Celandine Socks Pattern from Marianne Kinzel's Modern Lace Knitting Book by Kathryn Cole

Celandine is a place mat design from Marianne Kinzel's First Book of Modern Lace Knitting. It has solid triangles framing lacy diamonds, perfect for use in a sock. Add a ribbing, repeated in the heel, and a sock was born. Celandine Socks are knit from the cuff down with a round heel. The pattern is written for 4 DPNs and will fit a US 71/2 shoe.

Materials

Spud & Chloe Fine Superwash Sock Yarn [80% wool, 20% silk; 248yds/ 227m per 65g skein]; colour 7804 Cricket, 2 skeins. For other yarns, plan on 325 yards. 2.25mm DPNs

Gauge

34sts = 4" unblocked in st st 24 rows in pattern = 3.5" 16 sts in pattern = 2"

Abbreviations

N1, N2, N3 - Needles 1, 2 or 3 from beginning of round k(or p)2tog - knit (or purl) 2 together SSK - slip 2 sts knitwise and knit through back loop k (or p)tbl - knit (or purl) through back loop SK2P - slip 1 knit-wise, k2tog, pass slip st over (left double dec) knit on RS, purl on WS ppurl on WS, knit on RS Bktbl on RS, ptbl on WS 。Yarn over 1 k2tog 1 SSK △SK2P pattern repeat See “Above the Heel Triangles".

Cuff

CO 64 sts, arrange over 3 DPNs (16-32-16) and join without twisting. Work 12 rounds of Ribbing (Chart A). Ribbing (Chart A) (Worked over a mult of 8 sts) Rd 1: (k3, p2, k1tbl, p2) 8 times. Rd 13 over 62 sts: k5, (k1tbl, k15) 3 times, k1tbl, k8. Mark new beginning of round and rearrange sts (16-32-16).

Leq

Work 14 rounds of Leg Triangles (Chart B) once. Leg Triangles (Chart B) (Worked over a mult of 16 sts) Note 1: Before working rds 13 & 23, move the first stitch on N1 to N3, on N3 to N2 and on N2 to N1. That stitch needs to be borrowed to complete the double decrease and keep the pattern in alignment. 1: k5, k2tog, yo, k1tbl, yo, SSK, k6 2 and all even-numbered rds: knit 3: k4, k2tog, yo, k3, yo, SSK, k5 5: k3, k2tog, yo, k5, yo, SSK, k4 7: k2, k2tog, yo, k7, yo, SSK, k3 9: k1, k2tog, yo, k9, yo, SSK, k2 11: k2tog, yo, k2tog, k3, yo, k1, yo, k3, SSK, yo, SSK, k1 13 See Note 1: yo, k2tog, (k3, yo) twice, k3, SSK, yo, SK2P 14: knit

Leg Triangles Chart B Rd.13-See Note 1

Leg Diamonds (Chart C)

(Worked over a mult of 16 sts) Work 24 rounds of Leg Diamonds (Chart C) twice, then rounds 1-20 again. 1: k1, yo, SSK, k3, yo, SK2P, yo, k3, k2tog, yo,k2 2 and all even-numbered rds: knit 3: k2, yo, SSK, k7, k2tog, yo, k3 5: k3, yo, SSK, k5, k2tog, yo, k4 7: k4, yo, SSK, k3, k2tog, yo, k5 9: yo, k3, SSK, yo, SSK, k1, k2tog, yo, k2tog, k3, yo, k1 11: k1, yo, k3, SSK, yo, SK2P, yo, k2tog, k3, yo, k2 13 See Note 1: yo, k3, k2tog, yo, k3, yo, SSK, k3, yo, SK2P 15: k3, k2tog, yo, k5, yo, SSK, k4 17: k2, k2tog, yo, k7, yo, SSK, k3 19: k1, k2tog, yo, k9, yo, SSK, k2 21: k2tog, yo, k2tog, k3, yo, k1, yo, k3, SSK, yo, SSK, k1 23 See Note 1: yo, K2tog, (k3, yo) twice, k3, SSK, yo, SK2P 24: knit Celandine 2 Kathryn Cole

Leg Diamonds Chart C

Rds 21 & 23 shaded squares: On third repeat only, work the shaded squares as knit sts on N1 & 3. Knitround22andseebelowforround24.

Above the Heel Triangles

The pattern changes slightly over the next 4 rounds on Needles 1 and 3 above the heel. Continue in established patt on Needle 2. On Needles 1 & 3, 21: k2tog, yo, k11, yo, SSK, k1 22:knit 23: See Note 1: yo, k13, yo, SK2P 24: knit 48 sts on Needles 1 & 2; on N3, k3, right lifted inc, k12, k1tbl (65 sts).

Heel

Place the last st on N1 and the 32 sts on N2 on hold for the instep. Work the remaining 15 sts on N1 asfollows: P2, k3, p2, k1tbl, p2, k1, left lifted inc, k1, p2, k1 (33 sts). Turn. 1 (WS): slip 1, (k2, p3, k2, p1tbl) 3 times, k2, p3, k2, p1 (33 sts) 2: slip 1, (p2, k3, p2, k1tbl) 3 times, p2, k3, p2, k1 Repeat these two rows 15 times more for a total of 32 rows then turn heel. 1 WS: slip 1, p17, p2tog, p1, turn 2: slip 1, k5, SSK, k1, turn 3: slip 1, p6, p2tog, p1, turn 4: slip 1, k7, SSK, k1, turn Continue in this manner, purling or knitting 1 more st each row to 13: slip 1, p16, p2tog, p1, turn (20 sts)

Heel Chart D

Celandine 3 Kathryn Cole

Gusset and Foot

Rd 1: slip 1, k7, k2tog, k7, SSK, k1 (18 sts). Using the same needle (N1), pick up and knit 17 sts along the chain edge. Using a spare needle (N2), work round 1 of Foot Diamonds and Triangles (Chart E) over the 33 instep sts. Using another spare needle (N3), pick up and knit 17 sts along the chain edge and then k9 from N1 (26-33-26; 85 sts). 2 and all even rounds: knit all sts 3 and all odd rounds to 21: N1 - knit to last 3, k2tog, k1 N2 - continue with Chart E N3 - k1, SSK, knit to end While working the 24 rounds of Foot Diamonds and Triangles (Chart E) twice, then rounds 1-12, decrease at the gusset to 16-33- 16; 65 sts.

Foot Diamonds and Triangles (Chart E)

1: (k2, yo, SSK, k3, yo, SK2P, yo, k3, k2tog, yo, k1) twice, k1 2 and all even-numbered rds: knit 3: (k3, yo, SSK, k7, k2tog, yo k2) twice, k1 5: (k4, yo, SSK, k5, k2tog, yo, k3) twice, k1 7: (k5, yo, SSK, k3, k2tog, yo, k4) twice, k1 9: k6, yo, SSK, k1, k2tog, yo, k2tog, k3, yo, k1, yo, k3, SSK, yo, SSK, k1, k2tog, yo, k6 11: k7, yo, SK2P, yo, k2tog, (k3, yo) twice, k3, SSK, yo, SK2P, yo, k7 13: k5, k2tog, yo, k3, yo, SSK, k3, yo, SK2P, yo, k3, k2tog, yo, k3, yo, SSK, k5 15: (k4, k2tog, yo, k5, yo, SSK, k3) twice, k1 17: (k3, k2tog, yo, k7, yo, SSK, k2) twice, k1 19: (k2, k2tog, yo, k9, yo, SSK, k1) twice, k1 21: (k1, k2tog, yo, k2tog, k3, yo, k1, yo, k3, SSK, yo, SSK) twice, k1 23: k2tog, yo, k2tog, (k3, yo) twice, k3, SSK, yo, SK2P, yo, k2tog, (k3, yo) twice, k3, SSK, yo,SSK 24: knit

Toe

Decrease on odd-numbered rds: N1 - knit to last 3, k2tog, k1 N2 - see each round N3 - k1, SSK, knit to end For even-numbered rds: knit all sts.

Toe (Chart F) on N2

1: k1, SSK, k7, yo, SSK, k3, yo, SK2P, k3, k2tog, k7, k2tog, k1 3: k1, sSK, k7, yo, SSK, k7, k2tog, yo, k7, k2tog, k1 5: k1, SSK, k7, yo, SSK, k, k2tog, yo, k7, k2tog, k1 7: k1, SSK, k7, yo, SSK, k3, k2tog, yo, k7, k2tog, k1 9: k1, SSK, k7, yo, SSK, k1, k2tog, yo, k7, k2tog, k1 11: k1, SSK, k7, yo, SK2P, yo, k7, k2tog, k1 Continue in stocking stitch on all needles, alternating decrease and even rds to 17 sts (4- 9-4), ending after a dec rd. Next rd: Knit N1 & N3. On the first sock, work k1, SSK at beg of N2, knit to end. On the second sock, knit to the last 3 sts on N2, k2tog, k1 (4-8-4;16 sts). Knit 4 sts on N1. Graft toe, weave in ends.