Tropicana
design by SaRi
The color combination and the vibrance of the colors in this yarn are so amazing that they evoke the image of a tropical jungle in my head. I tried to further realize this image by the pattern. The wavy pattern imitates the broken sun rays and the tops of green leaves in the jungle. Can you hear the tiger roar? This sock brings the sun to your home even on a rainy day. Most of us sock knitters love to take their knitting everywhere. The four pattern rows are easy to remember which makes this sock an ideal commuting project.
Difficulty Level
Intermediate Materials needed Wollmeise Rainbow (100 $\%$ Wool, 350 yards/320 m per 100 g). One set of $2.5\;\mathrm{mm}/\mathrm{US}2$ double-pointed needles, or size to get gauge, marker, tapestry needle, 2 spare needles
Yarn substitutes
You can use any sock yarn such as Opal, Lorna's Laces, Regia
Sizes
The socks are shown in a German size 38/US size 7, but you can make them in any sizeyouwant
Gauge
28 sts and 40 rows $=$ 4"/10 cm square in stockinette stitch (St st)
Stitch instructions
Tropicana pattern:
R 1:\* k3 - k 6fb - k2\* R 2& 3: k R 4: \*k2tog (3 times) - k 5 - k2tog (3 times)\* Sole pattern: stockinette
Special abbreviations:
$\mathbf{srp}\mathbf{o}=\mathbf{sl}$ st to right hand needle with yarn in front, then pull yarn over the needle - st looks now as if there are two sts, you are not making a yarn over, you just pull i to theback! $=$ srpo double stitch. This double stitch is always knit/purled together as one st. Do not make increases! $\mathbf{skp}=\mathbf{sl\,1}$ st, k 1 st, psso- 1 st decreased
Leg:
CO 55 stitches (or a mutliple of 11 stitches). Divide sts onto 3 needles as follows: needle 1 & 2: 22 sts, needle 3: 11 sts. Join to begin working in the round, being careful not to twist. K one round, then start pattern. Repeat 4 pattern rounds 12 times (leg measures approx. 13 cm/5") Heel (short row heel over 28 sts): Slip 3 sts from needle 3 & 2 onto needle one, i. e. 3 sts on each side. You have now 28 sts on needle 1. Work short row heel as follows. : The short row heel will be worked in stockinette stitch, back and forth. (If you are familiar with a different short row heel or prefer any other heel - work your preferred heel). K the 28 sts on needle 1. Turn (A), make a srpo (B) as described above. Put srpo onto spare needle (C). P 27. Turn, make a srpo as described above. Put srpo onto spare needle. ${}^{\ast}\mathbf{K}$ to the end of row, turn, make a srpo, put srpo onto spare needle, p to the end of row, turn, make a srpo, put srpo onto spare needle.\* Repeat until 9 sts are left on main needle, work one round over all sts (55). K across sts on main needle, k1 from spare needle,\*turn, srpo, p across main needle, p one from spare needle, turn, srpo $^*\mathrm{~k~}$ sts of main needle including srpo st (double st worked as one), k1 from spare needle\*, turn, srpo, p across main needle, p srpo double st as one, p one from spare needle, turn, srpo,\*. Repeat \* to \* until all sts from spare needles have been worked. You should now have as many stitches as you cast on (55).
Foot:
Slip back 3 sts at the beginning and end of needle one to needle 2 & 3. There are now 22 sts on needle one. These form the sole of the sock and will be worked in St st. Work Tropicana pattern over 33 stitches on needle 2 and 3. Work in the round until foot is $2^{*}/5$ cm shorter than desired length.
Toe:
Divide sts onto 4 needles (needles 1& 3 & 4: 14 sts, needle 2: 13 sts). Decrease as follows. Needle 1 & 3: k to last 3 sts, k2tog, k1 Needle 2 & 4: k1, skp Effect decreases on row 1, 5, 8,11, 13, 15, 17. From row 8 onwords decrease on every row until 7 sts are left,cut yarn and pull through all 7 sts. Make second sock.
FINISHING
Weave in all loose ends. This pattern may be used for personal use only. This pattern, items made from this pattern or any portion of pattern or item may not be resold, or otherwise used for profit without express permission from the designer. This pattern may also not be distributed for free by any individual or shop without permission. Please be nice.
