif sl st pw yo, knit to the end of needle 1 but six, turn 8. row: yif sl st pw yo, purl to the end of needle 4 but six, turn 9. row: yif sl st pw yo, knit to the end of needle 1 but eight, turn 10.row: yif sl st pw yo, purl to the end of needle 4 but eight, turn 11. row: ...and so on and on... : knit over the "doubled slip stitches" of the previous row and one st before. When there are only 4/5 stitches infront of the double st left on the first needle , don't turn but k one round to the end of needle 4 (cut off the yarn and start with new color if you like), (Needle 2 and 3 have to be knit in pattern). 1. row: knit needle 4 (already done by finishing the first part) and needle 1 and the first st of needle 2, turn 2. row: yif sl st pw yo (yarn in front slip stitch purlwise yarn over), purl needle 1 and 4 and one of needle 3, turn. 3. row: yif sl st pw yo, knit to the end of needle 1 but two (don't k the doubled st and the one next to it), turn 4. row: yif sl st pw yo, purl to the end of needle 4 but two (don't k the doubled st and the st next to it), turn 5. row: yif sl st pw yo, knit to the end of needle 1 but four, turn 6. row: yif sl st pw yo, purl to the end of needle 4 but four, turn 7. row: yif sl st pw yo, knit to the end of needle 1 but six, turn 8. row: yif sl st pw yo, purl to the end of needle 4 but six, turn 9. row: yif sl st pw yo, knit to the end of needle 1 but eight, turn 10.row: yif sl st pw yo, purl to the end of needle 4 but eight, turn 11. row: ...and so on and on... : knit over the "doubled slip stitches" of the previous row and one st before. When there are only 5/4 stitches infront of the double st left on the first needle , don't turn but k one round to the end of needle 4 (cut off the yarn and start with new color if you like), (Needle 2 and 3 have to be knit in pattern).

3. part

Λ ule iuuiu (ivecuie & aliu o illave tu ve nt ilI paleil). 1. Row: knit 5/6 stitches of needle 1, turn 2. row: yif sl st pw yo, purl 11 stitches, turn 3. row: yif sl st pw yo, knit to two behind the 'doubled' stitch, turn 4. row: yif sl st pw yo, purl to two behind the 'doubled' stitch, turn 5. row: yif sl st pw yo, knit to two behind the 'doubled' stitch, turn 6. row: yif sl st pw yo, purl to two behind the 'doubled' stitch, turn 7. row: yif sl st pw yo, knit to two behind the 'doubled' stitch, turn 8. row: yif sl st pw yo, purl to two behind the 'doubled' stitch, turn ... and so on and on... till you knitted and doubled the last stitch of needle 1 and purled and doubled the last stitch of needle 4, turn yif sl st pw yo, k to end of needle 4 (cut off the yarn and start with new color if you like) 4. part K one round (Needle 2 and 3 have to be knit in pattern). 1. Row: knit 6/5 stitches of needle 1, turn 2. row: yif sl st pw yo, purl 11 stitches, turn 3. row: yif sl st pw yo, knit to two behind the 'doubled' stitch, turn 4. row: yif sl st pw yo, purl to two behind the 'doubled' stitch, turn 5. row: yif sl st pw yo, knit to two behind the 'doubled' stitch, turn 6. row: yif sl st pw yo, purl to two behind the 'doubled' stitch, turn 7. row: yif sl st pw yo, knit to two behind the 'doubled' stitch, turn 8. row: yif sl st pw yo, purl to two behind the 'doubled' stitch, turn ... and so on and on... till you knitted and doubled the first stitch of needle 2 and purled and doubled one stitch of needle 3, turn yif sl st pw yo, k to end of needle 4 (cut off the yarn and start with new color if you like) Continue with foot. There are video tutorials for these 'double stitches' which might help: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v= MEgeM68ERo (Part one) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y6 QSRbUTwo&feature=mfu in order&list=UL (Part tWo) Continue in pattern.

Standard Toe

Decrease Round (DR): Needle 1: knit (k) to end but 3 stitches (st) knit 2 together (k2tog), k1 Needle 2: k1, slip stitch knit (ssk) knit to end Needle 3: k to end but 3 st, k2tog, k1 Needle 4: k1, ssk, k to end

All other Rounds (KR): knit

ow you have 8 stitches left. Double the yarn and pull it through the stitches. Pull yarn tight and weave in the ends inside the sock.