Red Dwarf Socks
Written for a foot with a circumference of $8\,^{1\!}/\!\!\frac{\,^{\,\bullet}}{2}^{\,^{\circ}}$ but with plenty of room to ad stitches for a larger foot. It's toe up! Try it on! I'm gonna get you little fishies, I'm gonna get you little fish Be the coolest cat on the ship in your Red Dwarf socks. Requirements: 2 balls Wick Sock Yarn (or any other worsted weight sock yarn) 2 Sets of Size $4\,24^{\circ}$ Circulareds This lace pattemis reall ntmeant for ben split over ds) 4 stitch markers (not necessary but helpful) Gauge - 13 stitches over 2 inches (yes, I'm a tight knitter. But there is plenty of room for tweaking in this pattern for fit. It's toe-up after all) Using the Magic Cast-On from Knitty, Cast On 16 stitches. (8 on each needle) Copyright Cristi H. Brockway at http://turtlegirl76.com Please do not photocopy, send your friends to the website to print out their own damn copy. Round 1: Knit all the stitches on needle 1. On needle 2 you will have to knit each stitch through the back legs to keep them seated correctly. This is the only round you will have to do this.
Round 2: K1 M1 Knit to 1 stitch before the end, M1 K1. Round 3: Knit
Repeat these two rounds until there are a total of 48 stitches on the needles or until the toe fits over your first 4 toes and just touches your pinky toe. (If you have more than 5 toes, um, you may want to repeat those increases a few more times)
Row 9: K 15 yo, turn work Row 10: P 14 yo, turn work Row 11: K 13 yo, turn work Row 12: P 12 yo, turn work Row 13: K 11 yo, turn work Row 14: P 10 yo, turn work Now we look to the Fish-Scale Lace Chart! (Found at the end of the pattern) Repeat this chart until the sock is long enough to hit the base of your heel or the little knobby bit of your ankle. If you end having just knit row 7 your cuff will (or might) end with row 7 as well. On the left is a picture of what this portion looks like. On to the smegging heel! Row 1: K23 yo, turn work Row 2: P22 yo, turn work Row 3: K 21 yo, turn work Row 4: P 20 yo, turn work Row 5: K 19 yo, turn work Row 6: P 18 yo, turn work Row 7: K 17 yo, turn work Row 8: P 16 yo, turn work Now we get on with the increasing and turn this smegging heel! Row 15: K 10, Knit the yo and the next Knit stitch on the needle together through the back loops. Row 16: P 11, Purl the yo and the next Purl stitch on the needle together. Row 17: K 12, Knit the yo and the next Knit stitch on the needle together through the back loops. Row 18: P 13, Purl the yo and the next Purl stitch on the needle together. Row 19: K 14, Knit the yo and the next Knit stitch on the needle together through the back loops. Row 20: P 15, Purl the yo and the next Purl stitch on the needle together. Row 21: K 16, Knit the yo and the next Knit stitch on the needle together through the back loops. Row 22: P 17, Purl the yo and the next Purl stitch on the needle together. Row 23: K 18, Knit the yo and the next Knit stitch on the needle together through the back loops. Row 24: P 19, Purl the yo and the next Purl stitch on the needle together. Row 25: K 20, Knit the yo and the next Knit stitch on the needle together through the back loops. Row 26: P 21, Purl the yo and the next Purl stitch on the needle together. Row 27: K 22, Knit the yo and the next Knit stitch on the needle together through the back loops. Row 28: P 23, Purl the yo and the next Purl stitch on the needle together. Row 29: Knit across and if need be, pick up a stitch creatively at the corner to close up any potential holes.
Continue across the instep with Row 8 or wherever you left off. Knit 2 rounds on the heel plain, continuing the pattern on the instep as normal. After your 2 normal rounds, begin the Fishtail Lace chart. Now, outside of the markers (the bold lines on the chart) you can play around with the ribbing depending on how many stitches you needed for your sock. That's the beauty of the pattern! Don't stress out if you can't match what I did with the ribbing. K2togtbl, slip stitchback to the lft neele andKtogtb again.Rnse, wash, reeat untilall stiths are bound off. Repeat the two charts on the cuff until there are 6 complete repeats of the Fishtail Lace panel on the back. Finish up the chart for the instep, knitting the stitches on the back as they lay, ending with row 7. Cuff: Row 1: Purl Row 2: Knit Repeat these two rows until you have 5 garter ridges. Eat a bowl of gazpacho soup while wearing your cozy socks, Note: I placed markers where the bold lines are just to keep me straight with the repeats as the pattrn is easily memorized once you get going. If you aren't a stitch marker person, don't worry. They aren't necessary to the pattern.
Fish-Scale Lace Panel
Legend:
knit knit stitch yo Yarn Over $|\mathsf{\lambda}|$ sl1kpsso slip 1, knit 1, pass slipped stitch over knit 1 purl purl stitch k2tog Knit two stitches together as one stitch
sl1 k2tog psso
Created in Knit Visualizer (www.knitoundry.com) Notes: May 31st Entry. The smiley Faces indicate where you can adjust this pattern for size by adding or subtracting stiches. Pattern: R1 (R5): k4, yo, k3, sl1 k psso, p5, k2tog, k3, yo, k5 R2: k9, p5, k10 R3: k5, yo, k3, sl1 k psso, p3, k2tog, k3, yo, k6 R4: k10, p3, k11 R5: k6, yo, k3, sl1 k psso, p1, k2tog, k3, yo, k7 R6: k11, p1, k12 R7: k7, yo, k3, sl1 k2tog psso, k3, yo, k8 R8: k24 See that bit about the smiley faces? Ignore that. I took \*em out and forgot to erase that note. Once you turn the heel, the stitches outside of the dark bars (where your markers are) can be done as follows: K2 P1 sl marker - PATTERN - sl marker P1 K2 P1
Fishtail Lace Panel
365 Knitting Stitches a Year
Legend:
knit stitch
purl purl stitch yo o Yarn Over $\bigstar$ sl1 k2tog psso slip 1, K2tog, pass slip stitch over K2tog Created in Knit Visualizer (www.knitfoundry .com) Notes: May 2nd Entry - The ribbing on either side of the dark bars can be altered to your own preference. Pattern: R1 (RS): k1, p2, k2, p2, k1, yo, k2, sl1 k2tog psso, k2, yo, k1, p2, k2, p2, k1, p1 R2: k1, p2, k2, p2, k9, p2, k2, p2, k1, p1 R3: k1, p2, k2, p2,k2, yo, k1, sl k2tog psso, k1, yo, k2, p2, k2, p2, k1, p1 R4: k1, p2, k2, p2, k9, p2, k2, p2, k1, p1 R5: k1, p2, k2, p2, k3, yo, sl1 k2tog psso, yo, k3, p2, k2, p2, k1, p1 R6: k1, p2, k2, p2, k9, p2, k2, p2, k1, p1
