Akitsushima
For Debbi The Dragonfly by Alfred Lord Tennyson Today I saw the dragonfly Come from the wells where he did lie. An inner impulse rent the veil Of his old husk: from head to tail. Came out clear plates of sapphire mail. He dried his wings: like gauze they grew; Thro' crofts and pastures wet with dew A living flash of light he flew.
Size: Women's medium Materials: Size US 1.5 DPNs, set of 5. Size US 1.5 DPNs, 7-inch, 2. 1 skein self-striping fingering weight yarn 185 yards/50 grams (model is Lorna's Laces shepherd sock in South Shore), 3 skeins solid fingering weight yarn 185 yards/50 grams in three different colors (model uses Lorna's Laces shepherd sock in Pond Blue, Violet and Cypress). Gauge: 9 sts per inch in chart 1 colorwork pattern Abbreviations: k: knit p: purl sl: slip as if to purl sl1 wyif: slip stitch as if to purl with yarn in front k1 wyib: bring yarn from the front to the back, knit stitch with yarn in back as normal \*: repeat items between asterisks as a unit ssk: slip two stitches, one at a time, as if to knit, then knit them together k2tog: knit two stitches together sts: stitches yo: yarn over Leq: Tubular cast on (use 7" needles): Cast on 37 stitches using the backwards loop method and cut the yarn waste yarn leaving a tail 6 inches in length. With the pond blue yarn, \* k1, yo \*, repeat from \* to the end of the row ending with a k1. Row 1: \* sl1 wyif, k1 wyib \*, repeat from \* to the end of the row ending with sl1 wyif. Row 2: \* k1 wyib, sl1 wyif \*, repeat from \* to the end of the row ending with k1 wyib. Repeat rows 1 and 2 once. You should have 73 stitches. Pick out waste yarn. Transfer stitches to 5" needles. Join to knit in the round and begin k1 p1 ribbing. Decrease 1 stitch in the first round for a total of 72 stitches. Knit 10 rounds ribbing total. Knit ten rows stockinette. Cut yarn. Join violet yarn and begin dragonfly chart (Tescamaru has kindly provided an alternate chart for dragonflies with longer tails. Thank you Tescamaru!). You will repeat each row of the chart 3 times for a complete round. Repeat rounds 1-17 twice then repeat rounds 1-5 a third time. Cut both yarns. Switch to Cypress and knit one row to complete leg portion of thesock.
2423212130191817181514131211109 Violet ■ South Shore
Heel Flap:
Set up: knit 18 stitches, turn and purl 36 onto one needle. Eye of Partridge heel flap: Row 1: \* sl1, k1 \*, repeat to end Row 2: sl1, purl to end Row 3: sl1, \* sl1, k1 \*, repeat to last stitch ending with k1 Row 4: sl1, purl to end Repeat rows 1-4 a total of 9 times.
Heel Turn:
Row 1: knit 22 stitches, ssk, turn Row 2: purl 9, p2tog, turn Row 3: knit 9, ssk, turn Repeat rows 2 and 3 until all stitches have been consumed, finishing on a purl row.
Gusset:
Set up: Knit across 10 heel stitches. Pick up 19 stitches, 18 stitches through the chain edge of the heel flap and one in the corner just before the instep. Knit across instep. Pick up one stitch at the corner of the instep and 18 stitches through the chain edge of the heel flap. Knit 5 stitches onto needle 3. Round now begins at center of heel. Decrease round: Knit to within 3 stitches of instep, k2tog, k1. Knit across instep. K1, ssk, knit to end of round. Knit round: Knit all stitches. at these two rounds until you have a total of 72 stitches. Cut Cypr Foot: Using South Shore and Blue Pond yarns begin waves chart. You will knit each row 6 times across to complete one round. Knit rounds 1-14 three times or until foot is 1 3/4" less than desired length. Cut South Shore yarn.
12111098 口 South Shore Blue Pond Toe: With Blue Pond Decrease round: knit to within 3 stitches of the instep, k2tog, k1, knit across instep, k1, ssk, knit to end of round Knit round: knit to end of round. Repeat both of these rounds 7 times each and then knit decrease round only until there are 20 stitches total remaining. Arrange stitches so that there are ten instep stitches on the front needle and ten stitches on the back needle.Kitchenertoeclosed.Weaveinends.
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