La Maison de Saba
Slip Stitch Lines
Sock recipe for plainish toe-up socks This is not a whole sock pattern, but rather a recipe to be supplemented with your favourite toe and heel. I prefer using short-row toe and heel constructions. A fabulous one can be bought on Ravelry for US \$ 1.o0 from the Sox Therapist: http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/fish-lips-kiss-heel This is a recipe for making socks which requires some knowledge on sock construction and your preferred sizing. Some hints on sizing are given, based on my gauge and sock size. The recipe gives hints and additional information that can be ignored ifyou use a different toe and / or heel construction or do not need a mini-gusset with the FLK heel.
Gauge 0n 10x10 cm:
31 stitches and 49 rows in stockinette after soaking Size: 56 stitches, European 39 (UK 6, US 8.5), narrow feet Yarn: about 450 yards of Fingering (Manos del Uruguay Alegria shown in the pics)
Notes and annotations
Mysockmeasures17cm circumference unstretched and fits a 21 cm circumference foot.
Noodlos..
2.5mm (US 1%2) and 2.25mm (US 1) for ribbing
Stitch pattern:
R 1: #K3, k1 with twisting the yarn around the needle twice# repeatbetween # R 2: K3, slip 1 purlwise with yarn in back repeat between # R 3: K3, slip 1 purlwise with yarn in back, repeat between # R 4: K3, slip 1 purlwise with yarn in back, repeat between # ① La Maison de Saba 2014 Slip Stitch Lines, page 1 of 2 For a different size, you can either adjust your needle size or alter the stitch count by a multiple of four. Video tutorial for elongated stitches: https://www.youtube.com/wa tch?v=It5pszfByiE
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| Instructions: | Personally,IliketousetheFish LipsKissHeelmethodforthe toes as well: with a provisional |
| With size 2.5mm needle and using your preferred toe construction, cast on and work to a toe box of 5.5 cm length and57stitchescircumference. | caston caston29 stitcheswork a FLKt0e 0n1+10+7+10+1 stitches.Pickup28solestitches |
| Divide your work in 29 instep stitches and 28 sole stitches. The instep stitches are the beginning of your round. | from provisional cast on (the provisional cast on will give you one stitch less for the sole |
| Knit 1 row in the round. Start pattern on 29 instep stitches: Start with 1 stitch with slipping the yarn around the needle | as needed) |
| twice, then work the stitch pattern, ending with 1 stitch with slipping the yarn around the needle twice. Knit the sole stitches in plain stockinette. This applies for all rows! | I need a mini-gusset for my sockswiththeFLKHeel. After52rowsIstartthe shaping ofthe mini gusset: kfbateachendofsolestitches every 3rd row 4 times. This |
| Work65 rows in this established mode. | |
| Work your preferred short row heel in row 66. | |
| Continue in the round, working 13 rows with pattern on instep stitches and plain stockinette on the back of the leg | gives me 64 rows and 36 sole stitches.Inrow66dotheFLK heelon2+1+9+12+9+1+2 stitches and continuein the round.I thengetridoffthe mini-gusset by decreasing by 1 oneachside4timesinevery 3rd row (12 rows).Knit one |
| (the former sole stitches) in Row 14 after the heel, decrease the stitches on the back of the leg by one by ending the sole stitches with k2tof, k1. | |
| In row 16, start with working patterning on instep stitches, ssk (left-leaning decrease, slip slip knit) the last stitch of the rowin establishedpattern instep stitches and the first stitch of the sole stitches, (13 rows). | |
| transferring that stitch to the sole stitches, Start working pattern on the back of the leg with the next row 1. | |
| Knit to your preferred length (minus about 1 inch) in patterning., ending with row 4. | I knit 60 rows |
| ribbing. I very much like Jeny's Weave in ends. Enjoy! ① La Maison de Saba 2014 | |
| Switch to size 2.25mm needle and work 12 rows of 2x2 | |
| Bind off using your preferred stretchy bindoff method. Surprisingly Stretchy Bind off (JSSBO): http://www.knitty.com/ISSUEfal 109/FEATjssbo.php Slip Stitch Lines, page 2 of 2 v. 1.1 |
