Ghoose Your Own Hdventure: A Unique Knitting Pattern for Interactive Socks

Ghoose Your Own Hdventure

by Kate Poe I went through a stage as a child where I read a lot of Choose Your Own Adventure books. It would take me forever to finish one, as I would have to make sure that I had read all of the different endings. Unlike the book versions, none of the choices in this sock will result in serious bodily harm (or death). The socks have panels of twisted stitches framed by mock cables. The twisted stitch pattern is comprised of 8 different sections. Which section is worked is determined by answering (knitting related) questions. Sizes: Ladies Small (Medium, Large), 6.5 (7.5, 8.5) inches in circumference. Framing purl stitches may be added to increase the size ifdesired. Yarn: Holiday Yarns Sock Flock, 1 skein (400 yards). Fingering weight yarn, 75% merino/25% nylon, 400 yards to 100 grams. Needles: US 1 (2.25mm) or size needed for gauge Gauge: 34 stitches and 48 rows in 4 inches in stockinette Stitchmarkers: 4

Special Stitches:

Right Twist (RT): knit the second stitch and leave on needle, knit the first stitch. Remove both stitches. Left Twist (LT): Pass the tip of the right-hand needle behind the first stitch on the left-hand needle; knit the second stitch on the left-hand needle through the back loop and leave on needle; then knit the first stitch normally. Remove both stitches.

Instructions

Cast on 56 (64, 72) stitches. Join, being careful not to twist. Round 1: [K3, p1, pm, (k1, p1)x 9 (11, 13), k1, pm, p1, k3, p1] x 2 Round 2: [K1, RT, p1, sm, (k1, p1)x 9 (11, 13), k1, sm, p1, k1, RT, p1] x 2 Round 3: Repeat round 1 Round 4: [LT, k1, p1, sm, (k1, p1)x 9 (11, 13), k1, sm, p1, LT, k1, p1] x 2

inds 1-4 until cuff measures approximately 1 inch, ending having completed round Transition round: [LT, k1, p1, sm, k19 (23, 27), sm, p1, k1, LT, p1] x 2

Leg

Begin leg at the section for the current day: Sunday - Section 1 Monday - Section 2 Tuesday - Section 3 Wednesday - Section 4 Thursday - Section 5 Friday - Section 6 Saturday - Section 7 No clue what day it is - Section 8 After completing each section, answer the question and proceed to the section indicated by the answer you choose. Charts are read from right to left, bottom to top, and are worked twice per round. Work the leg as follows: \*\*side panel, center panel beginning on stitch 9 (5, 1), side panel, p1, \*\* repeat. Work the foot as follows: k to end of sole stitches, side panel, center panel beginning on stitch 9 (5, 1), side panel, k to end of round. The large begins on stitch 1 of the center panel, the medium on stitch 5, and the small on stitch 9. If the first stitch for the small or medium is a R or L, knit the stitch normally. Continue through the sections until the leg (including cuff) measures approximately 5.5 to 6 inches, or desired length. End having finished a section.

Heel Flap

Turn work to begin heel flap on a wrong side row. Row 1: Slip 1 kw, p3, k1, p19 (23, 27), k1, p3, k1. Row 2: Slip 1 pw, k1, RT, p1, (s1, k1) x 9 (11, 13), s1, p1, k1, RT, p1. Row 3: Repeat row 1. Row 4: Slip 1 pw, LT, k1, p1, (s1, k1)x 9 (11, 13), s1, p1, LT, k1, p1.

Work rows 1 to 4 a total of 6 (8, 10) times. Work row 1. Heel flap should be approximately 2 (2.5, 3) inches long. If a deeper heel flap is desired, work rows 1-4 until heel flap reaches desired length, end having finished row 1.

Turn Heel

Row 1: S1, k 17 (19, 21), ssk, k1, turn Row 2: S1, p 8, p2tog, p1, turn Row 3: S1, knit to 1 stitch before gap created by turn of previous row, ssk, k1, turn Row 4: S1, purl to 1 stitch before gap created by turn of previous row, p2tog, p1, turn 3 & 4 until all heel stitches have been worked, ending having completed a purl row.

Gusset

Round 1: Knit across heel stitches, pick up and knit one stitch in each of the slipped stitches of the heel flap. Work across instep in the twisted pattern, starting with the section for the current day of the week and beginning with row 5 of the chart. Pick up and knit one stitch in each of the slipped stitches of the heel flap, pm for end of round. Round 2: Knit to 3 stitches before instep stitches, k2tog, k1, work across instep in pattern, k1, ssk, knit to end of round. Round 3: Knit to instep, work across instep in pattern, knit to end of round. titches remain. There will be 27 (31, 35) sole stitches and 27 (31, 35 instep stitche:

Foot

Continue working the sole stitches plain and the instep stitches in pattern until the sock is approximately 2 inches short of the desired length.

Toe

Round 1: Knit to 3 stitches before end of sole stitches, k2tog, k1. Work across instep in pattern, substituting a k2tog or ssk for 2 of the sets of twisted stitches in the central panel. K1, ssk, knit to end of round. d 2: Knit to end of sole stitches, work across instep in pattern, knit to end of round Repeat rounds 1 & 2 until 20 (24, 28) stitches remain. If there are not 2 sets of twisted stitches in the toe pattern for round 1, knit 2 stitches together in the central panel at random. If you desire to decrease the side cable, use a k2tog for a right twist and a ssk for a left twist. Knit to end of sole stitches. Break yarn, leaving a tail and graft stitches. Weave in ends.

Guidelines for the sections.

Each section is a total of 8 rounds. After completing a section, answer the question at the end to determine which section you knit next. For the leg, the rounds are worked 1-8. For the foot, begin on round 5 and end on round 4. The sequence of the sections restarts after the heel turn. Charts are read from right to left, bottom to top, and are worked twice per round. Work the leg as follows: \*\*side panel, center panel beginning on stitch 9 (5, 1), side panel, p1, \*\* repeat. Work the foot as follows: kto end of sole stitches, side panel, center panel beginning on stitch 9 (5, 1), side panel, k to end of round. The large begins on stitch 1 of the center panel, the medium on stitch 5, and the small on stitch 9. If the first stitch for the small or medium is a R or L, knit the stitch normally. Section 1: If you are using dpns, go to section 6. If not using dpns, go to section 4. Section 2: If you are using a solid color yarn, go to section 1. If not, go to section 8. Section 3: If this is sock 1, go to section 5. If not, go to section 2. Section 4: If you bought this yarn online, go to section 7. If not, go to section 6. Section 5: If your yarn is 100% wool, go to section 4. If not, go to section 1. Section 6: If you prefer written instructions over charts, go to section 8. If not, go to section 5. Section 7: If you will be giving these socks away, go to section 2. If not, go to section 3. Section 8: If you spin, go to section 3. If not, go to section 7.

Section 1

Section 2

Section 3

Section 4

Section 5

Section 6

Section 7

Section 8