WEE TINY APPLE SOCK
A knitting pattern for the Wee Tiny Sock Club, September 2009 By Meg Bakewell Fallishere,ndtheapplearecrspandjuicy,bliantred andgold and green othetre. They'reso good thislitteinchwormjust couldnt resist. hope youllfeethe samewa!
Materials
Fingering weight tiny sock blank, about 20 yards total, from Mango's Fiber Fun at mango2oo.etsy.com, Kool-aid dyed by BraveLittleKnitter. 2 black beads, size 8 $2^{\prime\prime}$ length of fuzzy wire Set of 4 DPNs, size US1 Abbreviations tbl: through the back loop kfb: knit into the front and the back of the next stitch. 1 stitch increased. k2tog: knit 2 together. 1 st decreased. ssk: slip, slip, knit. 1 st decreased. yo: yarn over. 1 st decreased. dd: slip 2 sts together knitwise, k1, pass both slipped sts over this st. 2 sts decreased. psso: pass slipped stitch over How to work i-cord: Cast desired number of sts on to a double pointed needle (DPN). Knit first row. At the end of the first row, do NOT turn the work. Instead, slide it down to the other end of the DPN. Bring the working yarn from the left side to the right, stranding snugly across the back of the work. Knit the next row. After a few rows, to work willbegin to form a tube. The back side may be slightly looser than the front, but it won't be noticeable when you are done. Continue in this manner for desired length. One row button hole: Bring yarn to front, sl1, bring yarn to back. (Sl1, psso) three times. (This is like binding off 3 sts.) Move the last slipped st back to the left hand needle and turn work. Bring yarn to the back. Cable cast on 4 sts, but before pasing the last of these from the right needle to the left, bring yarn to the front. Turn work. Sl1 knitwise, pass
Pattern
Begin unraveling sock blank at the red end by snipping off the waste yarn. Cast on 24 sts. Divide evenly among 3 needles and join for knitting in the round, being careful not to twist.
Round 1: (K1tbl, p1) around.
Rounds 2-5: repeat row 1. Rounds 6-12: K all sts. Round 13: (Worm hole row) K10, work one-row buttonhole over the next 4 sts, K to end. (still 24 sts) Rounds 14-24: K all sts.
Heel flap
Row 1: K12. Turn work. Row 2: (Sl1, p1) 6 times. Turn work. Rows 3-12: Repeat rows 1-2 five more times.
Heel turn
Row 1: K 7, k2tog, k1, turn work. Row 2: Sl1, p3, p2tog, p1, turn work. Row 3: Sl1, k4, k2tog, k1, turn work. Row 4: Sl1, p5, p2tog, p1, turn work.
Gusset
Round 1: Using one needle, knit across 8 remaining heel sts, then pick up and knit 7 sts along the side of heel flap. Using a second needle, knit across 12 instep sts. Using a third needle, pick up and knit 7 sts along the other side of the heel flap and knit 4 sts from the heel. Stitch arrangement is now 11/12/11 on needles 1/2/3.(34 sts) Beginning of round is at the bottom of the foot. Round 2: K1, k2tog, kto last 3 sts before end of round, ssk, k1. (32 sts) Round 3: K all sts. Rounds 4-9: Repeat rounds 2-3 two more times. (28 sts at the end of round 9. Round 10: Repeat round 2. (26 sts) Round 11: Knit all sts, but leave the last st unknit. Round 12: Knit the last st of round 11 together with the first st of round 12. This st remains on needle 1. Knit to end of round. (25 sts) Rounds 13-15: K all sts.
Finishing
Round 1: (K3, k2tog) around. (20 sts) Round 2: K all sts. Round 3: (K2, k2tog) around. (15 sts) Round 4: K all sts. Round 5: (K1, k2tog) around. (10 sts) Round 6: K all sts. Round 7: K2tog around. (5 sts) Break yarn and slip through remaining 5 sts.
Leaf
Unravel the sock blank until you get to the interface between the red and the green. Or, maybe your apple sock has a green bottom already. Every apple is unique. Cast on 3 sts, leaving a yarn tail about 8 inches long. Rows 1-5: Work in i-cord. Row 6: Bring yarn from left to right across the back of the work as if to work another row in i-cord. K1, yo, k1, yo, k1 Turn work. (5 sts) Row 7 (ws): P all sts. Row 8 (RS): K2, yo, k1, yo, k2.(7 sts) Row 9 and all subsequent Ws rows: P all sts. Row 10: K3, yo, k1, yo, k3. (9 sts) Row 12, 14, and 16: K2tog, k2, yo, k1, yo, k2, ssk. Row 18: K2tog twice, yo, k1, yo, ssk tiwce. (7 sts) Row 20: Dd, yo, k1, yo, dd. (5 sts) Row 22: K2tog, k1, ssk. (3 sts) Row 24: Dd.
Worm
Continuing with green, cast on 5 sts. Work in i-cord for about $1{-}\%^{\prime\prime}$ Next row, kfb five times. (10 sts) Continue in i-cord for 3 rows. Next row, k2tog five times. (5 sts) Break yarn and thread through 5 remaining sts. $\circledcirc$ 2009 Margaret Bakewell This pattern is for personal use only.
Star toe
Weave in ends on sock. Weave in bind-off end of leaf. Lightly steam block the leaf. Weave the cast on tail through the stem area and use it to attach the leaf to the cuff of the sock. Bend the fuzzy wire so that it is about $1{-}\%^{\prime\prime}$ long. Insert the bent end into the cast-on end of the worm and slide it up to the head area. Trim off any excess fuzzy wire that sticks out. Weave in both yarn tails. Using black thread and a sewing needle, sew on the beads for eyes. Bend worm into a pleasing shape and insert into wormhole tail first. Enjoy with a glass of cider and a fresh apple cinnamon donut!
THE LITTLE RED HOUSE WITH NO DOORS AND NO WINDOWS AND A STAR INSIDE
There was once upon a time a little boy who was tired of playing with his toys and tired of his books and puzzles. "What shall I do? He asked his mother. And his mother, who always knew fun things for little boys to do, said "Why not go and find a little red house with no doors and no windows and a star inside." This really made the little boy wonder. Usually his mother had good ideas, but he thought that this one was very Strange. "Which way shallI go?" He asked his mother."I don't know where to find a little red house with no doors and nowindows". "Go down the lane past the farmer's house and over the hil," said his mother, "and then hurry back as soon as you can and tell me alabout your journey." So the little boy put on his hat and his jacket and started out. He had not gone very far down the lane when he came to a merry little girl dancing along in the sunshine. Her cheeks were like pink blossom petals and she was singing like a robin. "Do you know where Ishallfind litlered house with no doors and no windows and a star inside?" asked the little boy. The little girl laughed. "Ask my father the farmer," she said. "Perhaps he knows." So the little boy went on until he came to the great brown barn where the farmer kept barrels of fat potatoes and baskets of yellow squashed and golden pumpkins. The farmer himself stood in the doorway looking out over the green pastures and yellow grain fields."Do you know where I shall find a little red house with no doors and no windows and a star inside?" asked the litle boy of the farmer. The farmer laughed too."I've lived a great many years and I never saw one," he chuckled, "but ask Granny who lives at the foot of the hill. .. She knows how to make homemade cookies, taffy, and popcorn balls .. and red mittens! Perhaps she can tell you." So the little boy went on farther still, until he came to the Granny sitting in her rocker on her front porch. She had lots of wrinkles and a big smile on her sweet face. "lease, dearranny, said thelitle boy,"where shallfinda litteredhouse with no doors and n windows and astar inside?" The granny was knitting a red mitten and when she heard the little boy's question, she laughed so cheerily that the wool ball rolled out of her lap and down to the little stone path. "I should like to find that litle house myself," she chuckled. "It would be warm when the frosty night comes and the starlight would be much pretier than a candle. But ask the wind who blows about so much and listens at all the chimneys. Perhaps the wind can tell you." So the little boy took off his cap politely to the granny and went on up the hill rather sadly. He wondered if his mother, who usually knew almost everything, had perhaps made a mistake. The wind was coming down the hill as the little boy climbed up. As they met, the wind turned about and went along, singing beside the little boy. It whistled in his ear, and pushed him along and dropped a pretty leaf into his hands. " wonder," thought the little boy, afterthey had gone along together for awhile, "if the wind could help me find alittle red house with no doors, and no windows and a star inside." The wind cannot speak in our words, but it went singing ahead of the little boy untilit came to an orchard. There it climbed up in the apple tree and shook the branches. When the little boy caught up, there, at his feet, lay a big red apple. The little boy picked up the apple. It was as much as his two hands could hold. It was as red as the sun had been able to paint it, and it had no doors and no windows. Was there a star inside? The little boy called to the wind, "Thank you", and the wind whistled back, "You're welcome." The little boy hurried back down the lane with the big, red apple in his hand. When he reached his house the little boy gave the apple to his mother. His mother said, "You have found a house with no doors and no windows but where is the star?" His mother took a knife and cut the apple through the center. Oh, how wonderful! There inside the apple, lay a star holding five brownseeds. "lt is too wonderful to eat without looking at the star,isn't it?" the little boy said to this mother. "Yes, indeed," answered his mother.
