Very Vanilla Socks
Plain, vanilla socks.
MATERIALS:
1 x 100g (411m/450yds) Conjoined Creations Flat Feet yarn, 80% Merino, 20% Nylon; colour Red/Orange. OR 100g of 4 ply (Fingering) yarn; 400m, (437yds) 1 x 2.25mm (US 1) set of DPNs 3 x stitch markers Yarn needle
SIZE:
Medium
FINISHED MEASUREMENTS:
Sock circumference - 19 cm (7 % ") Leg length - 16 cm (6 % ") Foot length - 23 cm (9 ")
TENSION:
8 sts & 10 rnds to 2.5cm (1") with 2.25mm (US 1) needles in st st -checkyourtension
ABBREVIATIONS:
" - inches approx. - approximately cm - centimetres CO - cast on DPNs - double pointed needles g- grams K - knit K2tog - knit 2 sts together m -metres P-purl P2tog - purl 2 sts together rep -repeat rnd[s] - round[s] RS - right side Sl1 - slip 1 st purlwise SSK - slip 1st st knitwise, slip next st knitwise, then knit the two sts together through the back loops st st - stocking st/stockinette st st[s] - stitch[es] tension - gauge WS - wrong side yds - yards
NOTES:
The pattern is written using British knitting terms; any American terms that are different can be found above in the abbreviations section.
SOCKS
Using 2.25mm needles cast on 60 sts and join - being careful not to twist. Place a marker for the beginning of rnd.
CUFF
Rnds 1-25: \*K1, P1; rep from \* t0 end. LEG
Rnd 1: K to end.
Rep Rnd 1 until work measures approx. 16 cm (6 % ") from co.
HEEL FLAP
The heel flap is worked back and forth on half of the sts. The remaining 30 sts will be worked later for the instep. Row 1 (RS): \*Sl1, K1; rep from \* to end, turn. Row 2 (Ws): Sl1, P to end, turn. Rep these two rows 16 times more. (34 rows in total)
TURN HEEL
Row 1 (RS): K17, SSK, K1, turn. [29 sts] Row 2 (WS): Sl1, P5, P2tog, P1, turn. [28 sts] Row 3: Sl1, K to st before the gap, SSK, K1, turn. [27 sts] Row 4: Sl1, P to st before the gap, P2tog, P1, turn[26 sts] Rep rows 3 and 4 until all sts have been worked. [18 sts] Next: Turn, K9. Move beginning of rnd marker here for new beginning of rnd.
GUSSET
K remaining 9 heel sts. Pick up and K 17 sts through the loops of the slipped sts along the left heel flap. Place a marker for gusset shaping. K the instep sts (the 30 sts that were left unworked). Place a marker for gusset shaping. Pick up and K 17 sts (the same number as the left side) through the loops of the slipped sts along the right heel flap. K to beginning of rnd marker.
SHAPE GUSSET
Hint: The picked up sts will be tighter if K through the back loops on the next rnd only. Next rnd: K until 2 sts before the first gusset marker, K2tog, slip marker, K to second gusset marker, slip marker, SSK, K to beginning of rnd marker. [80 sts] Rnd 1: K until 3 sts before first gusset marker, K2tog, K1, slip marker, K until the second gusset marker, slip marker, K1, SSK, K to beginning of rnd marker. [78 sts] Rnd 2: K to end. Rep these two rnds until 60 sts remain.
FOOT
Rnd 1: K to end.
Rep Rnd 1 until sock measures approx. 19 cm (7 % ") from back of heel - or until sock foot measures approx. 4 cm (1.5 ") less than desired foot length.
TOE
Rnd 1: K until 3 sts before first gusset marker, K2tog, K1, slip marker, K1, SSK, K until 3 sts before second gusset marker, K2tog, K1, slip marker, K1, SSK, K to beginning of rnd marker. Rnd 2: K to end. Rep these two rnds until 40 sts remain. Next: Rep Rnd 1 until 20 sts remain. Then: K the next 5 sts to stitch marker, yarn is now at the side of the toes and the sock is ready to be grafted.
FINISHING
Graft toes closed using Kitchener stitch or by following the grafting instructions on page 3. Weave in ends.
GRAFTING INSTRUCTIONS
Cut yarn, leaving a tail approx. 50cm (20") long. Thread this onto a yarn needle. With the 10 sole sts on a dpn and the 10 instep sts on another dpn, hold the dpns parallel wrong sides together and instep side up. Work grafting as follows: Step 1: Insert the needle through the 1"t st on the back needle as if to K. Pull the yarn through, but leave the st on the needle. Step 2: Insert the needle through the 1"t st on the front needle as if to K. Pull the yarn through and drop this st off the needle. Step 3: Insert the needle through the next st on the front needle as if to P. Pull the yarn through and leave the st on the needle. Step 4: Insert the needle through the 1"t st on the back needle (the st left on the needle in Step 1) as if to P. Pull the yarn through and drop the st off the needle. Rep these four steps until all the sts are worked.
