Alhbooks′ Olympic Copper
This sock pattern was my entry for Ravelympics 2010 Designer Dance Event. The central motif is a modification of Filey Pattern IX on page 32 of Gladys Thompson's Patterns for Jerseys, Guernseys and Arans, Dover Books, 1971. I used Enchanted Knoll Farm's Hoofgasm wool/cashmere/nylon (80/10/10) fingering weight yarn in colorway Cleopatra on size 1 $(2.25\mathrm{mm})$ dp needles. Cast on 64 stitches and connect to work in the round (being careful, as they say, not to introduce a twist as you connect the stitches). At this point, Needle 1 holds the 32 instep stitches with 16 stitches each on Needle 2 and Needle 3. CUFF K1, P1 for one inch. LEG Setup notes forleg: Start round at side of instep rather than center back of leg.Add one stitch at the end of the round to bring the stitch count to 65. The foot/back of leg alternates two rounds for the seed stitch ribbing. Round 1, instep: P2, K6 (this will become the cable), P2, K5, P2, K5, P2, K6 (second cable) P2 Round 1 foot/back of leg: K3, (P1, K1, P1, K3) 5 times (add the 65th stitch in the final K3 section) Round 2,instep: P2, K6,P3, K4, P2, K4, P3, K6, P2 Round 2 foot: K3, (p3, K3) 5 times Round 3,instep: P2, K6, P2,K1, P1, K3, P2, K3, P1, K1, P2, K6, P2 Round 3 foot: K3, (P1, K1, P1, K3) 5 times Round 4, instep: P2, K6, P2, K2, P1, K2, P2, K2, P1, K2, P2, K6, P2 Round 4, foot: K3, (p3, K3) 5 times Round 5, instep: P2, K6, P2, K3, P1, K1, P2, K1, P1, K3, P2, K6, P2 Round 5 foot: K3, (P1, K1, P1, K3) 5 times Round 6, instep: P2, K6, P2, K4, P4, K4, P2, K6, P2 Round 6, foot: K3, (p3, K3) 5 times Round 1C (first cable round) $:$ P2, slip 3 stitches to cable needle, hold in front, knit next 3 stitches, knit 3 stitches from cable needle (C3F), P2, K5, P2, K5, P2, slip 3 stitches to cable needle, hold in back, knit 3 stitches from cable needle (C3B), P2 Repeat Rounds 2-6 Repeat Round 1 (without cable) Repeat Rounds 2-6 Repeat Round 1C (with cable) Repeat rounds 2-6 Continue in this fashion until you reach desired leg length. The sock as pictures contains 7leg cable crosses and starts the heel at Round 1 (non-cable round)
INSTEP CHART - 32 stitches
NOTE: The cable is worked over the 6 knit stitches on every OTHER repeat of the paterm; row 7,row 13, row 25, etc.
BACK OF LEG CHART - 33 stitches
HEEL Knit instep stitches according to your place in the patten and begin the heel fap when you start the back of lg. Heel set-up: (Slp1, K1) 15 tmes, slip1, K2together Tun work towrong side, slip1 purlwise and purl t nd of row. You should now have 32 stitches for the instep and 32 for the heel. Continue Slip 1, K1 on the right side and the slip1 purlwise, purl on the wrong side of the heel flap until you have 16 slip stitches on either edge of the flap,ending with a wrong side row. Turning the heel: Row 1: K18, K2tog, K1, turn Row 2: Slip 1 purlwise, P5, P2tog, P1 Row 3: K20 to gap in the row (afer the K2tog, K1), K2 together across the gap, K1,turn Row 4: Purl to gap in the row, P2tog across the gap, p1 Repeat rows 3 and 4 until there are nomore stitchs to knitpurl a ithr end, ending with a pur row, 18 stitchs left.
FOOT
Knit acrossthe he fap, pick up and knit 16 stitches along fapside, continue instep pattem where you lft off, pick up 16 stitches on send flap side, and knit 9 more stitches.Place marker or simply divide the stitches among your needles so that the round now begins here at the center of the bottom of the foot. Round 1: knit to instep, continue in pattern, to end of instep, knit to end of round. Round 2: knit to 3 stitches before instep, K2tog, k1, continue instep pattern, K1, sk,knit to end of round. Repeat rows 1 and 2 until you have a total of 64 stitches, 32 on the instep, 32 (16 and 16 if you're using 3 double pointed needles) on the bottom of the foot. Continue in pattern until approximately 2 inches to desired length of fot. For the example US size 7.5-8 sock shown above, there are 3 full cables and a half cable at each end, ending on row 1 (no cable).
TOE
For easy toe decreases, You should have 16 stitches on needle 1, 32 on needl 2 (instep) and 16 on needle 3. Toedecrease: Round 1: knit to 3 stitches before end of needle 1, K2tog, K1; k1, ssk, knit to 3 stitches before end of needle 2, K2tog, k1; needle 3, k1 ,sk, knit to end of round. Round 2: knit Repeat rounds 1 and 2 until you have a total of 16 stitches (4 on needle 1, 8 on needle 2,4 on needle 3). If you want a narrower or wider toe, decrease to desired width based on needle 2, making sure you have the same number of stitches top and bottom. Use Kitchner stitch to weave the toe ends together, then weave in ends. Knitter's symbols fonts used courtesy Knitter's Magazine -Copyright 1998, XRX, Inc.
