Compline Socks Pattern by Caoua Coffee - Knitting Design Inspired by St. Mungo's Cathedral and Gregorian Chant

Compline

socks by Caoua Coffee

materials:

400yards/370m solid or semisolid sock yarn (sample: Miss Babs Yummy Superwash Sock 2ply) needles US1 / 2.25mm or size needed to obtain gauge tapestry needle size: women's medium (US 7-9)

gauge:

32 sts= 4 inches

abbreviations:

k = knit stitch approaching from the back, insert the tip of the right needle into the back of the 2"d stitch on the left needle. drop 2 sts off the left needle and pick up the loose stitch from the front with the left needle. transfer 1 stitch back from right needle to left needle. ktbl, ktb1. Itw = left leaning twist: approaching from the back, insert the tip of the right needle into the back of the 2nd stitch on the left needle. drop 2 sts off the left needle and pick up the loose stitch from the front with the left needle. transfer 1 stitch back from right needle to left needle. p1, ktbl.

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Itw-ptbl = left leaning twist with twisted purl stitch: approaching from the back, insert the tip of the right needle into the back of the 2"d stitch on the left needle. drop 2 sts off the left needle and pick up the loose stitch from the front with the left needle. transfer 1 stitch back from right needle to left needle. ptbl, k1. p = purl stitch ptbl = purl through the pack loop p2tog = purl 2 together rc = right leaning cross: approaching from the front, insert the tip of the right needle into the 2nd stitch on the left needle as if to purl. drop 2 sts off the left needle and pick up the loose stitch from the back with the left needle. transfer 1 stitch back from right needle to left needle. ktbl, ktb1. rtw = right leaning twist: approaching from the front, insert the tip of the right needle into the 2nd stitch on the left needle as if to purl. drop 2 sts off the left needle and pick up the loose stitch from the back with the left needle. transfer 1 stitch back from right needle to left needle. ktbl, p1. rtw-ptbl = right leaning twist with twisted purl stitch: approaching from the front, insert the tip of the right needle into the 2nd stitch on the left needle as if to purl. drop 2 sts off the left needle and pick up the loose stitch from the back with the left needle. transfer 1 stitch back from right needle to left needle. k1, ptb1. RS = right side / public side / outside of sock WS = wrong side / private side / inside of sock 3cross = approaching from the front, insert the tip of the right needle into the 3rd stitch on the left needle as if to purl. drop 3 sts off the left needle and pick up the 2 loose stitches from the back with the left needle. transfer 1 stitch back from right needle to left needle and ktbl it. then work a lc (left leaning cross, see above) with the following 2 sts.

pattern:

cuff: loosely cast on 72 sts. join for working in the round. work 15 rounds of cuff pattern. cuff chart:

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leg:

work rounds 1 - 16 of leg pattern 4 times (64 rounds all together). leg chart:

setup for heel flap:

now work 13 sts as follows: ktbl, Itw, pl, ktbl, pl, rtw, ktbl, Itw, pl, ktbl. put the next 39 sts on hold, they will be worked for instep later. turn your work and work 1 WS-row as follows: [sl yf, kl]7times, Itw-ptbl, sl yf, rtw-ptbl, pl, sl yf, rtw-ptbl, pl, sl yf, p1, Itw-ptbl, sl yf, rtw-ptbl, pl, sl yf the heel is worked over the 33 sts you just set up. turn your work. heel: the two rows of heel chart 17 times (34 rows all together), then work row 1 once more. heel chart:

turn heel: WS: sll yf, p17, p2tog, kl, turn RS: sll yb, k4, ssk, k1, turn WS: sll yf, purl to 1 stitch before gap, p2tog, kl, turn RS: sll yb, knit to 1 stitch before gap, ssk, kl, turn repeat theses last 2 rows until all sts have been worked, don't turn after the last RS row. now 19 heel sts remain.

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gusset:

pick up and knit 18 sts along side of heel flap, pick up one more st between flap and instep, don't knit this one, but just shift it to the instep needle where all the other 39 held instep sts are. start working the instep sts as shown in first line of instep pattern (thus you will ltw the st you just picked up with the first purl st), work first line of instep chart to stitch. 39, then pick up 1 st between instep and heel flap, shift it to the instep needle and rtw it with the purl st still waiting there. pick up 18 more sts along side of heel flap and knit them. knit the 37 other sole sts. this is the new beginning of the round. (now you have 41 instep sts and 55 sole sts.)

gusset decrease:

round 1: instep: work instep in pattern as established sole: ssk, knit to 2 sts before instep, k2tog round 2: work instep in pattern as established, k across all sole sts work these 2 rounds 12 times (24 rounds total), decreasing 2 sts every other round. now there are 41 instep sts and 31 sole sts. instep chart:

foot:

continue instep in pattern as charted, while always plain knitting all sole sts. work until foot is approx 2 inches shorter than desired length. end after the last stitch of the sole after having worked one of the following instep rows: 4, 6, 8, 12, 14, 0r 16.

set-up for toe:

knit the next 3 sts and shift them to the sole needle(s). work the next 35 sts as charted in one of the toe setup lines below. make sure to choose the correct toe setup line that corresponds to the last instep row you have been working on the foot.

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toe setup charts: work this line only if you ended after having worked instep row 4 or 6:

work this line only if you ended after having worked instep row 8 or 16:

work this line only if you ended after having worked instep row 12 or 14:

having worked one of the toe setup rows above, shift the next 3 sts onto the sole needle(s). now you have 37 sole sts which you work as follows: k1, ssk, k to 3 sts before end of sole, k2tog, k1. now you have 35 instep sts and 35 sole sts.

toe:

round 1 : instep: work all sts as they appear (ktbl the ktbls, p the purls) sole: knit all sts round 2 : instep: ktbl, k2togtbl, work sts as they appear to 3 sts before end of instep, k2togtw, ktbl. sole: kl, ssk, k to 3 sts before end of sole, k2tog, k1. repeat these 2 rows until there are 30 sts left, then always work row 2 until there are 14 sts left.

finishing:

leaving a tail of at least 8 inches, cut yarn and close the toe using Kitchener stitch. weave in all ends, knit a second sock and enjoy!

about this pattern:

It's during Compline in St. Mungo's Cathedral of Glasgow when everything begins in the 15th-century murder mystery "The Harper's Quine" by Pat Mcintosh. In this historical adventure, lawyer to-be Gil Cunningham is assisted by Alys, the clever and independent daughter of a master mason in his efforts to disentangle the complex case of a murdered woman found in the grounds of the Cathedral. Compline' (Night Prayer) is the final church Office of the day in the Christian tradition of canonical hours, which divide day and night for the purpose of prayers. From early on, a functional part of these prayers was vocal music - best known today in its form of Gregorian chant. Nobody who heard Gregorian music in a majestic church building like the gothic cathedral of Glasgow will ever forget it. In the lines of the sock pattern you can see the vertical columns and ribbed vaults of St. Mungo's with the neumes (musical notation) of Gregorian chant in the center back of the leg.