Pattern: Due North

Finished Measurements:

Fits average women’s foot

Materials:
1 skein Ice Sock Yarn in Rainbow (MC)
1 skein Paton Kroy Socks FX Yarn in Cadet Blue (CC)
Size 1 double pointed needles
Scrap yarn

Yarn Substitute: Stroll

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Gauge:
32 sts x 32 rows = 4 inches

Stitches:

K – knit

P – purl

Sl – slip unworked stitch from left needle to right needle

SSK – slip unworked stitch from left needle to right needle knitwise. Slip a second unworked stitch from the left needle to the right needle knitwise. Slip those two unworked stitches separately back to the left needle purlwise. Knit those two stitches together in the back of the stitches (decrease).

K2tog – knit two stitches together (decrease).

P2tog – purl two stitches together (decrease).

Inc – knit into the front and back of the same stitch (increase).

Wp-t – [if the last st you worked before the stitch you are going to wrap is a knit, hold the yarn in the back] [if the last st you worked before the stitch you are going to wrap is a purl, hold the yarn in the front], slip the next stitch from the left needle to the right needle, [if the yarn is in the back, bring the yarn to the front] [if the yarn is in the front, bring the yarn to the back], slip the stitch back from the right needle to the left needle [if the yarn is in the front, bring the yarn to the back as if you’re ready to knit] [if the yarn is in the back, bring the yarn to the front as if you’re ready to purl]

Instructions:

Toe Shaping
Using provisional cast on method and MC only, cast on 12 stitches
Row 2: Purl across
Row 3: Knit across
Row 4: Purl across

Remove live stitches from scrap yarn and place them on a double pointed needle. You should have 24 sts on two needles. Begin knitting in the round.

Round 5: *K2, Inc, K4 (add a needle) K4, Inc, K2.* Repeat from * to *
Round 6: Needle 1 – K2, Inc, K across needle
Needle 2 – K across needle to last 3 sts, Inc, K2
Needle 3 – K2, Inc, K across needle
Needle 4 – K across needle to last 3 sts, Inc, K2

Repeat Round 6 until you have 40 sts total, or 10 sts per needle

Round 7: K across
Round 8: Needle 1 – K2, Inc, K across needle
Needle 2 – K across needle to last 3 sts, Inc, K2
Needle 3 – K2, Inc, K across needle
Needle 4 – K across needle to last 3 sts, Inc, K2

Repeat Rounds 7-8 until you have 52 sts total, 13 sts per needle

Rounds 9-10: K across
Round 11: Needle 1 – K2, Inc, K across needle

Needle 2 – K across needle to last 3 sts, Inc, K2
Needle 3 – K2, Inc, K across needle
Needle 4 – K across needle to last 3 sts, Inc, K2

Repeat Rounds 9-11 until you have 60 sts total, 15 sts per needle

Rounds 12-14: K across
Round 15: Needle 1 – K2, Inc, K across needle

Needle 2 – K across needle to last 3 sts, Inc, K2
Needle 3 – K2, Inc, K across needle
Needle 4 – K across needle to last 3 sts, Inc, K2

You should now have 64 sts total, 16 sts per needle

Foot
Round 16: Needle 1 – K3, P1 across needle
Needle 2 – K3, P1 across needle
Needle 3 – K across needle
Needle 4 – K across needle

Repeat Round 16 until the sock fits from your toes to the bend in the top of your foot where your ankle starts. Work across Needles 1 and 2 only as in Round 16.

Heel Flap
Work Needles 3 and 4 only (worked flat), leaving Needles 1 and 2 unworked.

Row 17: *Sl1, K1.* Repeat from * to * until end, turn
Row 18: Sl 1, P across, turn

Repeat Rows 17 and 18 for a total of 20 rows total.

Heel Shaping
Row 19: Sl1, K17, SSK, K1, turn (leave remaining sts unworked)
Row 20: Sl1, P5, P2tog, P1, turn (leave remaining sts unworked)
Row 21: Sl1, K6, SSK, K1, turn
Row 22: Sl1, P7, P2tog, P1, turn
Row 23: Sl1, K8, SSK, K1, turn
Row 24: Sl1, P9, P2tog, P1, turn
Row 25: Sl1, K10, SSK, K1, turn
Row 26: Sl1, P11, P2tog, P1, turn
Row 27: Sl1, K12, SSK, K1, turn
Row 28: Sl1, P13, P2tog, P1, turn
Row 29: Sl1, K14, SSK, K1, turn
Row 30: Sl1, P15, P2tog, P1, turn
Row 31: Sl1, K16, SSK, turn
Row 32: Sl1, P16, P2tog, turn
Row 33: K across first 9 sts, leaving 9 sts from the heel unworked. Mark this as the new beginning of your round. Begin working in the round again.

Round 34: K across 9 sts, pick up and K 10 sts along heel flap edge using the same needle, *K3, P1* across next two needles, pick up and K 10 sts along other heel flap edge using last needle, K across last 9 sts on the same needle.

Gusset Shaping (decrease)
Round 35: Needle 1 – K to last 3 sts, K2tog, K1
Needles 2-3 – *K3, P1.* Repeat from * to * until end
Needle 4 – K1, SSK, K to end

Round 36: Work the pattern across all needles (K across Needles 2 & 3, *K3, P1* across Needles 1 & 4)

Repeat Rounds 35-36 until there are 16 sts per needle

Ankle
Round 37: (RS) Work in pattern across all needles until 1 st remains on Needle 4, wp-t, turn
Round 38: (WS) Work in pattern across all needles until 1 st remains on Needle 1, wp-t, turn
Round 39: Work in pattern across all needles until 1 st before previous wrapped st, wp-t, turn

Repeat Round 39 until you finish the final WS round where you only work 1 st and wp-t the next st, turn

Round 40: (RS) Work 1 remaining st on Needle 2 and stop between Needles 2 and 3. Cut yarn.

Using CC, join at beginning of round at Needle 1.

Note: when you work the wrapped stitch from the row below for the first time, pick up and work the wrapped yarn along with the live stitch as normal

Round 41: (RS) K1, wp-t, turn

Round 42: (WS) P2, wp-t, turn

Round 43: Work in pattern across all needles until 1 st after previous wrapped st, wp-t, turn

Repeat Round 43 until you wrap the final stitch on the round on a WS row. With RS facing, work across Needles 3 and 4 until you’re at the beginning of the round.

Round 44: *K1, P1* across all needles, being sure to pick up and work the wrapped stitches at the end of Needle 2 and beginning of Needle 3.

Rounds 45-47: *K1, P1.* Repeat from * to * until end.

Bind off loosely and repeat for second sock.

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