Rugby socks (lady-fit)
Size: 40EU/9US/7UK
Materials:
Yarn: DROPS Fabel (Main color (MC)- black, Contrast Color (CC)- red) Gauge: 26.0 to 30.0 sts = 4 inches/ 10 cm Needles: EU-2mm/US-0 circular needles and EU-2,5mm/US-1,5 circular needles
Abbreviations:
CO: cast on K: knit K2tog: knit 2 stitches together P: purl P2tog: purl 2 stitches together PM: place marker PU: pick up slip 1: slip one stitch as if to purl SSK: slip, slip, knit sts: stitches
Instructions:
CO 76 - 2mm needles - MC(main color) Join for knitting in the round. Rows 1-20: K1, (P2,K2)\*, K1 Row 21: 2,5mm needles - (K17, K2tog)\* x 4 = (72sts) Rows 22-24: Knit all sts Rows 25-30: CC (contrast color) - K all sts Rows 31-36: MC -K all sts Rows 37-42: CC - K all sts Rows 43-48: MC - K all sts Rows 49-54: CC - K all sts Rows 55-74: MC- K all sts Row 75 (about 20cm/7,85inches from the beginning): K2tog, Rows 76-82: K all sts Row 83: K2tog, K to 2 sts before the marker, SSK. Rows 84-88: K all sts Row 89: K2tog, K to 2 sts before the marker, SSK. Rows 90-94: K all sts Row 95: K2tog, K to 2 sts before the marker, SSK. Rows 96-100: K all sts Row 101: K2tog, K to 2 sts before the marker, SSK. Rows 102-104: K all sts Row 105: K2tog, K to 2 sts before the marker, SSK. Rows 106-108: K all sts Row 109: K2tog, K to 2 sts before the marker, SSK. Rows 110-112: K all sts Row 113: K2tog, K to 2 sts before the marker, SSK. Rows 114-140: K all sts Row 141 (about 44cm/17,5 inches from the beginning): K to 14 sts before marker From now on it's a little bit modified version of the Hermione's Everyday Socks
Heel Flap
With CC work back and forth only next 28sts (the marker should be in the middle of those 28sts). Set up row: K all sts (28) Row 1: Slip1 if to purl, P to the end Row 2: (Slip1 if to purl, K1)\* Repeat rows 1 and 2 fourteen more times (15 times total).
Heel Turn
With CC and WS facing you. Slip1, P14, P2tog, P1, turn Slip1, K3, SSK, K1, turn Slip1, P4, P2tog, P1, turn Slip1, K5, SSK, K1, turn Slip1, P6, P2tog, P1, turn Continue until all sts are have benn knit.
Pick up the heel flap sts.
With MC pick up 16sts along the heel flap (1 between the heel flap and the instep), place marker, K across the instep sts, place marker, pick up 16 sts.
Gusset
Set up row: K across the heel and heel flap sts until 2 sts before the marker, SSK, SM, K across the instep, SM, K2tog. Row 1: K to 3 sts before marker, K2tog, K1, SM, K instep sts, SM, K1, SSK. Row 2: K all sts Repeat these 2 rows until there are 56 sts.
Foot
Rows 1-33: K all sts Row 34 (about 21 cm/8,25 inches): with CC K all sts Row 35: K1, SSK, K until 3sts before the marker, K2tog, K1, SM, K1, SSK, K until 3sts before the marker, K2tog, K1 Rows 36-37: K all sts Row 38: K1, SSK, K until 3sts before the marker, K2tog, K1, SM, K1, SSK, K until 3sts before the marker, K2tog, K1 Rows 39-40: K all sts Row 41: K1, SSK, K until 3sts before the marker, K2tog, K1, SM, K1, SSK, K until 3sts before the marker, K2tog, K1 Row 42: K all sts Row 43: K1, SSK, K until 3sts before the marker, K2tog, K1, SM, K1, SSK, K until 3sts before the marker, K2tog, K1 Row 44: K all sts Rows 45-48: K1, SSK, K until 3sts before the marker, K2tog, K1, SM, K1, SSK, K until 3sts before the marker, K2tog, K1 BO using the Kitchener technique.
