No Place Like Home Socks by Star Athena
Size Women's Medium, Large Foot circumference: 7 (8) inches (17.5, 20 cm) unstretched. Will stretch to fit 9 (10) inches (23, 25.5 cm). Gauge: 32 sts and 48 rows $=4"$ in st st Yarn: Fresh From the Cauldron Silver Sock Yarn $[78\%$ SUPERWASH merino wool, $10\%$ Nylon, $10\%$ Silk, $2\%$ Silver; 420yd per100g skein]; color: Ruby Slippers; 1 skein. (Or any fingering wt yarn that gives you proper gauge) Needles: 1 set US #1/2.25mm 32" circular needles or double pointed needles, or size to get gauge. Notions: Tapestry needle, tiny crochet hook (l used a steel 10 - 1.25 mm), 192 size 6 seed beads. (approx 10.5 grams) Once upon a time a farming girl from Kansas named Dorothy found herself wearing a magical pair of shoes. Their secret remained hidden for quite some time while Dorothy skipped along the yellow brick road having adventures with her ragtag friends. Please don't stay home wearing these lacy, beaded socks. Have a night out in the Emerald City and paint the town red with your pals. Click your heels together and get to where you want to go! NOTES: This pattern is worked from the cuff down with beads that worked in as you go, textured and lace stitches, slip-stitch heel flap, and a grafted toe. The lace pattern is charted as well as written; take your pick. This pattern is written using the magic loop or 2-circular method, where half the stitches are on N1, and the other half are on N2. You can easily divide these stitches again for double pointed needles. No Place Like Home Socks
ABBREVIATIONS:
LU: Last on K: Knit K2tog: Knit two stitches together as one stitch P: Purl P2tog: Purl two stitches together as one stitch RS: Right (or public) side of work Sl: Slip. As in, slip the next stitch from left to right purl-wise. SSK: Slip one stitch as if to knit, slip the next stitch as if to knit, insert left needle into front of these two stitches and knit them together. St: stitch Tbl: Through back loop WS: Wrong (or non-public) side of work YQ: Yarn over
Start Sock:
Cuff:
CO 60 (70) sts. Divide evenly between needles and join to begin working in the round, being careful not to twist sts when joining. Work rounds 1 - 42 of the cuff chart. Proceed to leg.
Legend:
Leg:
Work Rounds 1-6 of Leg Chart Pattern across front and back of leg. Repeat 4 MORE times (30 rounds worked). You may work more or less repeats as desired for length of leg. Be sure to finish after working rnd 6. Proceed to heel.
Heel:
Size Large Only: Knit 3 sts. Slide these sts to end of N2. Slide first 3 sts from N2 to the end of N1. (35 sts each) All Sizes: You will work the heel flap back and forth over the 30 (35) sts on N1. Leave the remaining instep sts as they are on N2 for now. You will not use them while working the heel flap.
Ruby Slippers Heel:Medium
Legend:
slip V RS:Slip stitchasif topurholding yarninback WS:Slistithasif topulholdingyaninfrnt knit RS:knit stitch WS: purl stitch
purl
RS:purl stitch WS:knit stitch
slip wyif
V RS:Slip stitch asif to purlwith yarn in front WS: Slip stitch as if to purl,with yarn in back Notes: Repeat red outlined section until 5 sts remain, then work last 5 sts.
Ruby Slippers Heel:Large
Legend: 3p V RS:Slpstithasif topurlholdingyaninback WS:Slipstitchasif topurlholding yarn infront knit RS:knit stith WS: purl stitch purl RS:purl stitch WS: knit stitch slipwyif V RS:Slp stitch asif to purl,with yarnin front WS: Slip stitch as if to purl, with yarn in back Notes: Repeatredoutlined sectionuntil5stsremain,then worklast5sts.
Heel Flap:
Size Medium: Work these 10 rows three times for a total of 30 rows. Size Large: Work these 10 rows three times, then repeat rows 1-4 for a total of 34rows.
Turn Heel:
Row 1: [RS] k18 (21), ssk, k1, turn. Row 2: [WS] Sl1, p7 (8), p2tog, p1, turn. Row 3: [RS] Sl1, k8 (9), ssk, k1, turn. Row 4: [WS] Sl1, p9 (10), p2tog, p1, turn. Row 5: [RS] Sl1, k10 (11), ssk, k1, turn. Row 6: [WS] Sl1, p11 (12), p2tog, p1, turn. Row 7: [RS] Sl1, k12 (13), ssk, k1, turn. Row 8: [WS] Sl1, p13 (14), p2tog, p1, turn. Row 9: [RS] Sl1. K14 (15), ssk, k1, turn. Row 10: [WS] Sl1, p15 (16), p2tog, p1,turn. Size Medium Only: Row 11: [RS] Sl1, k16, ssk, turn work. Row 12: [WS] Sl1, p16, p2tog, turn work. Row 13: [RS] K18. Proceed to gusset. Size Large Only: Row 11: [RS] Sl1, k17, ssk, k1, turn work. Row 12: [WS] Sll, p18, p2tog, p1, turn work. Row 13: [RS] Sl1, k19, ssk, turn work. Row 14: [wS] Sl1, P19, p2tog, turn work. Row 15: [RS] K21. Proceed to gusset.
Gusset:
Size Large Only: You wilnow work the Foot Pattern instead of the leg pattern from here on out. Set up round: With needle 1, pick up 15 (17) sts along slip-stitch edge of heel flap, pick up 1 st in between heel flap and instep. With needle 2, work row 1 of Leg (Foot) Pattern, pick up 1 st in between instep and heel flap, pick up 15 (17) sts along other slip-stitch edge of heel flap. 80 (92) sts. N1: 34 (39) N2: 46 (53) Round 1: K18 (21), p14 (16), k2tog, work next row of Leg (Foot) Pattern, ssk, Round 2: K all sts on N1; work next row of Leg (Foot) Pattern, k to end. Round 3: K to last 3 sts on N1, k2tog, k1; work next row of Leg (Foot) Pattern, kl, ssk, k to end. Round 4: K all sts on N1; work next row of Leg (Foot) Pattern, k to end. Rep rnds 3-4 until you have 60 (68) sts remaining. Rearrange and center sts as follows: N1: (sole) 30 (33) sts. N2: (top of foot) 30 (35) sts. Proceed to foot.
Foot:
Round 1: Knit all sts on N1; work next row of Leg (Foot) Pattern. Rep rnd 1 until 1.75 inches to tip of toe. Size Large Only: Slip last st from top of foot to the sole. (34 sts on each needle) Proceed to toe.
Notes: Repeatred outlinedsection until last3sts,thenworklast3 sts.
Toe:
Round 1: [K1, ssk, work to last 3 sts on N1, k2tog, k1] twice. Round 2: Knit. Rep these 2 rnds until 20 (28) sts remain. Break yarn, leaving long enough strand to graft toe using Kitchener stitch. Graft remaining stitches together.
Finishing:
Weave in ends. Block as desired. This pattern was modeled by Willemijn and test knitted by Mags and Christy (aka Criosa), many, many thanks! This design is for personal, noncommercial use only. If you wish to share the pattern please don't distribute, instead, direct people to my site, or to Ravelry, so they can acquire their own copy. Thank you! Email: starina@hotmail.com
