Toe-up textured rib socks make any yarn pop
ABOUT
Skill Level:
Intermediate
Pattern Notes:
Stitches that appear between * and * should be worked until the end, unless otherwise indicated.
These socks are worked from the toe-up and the length can be easily adjusted to fit the average woman’s foot.
When working the gusset shaping, be sure to continue the Stripe Pattern from one needle to the next so it matches after the gusset decreases. The sts that will be decreased along the gusset shaping are worked in CC 2 only to make the color work flow nicely with the decreases.
Stitch counts are indicated for each size based on the following size order: Women’s Size 6 and under (7-9, 10 and over)
Each square in the Colorwork Charts represents one stitch, meaning each line represents a new round. Repeat the Colorwork Charts indicated for all stitches on the needle(s), working the chart from the bottom right to the top left. If the stitches on needle end in the middle of working a repeat, then end in the middle of the repeat, but be sure to always start working the Colorwork Chart with the first left cell.
COMPONENTS
Materials:
100 (114, 130) yards of fingering weight yarn in gray (MC)
80 (92, 110) yards of fingering weight yarn in yellow (CC 1)
80 (92, 110) yards of fingering weight yarn in purple (CC 2)
The pictured yarn is hand-dyed Knit Picks Bare Hare, which is an 80% merino wool, 20% angora blend
Size 1 double pointed needles
Scrap yarn
Yarn Substitute: Stroll
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Size:
Adult Women’s Size 6 and under (7-9, 10 and over)
Gauge:
28 sts x 26 rows = 4 inches
STITCH ABBREVIATIONS
K – knit
P – purl
Sl – slip stitch as if to knit, unless otherwise indicated
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).
MC – main color
CC – contrast color
COLORWORK CHARTS
Key:
Stripe Pattern:
Checkered Pattern:
INSTRUCTIONS
Toe Shaping:
Using MC, use the provisional cast on method to 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 36 (40, 44) sts total, or 9 (10, 11) 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 48 (52, 56) sts total, 12 (13, 14) 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 56 (60, 64) sts total, 14 (15, 16) sts per needle
Rounds 12-13: K across
Round 14: Needle 1 – K2, Inc, K across needle
Needle 2 – K across needle to last 3 sts, Inc, K2
Needle 3 – K across needle
Needle 4 – K across needle
You should now have 58 (62, 66) sts total, 15 (16, 17) sts on Needles 1 and 2, 14 (15, 16) sts on Needles 3 and 4
Rounds 15-16: K across
Round 17: Needle 1 – K2, Inc, K across needle
Needle 2 – K across needle
Needle 3 – K across needle
Needle 4 – K across needle
You should now have 59 (63, 67) sts total, 16 (17, 18) sts on Needle 1, 15 (16, 17) sts on Needle 2, 14 (15, 16) sts on Needles 3 and 4
Foot:
Round 18: Needle 1 – work Stripe Pattern
Needle 2 – work Stripe Pattern
Needle 3 – work Checkered Pattern
Needle 4 – work Checkered Pattern
Repeat Round 18 until the sock fits from your toes to the bend in the top of your foot where your ankle starts.
Heel Flap:
Turn and work using CC 2 only across Needles 3 and 4 only (worked flat), leaving Needles 1 and 2 unworked.
Row 19: Sl1, P across, turn
Row 20: Sl 1, K1, *Sl1 as if to purl, K1,* turn
Repeat Rows 19 and 20 for a total of 24 rows total.
Heel Shaping:
Row 21: Sl1, P13 (14, 15), P2tog, P1, turn (leave remaining sts unworked)
Row 22: Sl1, K1, Sl1 as if to purl, K1, SSK, K1, turn (leave remaining sts unworked)
Row 23: Sl1, P4, P2tog, P1, turn (leave remaining sts unworked)
Row 24: Sl1, (K1, Sl1 as if to purl)x2, K1, SSK, K1, turn (leave remaining sts unworked)
Row 25: Sl1, P6, P2tog, P1, turn (leave remaining sts unworked)
Continue working the heel flap in this manner, working an additional stitch before the decrease stitch in each row. In other words, work until 1 st before the “gap” that gets created from the decrease stitch in the previous row before you work the decrease in this row. Continue in this manner until you end working the following:
Row 26: Sl1, P13 (14, 15), P2tog, P1, turn
Gusset Shaping: (decrease)
Round 27: Begin working in the round again and continue using CC 2 only. K across 9 sts on one needle (this needle now becomes Needle 4). Using a new needle, K across remaining 8 heel flap sts (this needle now becomes Needle 1). On the same Needle 1, pick up and K 12 sts along heel flap edge. Work across the next two needles (now Needles 2 and 3) in the Stripe Pattern. Using Needle 4, pick up 12 sts and K the first 5 sts in CC 2 only, then work the remaining 7 picked up sts and 9 heel flap sts in the Stripe Pattern.
Round 28: Needle 1 – Work Stripe Pattern to last 5 sts, (K2, K2tog, K1) in CC 2
Needles 2-3 – Work Stripe Pattern
Needle 4 – (K1, SSK, K2) in CC2, work Stripe Pattern to end
Round 29: Needle 1 – Work Stripe Pattern to last 4 sts, K4 in CC 2
Needles 2-3 – Work Stripe Pattern
Needle 4 – K4 in CC2, work Stripe Pattern to end
Round 30: Needle 1 – Work Stripe Pattern to last 4 sts, (K1, K2tog, K1) in CC 2
Needles 2-3 – Work Stripe Pattern
Needle 4 – (K1, SSK, K1) in CC2, work Stripe Pattern to end
Round 31: Needle 1 – Work Stripe Pattern to last 3 sts, K3 in CC 2
Needles 2-3 – Work Stripe Pattern
Needle 4 – K3 in CC2, work Stripe Pattern to end
Round 32: Needle 1 – Work Stripe Pattern to last 3 sts, (K2tog, K1) in CC 2
Needles 2-3 – Work Stripe Pattern
Needle 4 – (K1, SSK) in CC2, work Stripe Pattern to end
Round 33: Needle 1 – Work Stripe Pattern to last 2 sts, K2 in CC 2
Needles 2-3 – Work Stripe Pattern
Needle 4 – K2 in CC2, work Stripe Pattern to end
Round 34: Needle 1 – Work Stripe Pattern to last 2 sts, K2tog in CC 2
Needles 2-3 – Work Stripe Pattern
Needle 4 – SSK in CC2, work Stripe Pattern to end
Round 35: Needle 1 – Work Stripe Pattern to last 1 st1, K1 in CC 2
Needles 2-3 – Work Stripe Pattern
Needle 4 – K1 in CC2, work Stripe Pattern to end
Round 36: Needle 1 – Work Stripe Pattern to last 2 sts, K2tog in color of Stripe Pattern
Needles 2-3 – Work Stripe Pattern
Needle 4 – SSK in color of Stripe Pattern, work Stripe Pattern to end
Ankle:
Round 37: Work Stripe Pattern across all needles until you reach 2 inches below desired length
Rounds 38-49: Using CC 1 only, *K1, P1*
Bind off using CC 1 and Icelandic Bind Off (video tutorial available here).
Repeat pattern for second sock.
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