Hard Candy Socks
by Rilana Riley-Munson
Finished Size:
Approximately 8.5" from toe to heel, 11 inches from heel to top of the cuff. Width of sock, is 3.75"across. All measured while laying on a flat surface. The foot portion of this sock can be customized to your specific needs or size.
Level:
Intermediate
Yarn:
Red Heart, Heart & Sole Sock Yarn (70% Superwash Wool, 30% Nylon ; 213 yds/50 g): Mellow Stripes , 2 skeins.
Gauge:
Feel free to make these socks with whacky self-striping yarn or even a solid color. Any fingering weight sock yarn will work for these socks. These socks are fun to knit. They are knitted from the top down, with a heel flap and basic toe. The leg portion of the socks have an easy YO pattern stitch to add a bit of interest. These socks remind me of the slouchy socks of the 80's and early 90's. You can wear them up or push them down to scrunch around your ankles. I named these socks “Hard Candy" due to the colors in the self-striping yarn. Lemon, Lime, Orange, etc. 32 sts/38 rows = 4” in stockinette stitch, on US # 2 needles.
Helpful Notes:
When referring to “next needle it means the needle immediately to the left of working needle. I numbered the needle 1-3. The numbers follow the ""'immediately to the left'? rule. All slip sts are slipped purl-wise, unless otherwise specified.
Needles:
A set of four US # 2 (2.75 mm) double pointed needles.
Notions:
Yarn needle 1 removable marker for marking the beginning of rounds. This sock pattern was created for Six Sock September 2011 KnitAlong, on Ravelry.
Abbreviations Used:
K = Knit, P = Purl, PM = Place marker, SM = Slip marker, K2tog = Knit two stitches together, SSK = Slip, slip, knit these two stitches together, P2tog = Purl 2 stitches together, YO = Yarn over, PU = Pick up stitches.
YO Pattern Stitch:
Round 1: Knit Round 2: Purl Round 3: \*K2tog, YO; repeat from \* to end. Round 4: Purl Rounds 5-14: Knit - repeat rounds 1-14 for pattern.
Directions For Sock: (make 2)
CO 60 sts, divide the stitches on the three needles as follows (20/20/20) Place a marker (PM) to indicate the beginning of the round. Next round- \*K1, P1; repeat from \* to end of round. -Repeat this round for 2 inches for the top cuff of sock. - Knit 5 rounds even. Begin knitting in the YO Pattern, starting with round 1. Repeat rounds 1 - 14, 4 times, or until leg measures approximately 8 inches from cast on edge. End on round 14. - Knit 5 rounds even.
Set Up for Heel Flap:
Knit 30 sts, slip remaining 10 stitches to next needle. Next: Turn, Slip 1 st and Purl to end of row. You will have 30 sts on each of two needles. You will be working back and forth for the heel flap, on 30 sts. Row 1: (Rs) \*Slip 1, K1; repeat from \* across to end. Row 2: (Ws) Slip1, Purl across the row, to end. Row 3 (RS) Slip 1, \*Slip1, K1; repeat from \* to last 2 sts, K2. Row 4: (WS) Slip 1, Purl across the row, to end. - Repeat rows 1 - 4 for a total of 30 rows, for the heel flap, end on WS row.
Heel Turn:
Row 1: (RS) K19, SSK, turn. Row 2: (WS) Slip 1, P8, P2tog, turn. Row 3: Slip 1, K8, SSK, turn. Row 4: Slip 1, P8, P2tog, turn. Row 5: Slip 1, K8, SSK, turn. Continue in this manner until all sts have been worked. You will have 10 sts on needle. Next: Knit across 10 sts. With a free needle, PU 19 sts along the side of the heel flap. With another free needle work across the 30 instep sts. With last free needle, PU 19 sts along second side of heel flap, knit 5 sts of heel flap onto this needle. Slip remaining 5 sts to the next needle. The beginning of the round now begins at the center of the heel. You can place a slip/removable marker at the beginning of round, if desired. The current stitch count is 24 sts on first needle, 30 sts for instep, 24 sts on third needle Next round: Knit all sts.
Gusset Decreases:
Round 1: Needle one: Knit to last 3 sts on needle, K2tog, K1. Needle two: (instep) Knit across 30 sts. Needle three: K1, SSK, Knit to end.
Round 2:
Knit all sts evenly on this round. Repeat round 1 and 2 until 60 sts remain, total. The current stitch count is as follows: 15 sts on first needle, 30 instep sts and 15 sts on third needle.
The Foot:
All rounds of the foot section are as follows: Knit all stitches in the round Repeat the above round until desire foot length, ideally about two inches shorter than the end of big toe.
Shape Toe:
Round 1:
Needle one: Knit to last 3 sts on needle, K2tog, K1 Needle two: K1, SSK, Knit to last 3 sts, K2tog, K1. Needle three: K1, SSK, Knit to end. Round 2: Knit all sts. Repeat Rounds 1 and 2 until 40 sts remain, total. Now repeat only Round 1 until 16 sts remain, total. Knit 4 sts on the next needle to the current working needle. You will have 8 sts, on each of the two needles, remaining.
Finishing:
Kitchener stitch/ graft remaining 16 stitches of toe. Sew in all yarn ends.
① Copyright 2010 Rilana Riley-Munson. All rights reserved. rilana@ gmail.com
