Tanz in den Mai Tanz in den Mai (May Dance
Material: Sockyarn fingering 4ply
Needle: 2-3 mm (US 1 1/2.-2 /2)
Cast on 60 stiches on 4 needles. You can do more or less stiches, the pattern will be knitted on needle 2 or 3, needle 1 and 4 are stockinette stich. I've knitted the cuff this way: 3 rounds stockinette stich, 12 rounds k2 p2, than k 1 round and begin with knitting the chart. Knit the heel and the tip as you like. I described my version of a boosted heel.
Chart Needle 2 and 3 (in front)
| 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| H H | H | V | V | · | . | 7 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| · | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| . | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| V | V | H H | H | V | V | H H | H | 2 | |||||||||||||||
| . | . | · | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 30 29 | 28 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 20 | 19 | 18 17 | 16 | 15 14 | 13 | 12 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 3 | 2 | 1 | |
Instructions:
·= Purl empty box = Knit → = slip stich = insert the needle between the third k and the p and pull the yarn to front, put it in front of the 3 k on the left hand needle ( while going through the back of the stich with the left hand needle). K together with the first k. K the two other stiches.
| V | V | V | H | H | H |
= 3 stiches on extra needle behind the work, k3, k3 from extra needle
| H | H | H | V | V | V |
= 3 stiches on extra needle in front of the work, k3, k3 from extra needle Needle 1 and 4 are in stockinette stich. It is possible to adapt to any other size by adding or leaving stiches. You could as well p an additional stich beside stich 1 and 30. For my socks in german size 39 I've knitted the chart 6 times. For the foot I've knitted it 7 times. You can knit the cable in the 2"d sock in the opposite direction.
I've knitted the boosted heel in this way:
R1: k3, \*slip 1 ybk k1 \* \*repeat until 3 stiches before the end, k3 R2 : k3, p all but 3,k3 R3 : k3 \* slip 1 yf, k1\* \*repeat until 3 stches before end, k3 R4: k3, p all but 3, k3
