Flakey Baby Socks
an original design by anny Purls for Jujube & Lolo Cute little fair isle socks to fit a 6-12 month old cherub. Knit with worsted weight yarn on size $J5\,6/4.00\mathrm{mm}$ needles, these flakey socks are fun and quick to knit.
Important note: This pattern is for your personal use only. Please do not sellor distribute it or any garments knit from it. You may include a link to the pattern on your web site {www.jujubeandlolo.com/ patterns/flakey.pdf} Comments or questions: anny@jujubeandlolo.com.
Finished measurements: Cuff circumference: $5.5^{\prime\prime}$ Cuff to heel: $4.5^{\prime\prime}$ Heel to toe: $5^{\prime\prime}$
Yarn requirements:
Colour A: $<\!25\mathrm{g}$ Colour B: $<259$ {I knit mine from Knit Picks Swish in Aloe and Bare}
Gauge:
6 sts $=1^{\prime\prime}$ in stocking stitch using $J5\,6/4.00\mathrm{mm}$ needles
about anny Purls:
Anny Purls is an obsessed knitter, wife and proud mother to Jujube (2) and Lolo (9 months). See www.jujubeandlolo.com to read her blog , access more tutorials, and shop original patterns for babies and toddlerc You can contact her at anny@jujubeandlolo.com L 1. With colour $\mathsf{A},$ cast on 32 stitches. Using needles 1 size smaller than needles required to get gauge,join to knit in the round and work in $_{\textrm{1\times1}}$ rib (K1, P1 all the way around) placing a marker at the beginning of the row and at the halfway mark (between the 16th and 17th stitches). Continue in rib for 4 rows. 2. Join colour B and knit 1 row. On next row, begin working the snowflake chart (start at the bottom right of the chart). The chart is worked twice on every row. 3. Once you have completed the snowflake chart, you can work a short row heel using colour A oryou can try an'atethought heel like Idid by knitting the first 16 stitches ona piece of smooth scrap yarn, sliding them backto your lefthand needle, and continuing along like nothing happened (you willunpick the yarn later, reveal your heel stitches and knit atoe!) 4. Once your heel is done (or immediately after sliding the stitches back to your left hand needle if using the 'afterthought' heel), work the snowflake chart once more.
5. Once the chart is complete, knit 1 row using colour Band then using colourA, knit atoe (see box belowforstep bystep).
Knitting a toe..
Row 1: Knit all stitches Row 2: K2TOG, Knit to 2 stitches before marker, SSK, slip marker, K2TOG, knit to 2 stitches before marker, SK Repeat rows 1 and 2 until 10 stitches remain between markers (20 sts total), then knit Row 2 once more (8 sts remain between markers, 16 sts total). Graft toe closed (or cast off and sew). 6. Ifyou knit in a piece ofscrap yarn for an afterthought heel (figures 1 and 2 below), pick it out carefully (figure 3), slipping the revealed stitches on two DPNs (figure 4). You should have 16 stitches on top and 16 stitches on the bottom. Join colour A and work a toe as in step 5. Ta-da!
Fig. 4: Once you have picked out heel to begin,slip these stitches back to your left needle and continue knitting normally as if nothing happened ;0) like after you knit in the piece of scrap yarn, return the stitches to your left needle and begin work ing the snowflake chart again for the foot. less nervous about this step ;0)
