Slip it Good Socks By Chantrelle Bicknell
It's easy to buy those beautiful hand-dyed skeins of sock yarn but sometimes finding a pattern can be hard. These socks were designed to break up that crazy or unwanted pooling that can happen. Because as DEVO says, "If a problem comes along, you must slip it."
Materials:
-One skein of fingering weight yarn, 400+ yards. Sample is knit in Supernatural Yarns Nymph Sock in the colorway Zonko's Joke Shop. -Size O needles (or size needed to obtain gauge). The sample was knit using magic loop but you may knit these on two circular needles or 5 double pointed needles if you prefer. Gauge: 8 stitches to 1 inch in stockinette stitch. Cuff: Cast on 64 stitches and divide evenly between the needles. Join and work k1tbl (knit 1 through back loop), p1 rib for 10 rounds. Slipped Stitch Chart
| 8 | V | * | V | |||||||||||||
| V | V | V | ||||||||||||||
| 7 | V | V | V | V | ||||||||||||
| 6 5 | vv | V | V | |||||||||||||
| V | V | V | ||||||||||||||
| 4 | V | V | ||||||||||||||
| 3 | V | |||||||||||||||
| 2 | V | V | V | V | ||||||||||||
| 1 | V | * | V |
V = slip 1 with yarn in front \*= purl Please note that the first stitch of round two when working the leg should be knit but the remaining repeats are slipped as in the chart. Leg: Begin working Slipped Stich chart. The chart will be worked 4 times per round for a total of 10 repeats. Row 2 is the only row where the slipped stitches span between needles. Make sure you keep the slips in front of the stitch so they aren't accidently worked as stitches in the next round. If a longer or shorter leg is desired, you may work to the desired length but make sure you finish row 8 before moving on to the heel. Heel Setup: - k 16, turn work, p32, turn work, begin eye of the partridge heel. Heel: [row 1] sl1,[s1yb (slip 1 with yarn in back), k1] repeat to the end, turn. [row 2&4] sl1, purl to end, turn. [row 3] sl 1, k2, [s1yb, k1] repeat to last 2 stitches, k2, turn Repeat these 4 rows until you have 22 slipped stitches on each side. Heel turn: k 17, ssk, k1 turn. sl1, p3, p2tog, p1 turn. sl1, knit to 1 stitch before the gap, ssk, k1, turn. Sl1, purl to 1 stitch before the gap, p2tog, p1 turn. Continue until you have used all the stitches on the heel. (18 stitches). Sl1, k8, this is the new beginning of the round. If desired you may place a marker or realign the stitches on your needles. Gusset: k8, pickup and knit 23 stitches along the edge of the heel, pm (place marker), work row 1 of the chart for the top of the foot (2 repeats), pm, pick up and knit 23 stitches along the other edge of the heel, k8. If desired on the first row you may knit the stitches that were picked up through the back loop for a neater look. [row 1] knit to 3 stitches before marker, k2tog, k1, work next row of the chart, k1, ssk, knit to end. [row 2l knit to marker, work next row of the chart, knit to end. Repeat these two rows until you have 64 stitches total. At this time if working on circular needles you may adjust your stitches so you have 32 instep stitches on one needle and 32 sole stitches on the other. Foot: Continue working the chart for the instep and stockinette for the sole until you have completed the chart a total of 20 times (10 on the leg and 10 for the gusset and foot) or to desired length. Toe: [row 1] k1 ssk, k 26, t2tog k1, k1 ssk, k 26, t2tog k1 [row 2] knit Repeat these two rows until you have 28 stitches remaining, 14 on each needle. Graft toe together using knitchener stitch. Weave in ends and enjoy!
