STRANDED CHRISTMAS STOCKINGS byDeborah Tomasello
(FOURSTRANDEDKNITTINGPATTERN)
www.PatchworksByDebi.com
FEATURINGCATBORDHI'SINNOVATIVE,NEWSWEETTOMATOHEEL!
Materials: 1 ball each of KnitPicks Palette: Serrano, Tomato, and Macaw. 2 balls of Ivy.( If knitting 2 color version, 3 balls of the main color and 2 of the pattern color.) Two 16" #3 circular needles, four long #3 DPNs (or size needed to obtain gauge), stitch marker, and tapestry Needle 6mm beads, if desired and small crochet hook for attaching beads Gauge: 32 stitches and 32 rounds = 4” using #3 needles. Abbreviations: K2TOG = Knit two stitches together. SSK = Slip one stitch, then slip the next. Insert left needle into the front loops of the slipped stitches and knit them together from this position. Instructions: With circular needle, CO 168 sts using Ivy. Join to work in round, placing stitch marker and being careful not to twist stitches. Knit 4” corrugated rib. (Use Ivy for both knit and purl sts.) After ribbing, turn tube inside out so that floats are on the outside (will be hidden when cuff of stocking is folded down). LEG: Follow CHART A (3 repeats per round) for 48 rounds (or more if you want longer stocking). \*If you want to avoid four-stranded rounds, substitute beads for Ivy in the 4-color rounds—-but don't! Watch my YouTube tutorial and discover how much fun it is to work with 4 strands: . http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EVczfDl18Oo After completing last round, cut yarns. NOTE: Remember to create floats every 3 or 4 sts. AD CAT BORDHI'S INSTRUCTIONS BELOW BEFORE CONTINUING. Heel will be knitted with Ivy, doubled.
Cat Bordhi's Sweet Tomato Heel:
No more gussets! This pattern features Cat Bordhi's ingenious Sweet Tomato Heel (STH). Cat Bordhi developed her STH over many months, working closely with over a hundred test knitters of all skill levels. During this time she distilled her illustrations and explanations again and again, until her test knitters and tech editor agreed the instructions were as clear and perfect as possible. In order to be sure that her work is not misrepresented, Cat asks that designers who wish to use her heel in their patterns send their readers directly to her free videos as well as to purchasing links for her eBook, Cat's Sweet Tomato Heel Socks (\$20), and to the eBook's individual patterns (\$6 each). She is encouraged that many knitters have been able to work from the free videos alone; if not, the eBook or individual patterns will give you the detailed instructions, illustrations, and explanations you need. Video: Sweet Tomato Heel: http:/tinyurl.com/4x4xmp2 Video: Padded Sweet Tomato Heel: http:/tinyurl.com/3dayxlt To purchase eBook: http://catbordhi.com/books/cats-sweet-tomato-heel-socks-3/ To purchase individual patterns: http://catbordhi.com/category/patterns/socks/ Once you understand Cat Bordhi's STH, proceed with sock. After completing round 48, cut yarns and begin knitting with 2 Ivy yarns. \*\*Unlike Cat's socks, which are knitted on DPNs, you needn't change needles. Entire sock can be knitted on your circular needle. K19, slip 2 more from leg, to total 21 sts, Turn, slip 1 Ivy purlwise and k to marker. K19 Ivy and slip 2 more from leg. Turn Slip same 2 and 1 Ivy. You now have 42 sts established and can continue to work Sweet Tomato Heel back and forth, working instep sts per Bordhi's instructions. Follow Cat Bordhi's heel instructions. Work three wedges on the 42 sts. Work wedges leaving 8 stitch pairs on each side (10 heel sts left unpaired between pairs). When knitting across instep between wedges, continue following the chart and lining up stitches accordingly. Between the first and second wedges, you will knit round 50, keeping the pattern flowing on the chart across instep. Between the second and third wedges, keep true to the pattern as written in the chart. (You will have to attach yarns here and so will have several thread ends, at this point, to be trimmed and tied later.)
FOOT:
Cut Ivy yarn, and Join yarns according to chart pattern. Continue to work pattern as with leg through round 100. TOE: Using Ivy, doubled, decrease for toe as follows: Knit 39 sts, K2TOG, K1, place marker, K1, SSK, K78 sts, K2TOG, K1, place marker, K1, SSK, K39 sts. Keep dec in this manner, ubtil there are ?? sts left. Divide sts in half between two needles, with half on tp and half on bottom. Graft the remaining stitches together using Kitchener st, and weave in all ends. Finishing: Using Ivy, knit 7 inch i-cord. Attach, for hanging stocking, where cuff ends and leg begins. Tie and weave in or trim all color change ends. Wash and block to fit. CHART A
FOUR -STRANDED KNITTING INSTRUCTIONS
See my YouTube video tutorial: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EVczfDl1800 Look at the chart below.
When knitting round 1, you would just stranded knit as normal, knit one color while you float, mindful of keeping even tension, the other strand in back. The same is true for rounds 3,4,5, 8, 9, 11, and 12. Although some of these rounds involve carrying 3 strands rather than the usual 2, the repeats are close together, and as long as you keep your yarn sources from tangling, these rounds don't present a problem. Now notice rounds 2, 6 and 10. The chart shows 4 colors in each of these rounds. To keep from carrying all that yarn around, simply do the following. Knit the rounds once this way: knit the black st, slip the next 2 sts purlwise, knit the gold st, slip the next 2 sts purlwise and so forth all the way around. Now, KNIT THE SAME ROUND A SECOND TIME. Only this time, knit it this way: slip the black st you knitted the first time around, knit the green and cream sts you slipped last time around, slip the gold st previously knit and knit the cream and green sts previously slipped, and so forth. (It doesn't matter which 2 colors you choose to knit each time around...any two will work!) \*\*Remember that stranded knitting puls work in, so you might want to go up one needle size for lser ft.
Navy Brass Heather Bluebell Celestial
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