Carolina, Last Queen of naples
Gauge : 7 sts per inch Needles: 2 circs, use whatever needle you need to get gauge Estimated Yardage: 328 Cast on 60 sts loosely. Divide sts on 2 circs as follows: N1: 30 heel sts, N2: 30 instep sts Cuff: Work cuff in k2, p1 rib for 14 rnds.
Work in leg pattern stitch for desired
length. Ending with row 2. Row 1 : $^{\ast}{\sf K}1$ , yo, k5, k3tog, k5, yo, $k1^{*}$ re peat to end Row 2 and 3 : K Row 4 : P Working stitches on needle 1 only, make heel : With RS facing,work back and forth as follows: Rw 1: Sl 1 purlwise, knit to end. Rw 2: Sl 1 purlwise, purl to end. Repeat these 2 rows until 28 rows are complete. Turn Heel: Rw 1: (RS) k 19 , ssk. Turn. Rw 2: (WS) Sl 1, p 8, p2tog. Turn Rw 3: (RS) SI 1, k 8, ssk. Turn. Rw 4: (WS) Sl 1, p 8, p2tog. Turn. Rw 5: (RS) SI 1, k 8, ssk. Turn. Rw 6: (WS) Sl 1, p 8, p2tog. Turn. Rw 7: (RS) SI 1, k 8, ssk. Turn. Rw 8: (WS) Sl 1, p 8, p2tog. Turn. Rw 9: (RS) SI 1, k 8, ssk. Turn. Rw 10: (WS) Sl 1, p 8, p2tog. Turn. Rw 11: (RS) Sl 1, k 8, ssk. Turn. Rw 12: (WS) Sl 1, p 8, p2tog. Turn. Rw 13: (RS) Sl 1, k 8, ssk. Turn. Rw 14: (WS) Sl 1, p 8, p2tog. Turn. Rw 15: (RS) Sl 1, k 8, ssk. Turn. Rw 16: (WS) Sl 1, p 8, p2tog. Turn. Rw 17: (RS) Sl 1, k 8, ssk. Turn. Rw 18: (WS) Sl 1, p 8, p2tog. Turn. Rw 19: (RS) Sl 1, k 8, ssk. Turn. Rw 20: (WS) Sl 1, p 8, p2tog. Turn. 10 sts remain. Work 10 sts.
Pattern Note $\vdots$ The instep will be worked in pattern as established, the sole in stockinette. Heel Gusset: Work across heel flap sts on N1. With the tip of N1, pick up 14 sts along the side of the heel. Pick up a stitch from the row below the first instep st to prevent a hole. [15 sts picked up] N2: Work across 30 instep sts in pattern as established. With the point of N1, pick up a st from the row below the first heel st to prevent a hole. Pick up 14 sts along the side of the heel. [15 sts picked up] Work remainder of sts on N1 (heel). Work across sts on N2 (instep). Shape Gusset: Rnd 1: (Dec Rnd)
Heel: K1, ssk, work to 3 sts from end. K2tog, k1. Instep: Work even in pattern as established. Rnd 2: Work even. Repeat Rnds 1 and 2 until there are 60 sts remaining. Foot: Continue working in rnds until foot measures $2"$ less the desired length from base of heel. Complete instep sts. Shape toe in stockinette only : Rnd 1: N1: (Sole) K1, ssk, work to last 3 sts, k2tog, k1. N2: (Instep) K1, ssk, work to last 3 sts, k2tog, kl.Rnd 2: Work even. Repeat Rnds 1 and 2 until 36 total sts remain.[12 rnds] Work decrease rnd only until 12 sts remain. [6 instep sts, 6 sole sts] Finishing: Holding N1 and N2 together, graft sts using Kitchener Stitch. This samplewas knit with Neapolitan yarn from Twisted on Etsyby Merlin the Cat. Her blog can be seen here : htp://gooeyknits.blogspot.com/ She knit and spins and raises a toddler and still finds time to sleep!! She's a true fiber genius ;) Photo by Gigi Silva, Ford Island, Honolulu, HI. This work is licensed under the Creative Commons AttributionNoncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 License. To view a copy of this license, visit http:// creativecommons.org /licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ or send a letter to Creative Commons, 543 Howard Street, 5th Floor, San Francisco, California,94105,USA. Please use this design for personal use only and do not distribute. If you wish to share the pattern with others please do soby directing them to Socktopia.net to download their own copy. All contents copyright C 2007by Gigi Silva for Socktopia.net and Momma Monkey Designs, Honolulu, HI. All rights reserved
