Noro Quick Socks
You will need: Noro Kureyon 2 x 50g balls 4MM DP Needles Stitch Markers Tapestry Needles Instructions are for ladies size medium. Numbers in brackets are for mens or ladies large Using long-tail method, cast on 40 (44) sts onto a DP needle. Distribute sts as follows- Needle 1: 12 (16) sts, Needle 2: 16 (12) sts, Needle 3: 12( 16) sts. Join needles into a triangle, taking care that the sts are not twisted, placing a marker on the first st to indicate the beginning of the round, knit every st for the first round. On the next establish K2 P2 across (ribbing) for a further 27 rounds. Knit every st for a further 7 rnds then divide for heel as follows: Divide For Heel and Instep: K 10 (11) sts from first needle onto third needle. These will be your heel sts and will have your @ Twisted Traditions by Lorraine Condotta beginning marker in the centre. Distribute remaining 20 (22) sts onto 2 needles, 10 (11) sts each. These are for instep and will be worked after heel flap and heel turning is complete. Back to the 20, (22) heel sts, with wrong side facing slip first st purlwise, purl all remaining sts to end. Turn work and Slip 1 st Purlwise, Knit 1 st across entire row. Repeat the above 2 rows for a total of 20 (22) rows ending with wrong side facing. Turn heel: 1" row- Purl 13, (14) P2tog, Purl 1, Turn 2d row- Sl1. K7, S11, K1, Psso. K1 Turn 3rd row- Sl1. P8. P2tog. P1. Turn 4" row- Sl1. K9. Sl1. K1 Psso. K1. Turn 5t row- Sl1. P10. P2tog. P1. Turn6" row- Sl1. K11. Sl1. K1. Psso. K1 Turn 14 (16) sts Large Size: 7"h row- Sl1. P12. P2tog. Turn8"h row- Sl1. K12. Sl1. K1. Psso 14 sts With right side facing, pick up and k 10 (11) sts down left side of heel, onto needle holding heel sts. It sometimes helps to pick up an extra st and immediately decrease it at the beg or end to stop a hole from forming. With second needle knit across 20 (22) sts from 2 instep holding needles onto one needle. With a third needle pick and k 10 (11) up right side of heel. Knit 7 heel sts onto third needle- 54 ( 58) sts are divided as follows: First Needle: 17 (18) sts, Second Needle 20 (22) sts and Third needle 17 (18) sts. Decrease Instep: On the next round you will decrease as follows: Needle 1- Knit to last 3 sts- K2tog, K1 Needle 2- K all sts Needle 3- K1, Sl1,K1 Psso, K to end Next round- K all sts Repeat the last two rounds alternating a decrease round with a non-decrease round until you have 10 (11) sts on the first and third needle. You are now back to your original cast on number of 40 (44) sts. Continue knitting without decreasing until you have reached wanted foot length, (long enough to reach to the bottom of the big toe) approximately 6 to 7 “. Decrease for toe: Needle 1- Knit to last 3 sts, K2tog, K1 Needle 2- K1, Sl1,K1, Psso, K to last 3 sts, K2tog, K1 Needle 3- K1, Sl1,K1, Psso, K to end This decreases 4 sts on this round. Knit the next round with no decreases. Continue to alternate the last two rounds until you have a total of 20 sts . Next round- Needle 1- K2tog, K1, K2tog Needle 2- K2tog, K1, K2tog (twice), K1, K2tog Needle 3- K2tog, K1, K2tog You now have a total of 12 sts. On the next round K2tog right across. Break yarn leaving a tail and with a tapestry needle thread the yarn through the remaining 6 sts, pulling it up snugly. Carefully turn the sock inside out and poke the needle through to the wrong side. Darn in the yarn tail carefully and snip off excess. Now all that's left is to darn in the beginning tail of yarn on the wrong side of the ribbing. Enjoy your beautiful hand made socks. Twisted Traditions by Lorraine Condotta
