By Denise Bein Kroll I wanted to create an airy summer sock so I started playing with some different lace patterns. I've always had a fondness for argyle patterns. On a whim I tried to arrange the lace to mimic an argyle-like pattern. I'm pretty pleased with the pattern that resulted. These are great socks to pair with slip on clogs or tennis shoes. Knit them in a light summer yarn and enjoy them well into the sunny season. Size: Woman's Medium Finished measurements: Circumference: 9.5 inches / Length: 10 inches
Materials:
(Short version) HiKoo, CoBaSi Light Fingering / 3 ply, 55% Cotton, 21% Nylon, 16% Bamboo, 8% Silk, 220 yards / 50 grams; color: Color 69 Pumpkin; 2 skeins (amount used was54grams) (Long version) Spud & Chloe, Fine Fingering / 4 ply, 80% wool, 20% Silk, 248 yards / 65 grams; color: 7806 Calypso; 1 skein (full disclosure: I used the entire skein) 32" length-inch Us #1/2.25mm circular needle Notions recommended: Row Counter, Stitch Markers, and Darning Needle, scissors Gauge: 15 stitches/22 rows = 4" in stockinette stitch
Pattern notes:
This lace pattern is very open so the leg portion might be a looser knit. This stitch pattern features a double yarn over on one row and a p1, ktbl combination on the next round which creates the squared off eyelet column. Optional foot instructions are provided for a lacier foot.
Abbreviations:
K -Knit K2tog - Knit two stitches together as one P -Purl Ktbl - knit though the back loop S1 - slip 1 stitch purl-wise with yarn held in back SSK - slip, slip, knit slipped stitches together from right needle (Key for charted symbols is on first charts page)
Directions:
Cuff: Cast on 64 stitches divided equally between two needles. Join to work in the round being careful not to twist. Knit 4 rounds. Ribbing: (work 10 Rds) K1, \*P2, K2; repeat from \* to last stitch, K1. Work entire leg / cuff chart for the either the long or short sock. The chart will be worked twice around leg (once on each needle). Heel will be worked over first 32 stitches.
Begin Heel:
Working back and forth on first 32 stitches, work Eye of Partridge Heel as follows:
Flap:
Row 1: S1, K1, repeat to end Row 2: S1, purl to end Row 3: S1, \*S1, K1, repeat from \* to last two stitches, K2 Row 4: S1, Purl to end Repeat these 4 rows until 32 rows have been worked or until desired length of heel
Turn heel:
Row 1: Sll, knit 18, SSK, K1; turn work Row 2: Sll, purl 7, P2tog, p1; turn work Row 3: Sll, knit to one stitch before gap formed by turn, SSK, K1, turn Row 4: S1l, purl to one stitch before gap formed by turn, P2tog, P1, turn Repeat last 2 rows until 18 stitches remain (on the last repeat there will be no K1/P1 after the decrease)
Gusset:
Set up (round 1): knit across all heel stitches, Pick up 17 stitches along edge of heel flap, work across instep stitches beginning instep chart pattern; Pick up 17stitches along other side of heel flap, knit 9 heel stitches, round now begins at center of heel. Round 2: knit to 3 stitches before start of instep pattern, K2tog, K1, work instep in pattern, K1, ssK, knit to end of round. Round 3: Knit until start of instep pattern, work instep pattern, knit until end of round. Repeat rounds 2 & 3 while working the instep chart, then continue in stockinette once the instep chart is complete until 64 stitches remain.
Foot:
Once gusset is completed, continue working even in stockinette until foot measures 1.5 inches less than desired length. Alternate foot: (This instruction has been added as a suggestion by one of my test knitters.) If a more lacy foot is desired, work the Long leg chart once, then the instep chart once (54 Rounds) then continue in Shape toe: Round 1: Knit to 3 stitches before beginning of instep stitches, k2tog, k1, k1, SSK, knit to 3 stitches before end of instep stitches, k2tog, k1, k1, SSK, knit to end Round 2: Knit all stitches Rounds: 3-18: repeat rounds 1 & 2 (32 stitches remain) Rounds 19-21: work decrease round 1 only (20 stitches remain). Use Kitchener stitch to graft toes closed. Knit 2nd Sock and enjoy!
CHARTS
| Key k (RS)Knit (WS) Purl | Slip Slip Knit ssk (RS）slip,slip,knit slipped sts together (WS) slip, slip,purl slipped sts together |
| Knit2Together k2tog (RS)Knit2stitchestogether (WS)Purl2Together | Through theBackLoop tbl (RS)Work thestitch throughthebackloop (WS)work thestitch throughtheback loop |
| Purl P (RS)Purl (WS)Knit | Yarn Over yo (RS)Yarn Over (WS)Yarn Over |
Long Leg:
Round 1: ssk, yo2, k2tog, ssk, yo2, k2tog, ssk, yo2, k2tog, ssk, yo2, k2tog, ssk, yo2, k2tog, ssk, yo2, k2tog, ssk, yo2, k2tog, ssk, yo2, k2tog Round 2:kl, pl, tbl, k2, pl, tbl, k2, p1, tbl, k2, pl, tbl, k2, pl, tbl, k2, p1, tbl, k2, p1, tbl, k2, p1, tbl, k1 Round 3: k4, ssk, yo2, k2tog, ssk, yo2, k2tog, ssk, yo2, k2tog, ssk, yo2, k2tog, ssk, yo2, k2tog, sk, yo2, k2tog, k4 Round 4: k5, pl, tbl, k2, pl, tbl, k2, pl, tbl, k2, pl, tbl, k2, pl, tbl, k2, pl, tbl, k5 Round 5: k4,ss, yo2, ktog, ssk, yo2, k2tog, ssk, yo2, k2tog, ssk, yo2, k2tog, ssk, yo2, k2tog, ssk, yo2, k2tog, k4 Round 6: k5, pl, k3, p1, tbl, k2, p1, tbl, k2, pl, tbl, k2, p1, tbl, k2, pl, tbl, k5 Round 7: k8, ssk, yo2, k2tog,ss, yo2, k2tog, sk, yo2, k2tog, ssk, yo2, k2tog, k8 Round 8: k9, p1, tbl, k2, p1, tbl, k2, p1, tbl, k2, p1, tbl, k9 Round 9: k8, ssk, yo2, k2tog,ss, yo2, k2tog,ssk, yo2, k2tog, ssk, yo2, k2tog, k8 Round 10: k9, p1, tbl, k2, p1, tbl, k2, p1, tbl, k2, p1, tbl, k9 Round 11: ssk, yo2, k2tog, k8, ssk, yo2, k2tog, ssk, yo2, k2tog, k8, ssk, yo2, k2tog Round 12: kl, p1, tbl, k10, p1, tbl, k2, p1, tbl, k10, p1, tbl, kl Round 13: ssk, yo2, k2tog, k8, ssk, yo2, k2tog, sk, yo2, k2tog, k8, ssk, yo2, k2tog Round 14: kl, p1, tbl, k10, p1, tbl, k2, p1, tbl, k10, p1, tbl, kl Round 15: ssk, y02, k2tog, ssk, y02, k2tog, k16, sk, yo2, k2tog, ssk, yo2, k2tog Round 16: kl, p1, tbl, k2, p1, tbl, k18, p1, tbl, k2, p1, tbl, k1 Round 17: ssk, y02, k2tog, ssk, yo2, k2tog, k16, ssk, yo2, k2tog, ssk, y02, k2tog Round 18: kl, p1, tbl, k2, p1, tbl, k18, p1, tbl, k2, p1, tbl, k1 Round 19: ssk, yo2, k2tog, ssk, yo2, k2tog, ssk, yo2, k2tog, k8, ssk, yo2, k2tog, ssk, yo2, k2tog, sk, yo2, k2tog Round 20:kl, p1, tbl, k2, pl, tbl, k2, pl, tbl, k10, pl, tbl, k2, pl, tbl, k2, pl, tbl, kl Round 21: ssk, yo2, k2tog, ssk, yo2, k2tog, ssk, yo2, k2tog, k8, ssk, yo2, k2tog, ssk, yo2, k2tog, ssk, yo2, k2tog Round 22: kl, pl, tbl, k2, pl, tbl, k2, p1, tbl, k10, p1, tbl, k2, p1, tbl, k2, pl, tbl, kl Round 23: ssk, yo2, k2tog, sk, yo2, k2tog, k16, ssk, yo2, k2tog, ssk, yo2, k2tog Round 24: kl, p1, tbl, k2, p1, tbl, k18, p1, tbl, k2, pl, tbl, kl Round 25: ssk, y02, k2tog, ssk, y02, k2tog, k16, sk, yo2, k2tog, ssk, yo2, k2tog Round 26: kl, p1, tbl, k2, p1, tbl, k18, p1, tbl, k2, p1, tbl, kl Round 27: ssk, yo2, k2tog, k8, ssk, yo2, k2tog, ssk, yo2, k2tog, k8, ssk, yo2, k2tog Round 28: kl, p1, tbl, k10, p1, tbl, k2, p1, tbl, k10, p1, tbl, k1 Round 29: ssk, yo2, k2tog, k8, ssk, yo2, k2tog, ssk, yo2, k2tog, k8, ssk, yo2, k2tog Round 30: kl, p1, tbl, k10, p1, tbl, k2, p1, tbl, kl0, p1, tbl, kl Round 31: k8, ssk, y02, k2tog, ssk, yo2, k2tog, ssk, yo2, k2tog, ssk, yo2, k2tog, k8 Round 32: k9, p1, tbl, k2, p1, tbl, k2, p1, tbl, k2, p1, tbl, k9 Round 33: k8, ssk, yo2, k2tog, ssk, yo2, k2tog, ssk, yo2, k2tog, ssk, yo2, k2tog, k8 Round 34: k9, p1, tbl, k2, p1, tbl, k2, p1, tbl, k2, p1, tbl, k9 Round 35: k4, ssk, yo2, k2tog, ssk, yo2, k2tog, ssk, yo2, k2tog, ssk, yo2, k2tog, ssk, yo2, k2tog, ssk, yo2, k2tog, k4 Round 36: k5, p1, tbl, k2, p1, tbl, k2, p1, tbl, k2, pl, tbl, k2, pl, tbl, k2, pl, tbl, k5 Round 37: k4, ssk, yo2, k2tog, ssk, yo2, k2tog, ssk, yo2, k2tog, ssk, yo2, k2tog, ssk, yo2, k2tog, ssk, yo2, k2tog, k4 Round 38: k5, p1, tbl, k2, p1, tbl, k2, p1, tbl, k2, pl, tbl, k2, p1, tbl, k2, pl, tbl, k5 Round 39: ssk, yo2, k2tog, ssk, yo2, k2tog, ssk, yo2, k2tog, ssk, yo2, k2tog, ssk, yo2, k2tog, ssk, yo2, k2tog, ssk, yo2, k2tog, ssk, yo2, k2tog Round 40: kl, p1, tbl, k2, p1, tbl, k2, p1, tbl, k2, pl, tbl, k2, p1, tbl, k2, pl, tbl, k2, pl, tbl, k2, p1, tbl, k1 Round 1: sk, yo2, k2tog, k24, ssk, yo2, k2tog Round 2: kl, p1, tbl, k26, p1, tbl, kl Round 3: ssk, yo2, k2tog, ssk, yo2, k2tog, k16, ssk, yo2, k2tog, ssk, yo2, k2tog Round 4: kl, p1, tbl, k2, p1, tbl, kl8, p1, tbl, k2, p1, tbl, k1 Round 5: ssk, yo2, k2tog, sk, yo2, k2tog, k16, ssk, yo2, k2tog, ssk, yo2, k2tog Round 6: kl, p1, tbl, k2, pl, tbl, kl8, p1, tbl, k2, p1, tbl, kl Round 7: ssk, yo2, k2tog, ssk, yo2, k2tog, ssk, yo2, k2tog, k8, ssk, yo2, k2tog, ssk, yo2, k2tog, ssk, yo2, k2tog Round 8: kl, p1, tbl, k2, p1, tbl, k2, p1, tbl, kl0, pl, tbl, k2, p1, tbl, k2, pl, tbl, kl Round 9: ssk, yo2, k2tog, ssk, yo2, k2tog, ssk, yo2, k2tog, k8, ssk, yo2, k2tog, ssk, yo2, k2tog, ssk, yo2, k2tog Round 10: kl, pl, tbl, k2, p1, tbl, k2, p1, tbl, kl0, pl, tbl, k2, p1, tbl, k2, p1, tbl, k1 Round 11: ssk, yo2, k2tog, ssk, yo2, k2tog, k16, ssk, yo2, k2tog, ssk, yo2, k2tog Round 12: kl, p1, tbl, k2, p1, tbl, k18, p1, tbl, k2, pl, tbl, kl Round 13: ssk, y02, k2tog, ssk, y02, k2tog, k16, ssk, yo2, k2tog, ssk, yo2, k2tog Round 14: kl, pl, tbl, k2, p1, tbl, kl8, pl, tbl, k2, p1, tbl, kl Round 15: ssk, yo2, k2tog, k8, ssk, yo2, k2tog, ssk, yo2, k2tog, k8, ssk, yo2, k2tog Round 16: kl, p1, tbl, k10, p1, tbl, k2, p1, tbl, k10, pl, tbl, k1 Round 17: ssk, yo2, k2tog, k8, ssk, yo2, k2tog, ssk, yo2, k2tog, k8, ssk, yo2, k2tog Round 18: kl, p1, tbl, kl0, p1, tbl, k2, p1, tbl, k10, p1, tbl, kl Round 19: k8, ssk, yo2, k2tog, ssk, yo2, k2tog, ssk, yo2, k2tog, ssk, yo2, k2tog, k8 Round 20: k9, p1, tbl, k2, p1, tbl, k2, p1, tbl, k2, p1, tbl, k9 Round 21: k8, ssk, yo2, k2tog, ssk, yo2, k2tog, ssk, yo2, k2tog, ssk, yo2, k2tog, k8 Round 22: k9, p1, tbl, k2, p1, tbl, k2, p1, tbl, k2, p1, tbl, k9 Round 23: k4, ssk, yo2, k2tog, ssk, yo2, k2tog, ssk, yo2, k2tog, ssk, yo2, k2tog, ssk, yo2, k2tog, ssk, yo2, k2tog, k4 Round 24: k5, p1, tbl, k2, p1, tbl, k2, p1, tbl, k2, p1, tbl, k2, p1, tbl, k2, p1, tbl, k5 Round 25: k4, ssk, yo2, k2tog, sk, yo2, k2tog, ssk, yo2, k2tog, ssk, yo2, k2tog, ssk, yo2, k2tog, ssk, yo2, k2tog, k4 Round 26: k5, p1, tbl, k2, p1, tbl, k2, p1, tbl, k2, p1, tbl, k2, p1, tbl, k2, pl, tbl, k5 Round 27: ssk, yo2, k2tog, ssk, yo2, k2tog, ssk, yo2, k2tog, ssk, yo2, k2tog, ssk, yo2, k2tog, ssk, yo2, k2tog, ssk, yo2, k2tog, ssk, y02, k2tog Round 28: kl, pl, tbl, k2, pl, tbl, k2, pl, tbl, k2, pl, tbl, k2, pl, tbl, k2, pl, tbl, k2, pl, tbl, k2, p1, tbl, k1
Instep
Round 1: ssk, yo2, k2tog, ssk, yo2, k2tog, ssk, yo2, k2tog, ssk, yo2, k2tog, ssk, yo2, k2tog, ssk, yo2, k2tog, ssk, yo2, k2tog, ssk, yo2, k2tog Round 2: kl, pl, tbl, k2, pl, tbl, k2, pl, tbl, k2, pl, tbl, k2, pl, tbl, k2, pl, tbl, k2, pl, tbl, k2, p1, tbl, k1 Round 3: k4, ssk, yo2, k2tog, ssk, yo2, k2tog, ssk, yo2, k2tog, ssk, yo2, k2tog, ssk, yo2, k2tog, ssk, yo2, k2tog, k4 Round 4: k5, p1, tbl, k2, p1, tbl, k2, p1, tbl, k2, p1, tbl, k2, p1, tbl, k2, p1, tbl, k5 Round 5: k4, ssk, yo2, k2tog, ssk, yo2, k2tog, ssk, yo2, k2tog, ssk, yo2, k2tog, ssk, yo2, k2tog, ssk, yo2, k2tog, k4 Round 6: k5, p1, k3, p1, tbl, k2, p1, tbl, k2, pl, tbl, k2, p1, tbl, k2, p1, tbl, k5 Round 7: k8, ssk, yo2, k2tog, ssk, yo2, k2tog, ssk, yo2, k2tog, ssk, yo2, k2tog, k8 Round 8: k9, p1, tbl, k2, p1, tbl, k2, p1, tbl, k2, p1, tbl, k9 Round 9: k8, ssk, yo2, k2tog, ssk, yo2, k2tog, ssk, yo2, k2tog, ssk, yo2, k2tog, k8 Round 10: k9, p1, tbl, k2, p1, tbl, k2, p1, tbl, k2, pl, tbl, k9 Round 11: k12, ssk, yo2, k2tog, ssk, yo2, k2tog, k12 Round 12: k13, p1, tbl, k2, p1, tbl, k13 Round 13: k12, ssk, yo2, k2tog, ssk, yo2, k2tog, k12 Round 14: kl3, p1, tbl, k2, p1, tbl, k13
