Let It Snow! Top-Down Socks with Twisted Rib Cuff and Stranded Patterns

Let It Snow! by Leanne Brown

Test Knitting and Photo by Deborah Higgins These top-down socks may look cold on the outside, but they will keep your tootsies toasty warm. They are worked in the round on two needles and feature a twisted rib cuff, stranded leg and foot, a short row heel, and two toe choices. Please read the pattern instructions before you begin.

Needles:

2 circular needles of the same size, 24" length is what Ipreer Use thesize to get the gauge you require.The finerthe yarn the smaller the needle. Sizes are determined by "tweeking" the gauge. There are 13 gauges so most adults willfind their perfect fit

Yarn:

MC and CC in the yarn to get gauge and size of your choice. Please assure both yarns are of the same weight and fiber content. If for example, the white yarn (CC) is a sport weight of 80% superwash wool and 20% nylon the blue (MC) must be as well.

Notes:

The Leg and Foot chart will have a "hitch" where the rounds begin. This happens because you are knitting in a spiral. To make the transition a bit smoother, after the first round, knit the first stitch of each round in the stitch below. This will "pull up' the round. If you don't mind the jog, just knit as usual. If you have a narrow heel, drop a needle size to work the heel. You can also work fewer wrapped sts for a wider heel or more wrapped sts for a narrower heel. Instructions for doing the Kitchner Stitch graft can be found in many locations. I've listed a few for you. htp:/knitty.com summer04 isue; Vogue Knitting: The Ultimate Knitters Handbook; Knitters Handbook by Montse Stanley; And, of course, YouTube. @2013 brown - Pattern (including charts) may not be reproduced or sold without permission from the designer. Contact Yarnardent on Ravelry or mamaleanne@suddenlink.net

Please take time to do a gauge swatch. You'll like your socks better if they fit!

Circumference is rounded to nearest eighth inch.

Cuff:

Using MC, CO 75 sts and divide onto the two circular needles placing 35 on one needle and 40 on the other. Join, being careful not to twist. Work Twisted Knit Rib \*k1tbl, p1, k1tbl, p1, k1tbl\* for 1.5 inches.

Leg:

Using MC (Azure) and CC (white), work the 25 st repeat 3tmes (75 sts). Work the 25 row chart 3times. For a shorter cuf, work the the chart twice, for a longer sock work chart 4 times. : the last 18 sts of your last round of the leg chart. Move to heel directions and rearrange the stitche: Place last 18 sts of the round on N1, PM, place first 18 sts of the round on N1, place middle 39 sts on N2. Heel sts will be worked back and forth over the 36 sts on N1. Work the short row heel in the MC:

First Half of Short RowHeel:

Row 1: K 35, byf, sl1, tyb, turn Row 2: Sl1 (the wrapped stitch), P to last st, tyb, sl1, byf turn Row 3: Sl1, K to 1 st before wrapped st. byf, sl1, tyb turn Row 4: Sl1, P to 1 st before wrapped st. tyb, sl1, byf, turn Continue working rows 3 and 4 until there are 14 unwrapped sts in the middle with 11 wrapped sts on either side.

Second Half of Short Row Heel:

Row 1: K to wrapped st. K st tog with it's wrap, byf, sl1, tyb (2 wraps on this stitch),turn Row 2: P to wrapped st. P st tog with it's wrap, tyb, sl1, byf (2 wraps on this stitch),turn Row 3: Kto double-wrapped st. sl st, PU wraps and place on right needle with sl st. Slide all 3 sts back to left needle and K3tog. Byf, sl1, tyb. SI st BACK to left needle and turn Row 4: P to double-wrapped st. Sl1k, PU 2 wraps from base of st and place on right needle OVER first sl st. Sl, one at a time, to left needle. P3tog tbl. Tyb, sl1, byf, sl st back to left needle, turn. Repeat rows 3 & 4 untilall wrapped sts are worked. (75 sts) @2013 brown - Pattern (including charts) may not be reproduced or sold without permission from the designer. Contact Yarnardent on Ravelry or mamaleanne@suddenlink.net

Foot:

Using MC Knit to heel marker (this is now the beginning of the round.) Add CC and work foot chart rounds 1- 25 until you have 2 1/2" less than desired length. Break CC. If doing Toe A, Star Toe, knit two rounds even in MC and go to Toe directions (75 sts.) If you will be doing Toe B, Four Point Decrease Toe, work one round in MC as follows: K 19, ktog, K to end of round (74 sts). Then work One round even. Go to Toe directions.

Toe:

ce between a Star Toe (Toe A) and a Four Point Decrease Toe (Toe B). Both toes are worked in MC or ToeA: Round 1: [k15, pm] around. You will have 5 sections. Round 2 and all even rounds: [k to 2 st before m, k2tog] (5 sts decreased) Round 3:Keven Repeat rounds 2 and 3 until you have 10 sts left. Break yarn, leaving a 12" tail. Use a tapestry needle to thread sts tog. Pulltight and weave in all ends. Rearrange sts so that 37 sts are on each needle. Round 1: [k1, ssk, k until 3 sts remain on needle, k2tog] repeat Round 2:knit even Repeat rounds 1 and 2 until 11 sts remain on each needle. Break yarn, leaving an 18" tail. Graft toe together using the Kitchner Stitch. Key: K - knit; P - purl; Sl - slip as if to purl; k2tog - knit 2 stitch together; sts - stitches; pm - place marker; m - marker; tbl - through back loop; Slk - slip knitwise; tyb - take yarn back; byf - brinig yarn forward; CO - cast on; N1 - needle one; N2 - needle 2; MC - main color; CC - contrast color; ssk - slip 1 st as if to knit. Slip another stitch as if to knit. Knit these stitches together.

Photo by Deborah Higgins @2013 brown - Pattern (including charts) may not be reproduced or sold without permission from the designer. Contact Yarnardent on Ravelry or mamaleanne@suddenlink.net Let It Snow! leg chart Let It Snow! foot chart

@2013 brown - Pattern (including charts) may not be reproduced or sold without permission from the designer. Contact Yarnardent on Ravelry or mamaleanne@suddenlink.net