Saturday, August 27, 2005

Hearts and stripes

A set of three socks for a little girl.
From left: stripy socks, lacy heart socks and
heart socks in white and pink.

STRIPY SOCKS



No instructions for heel are included. The picture shows flap heel but you can make a heel of your choice.

Yarn

Novita Tennessee (100 % mercerized cotton) white (010) and pink (502) approximately 30 g each.

Needles

3 mm or size to obtain gauge

Gauge

26 sts and 36 rounds in st st = 10 cm

Size

Approximately 22/23 (size used in Scandinavia, for further details, see “Measurements of finished sock”)

Measurements of finished sock

Height of leg without heel: 9 cm
Circumference of foot: 15 cm
Length of foot including heel: 15 cm

Abbreviations

cm = centimeters
g = grams
K = knit
mm = millimeters
P = purl
RS = right side
sl = slip
st(s) = stitch(es)
st st = stockinette stitch
WS = wrong side
*_* = repeat stitches inside asterisks

INSTRUCTIONS

Leg

1. Cast on 40 sts in pink.
2. K1, P1 for 8 rounds.
3. Continue in st st and in stripe pattern: *knit 2 rounds in white and 2 rounds in pink*. Repeat *_* until you have 7 white stripes.

Heel

The heel is knit with stitches on needles I and IV. Make a heel of your choice.

Foot

Knit in st st and stripe pattern until you have 7 white stripes. Continue in pink until the foot including the heel measures 13 cm.

Toe

While knitting in st st make the following decreases:

1. *K3, K2tog*, repeat *_* for the whole round.
2. Knit 3 rounds.
3. *K2, K2tog*, repeat *_* for the whole round.
4. Knit 2 rounds.
5. *K1, K2tog* repeat *_* for the whole round.
6. Knit 1 round.
7. *K2tog*, repeat *_* for the whole round.
8. Break yarn and thread tail through remaining sts, fasten off.

Finishing

Weave in all ends. Block, if you like.

LACY HEART SOCKS

No instructions for heel are included. The picture shows short-row heel but you can make a heel of your choice.

Yarn

Novita Tennessee (100 % mercerized cotton) pink (502) approximately 60 g

Needles

No. 3 mm or size to obtain gauge

Gauge

26 sts and 36 rows st st = 10 cm


Size


Approximately 20/21 (size used in Scandinavia -> for further details, see “Measurements of finished sock”)

Measurements of finished sock

Height of leg without heel: 9 cm
Circumference of foot: 14 cm
Length of foot including heel: 14 cm

Abbreviations

cm = centimeters
g = grams
K = knit
K2tog = knit 2 together
st(s) = stitch(es)
st st = stockinette stitch
yo = yarn over

Chart

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Cast on 38 sts.
2. Continue in st st for 6 rounds
3. Make a picot edge: *k2tog, yo*, repeat *_* for the whole round.
4. Continue in st st for 13 rounds.
5. K3, knit 13 sts in heart pattern, K6, knit 13 sts in heart pattern, K3. Repeat this until you have made the whole heart pattern.
6. Continue in st st for 7 rounds.
7. Divide stitches so that you have 10 sts on needles I and IV and 9 sts on needles II ja III.

Heel

The heel is knit with stitches on needles I and IV. Make a heel of your choice.

Foot

When the heel is finished continue with all sts in st st until the foot including the heel measures 12 cm.

Shape toe

While knitting in st st make the following decreases:

1. At the end of each needle k2tog. In addition, knit the 4th and 5th sts together on needles I and IV.
2. Knit 3 rounds.
3. On each needle knit the 3rd and 4th sts together and 7th and 8th sts together.
4. Knit 2 rounds.
5. On each needle knit the 2nd and 3rd sts together and 5th and 6th sts together.
6. Knit 1 round.
7. On each needle knit the 1st and 2nd sts together and 3rd and 4th sts together.
8. Break yarn and thread tail through remaining sts, fasten off.

Finishing

Fasten the seam allowance of the picot edge to the wrong side of the work. Weave in all ends. Block, if you like.

HEART SOCKS IN WHITE AND PINK

The heel and uppermost part of the sock are worked in moss stitch. Duplicate stitch is used to add hearts to the finished socks.

No instructions for heel are included. The picture shows flap heel but you can make a heel of your choice.

Yarn

Novita Tennessee (100 % mercerized cotton) white (010) approximately 60 g and a small amount of pink (502)

Needles

3 mm or size to obtain gauge

Gauge

26 sts and 36 rows in st st = 10 cm

Size

Approximately 22/23 (size used in Scandinavia, for further details, see “Measurements of finished sock”)

Measurements of finished sock

Height of leg without heel: 10 cm
Circumference of foot: 15 cm
Length of foot including heel: 15 cm

Abbreviations

cm = centimeters
g = grams
K = knit
mm = millimeters
P = purl
RS = right side
sl = slip
st st = stockinette stitch
st(s) = stitch(es)
WS = wrong side

Chart


INSTRUCTIONS

Leg

1. Cast on 40 sts in pink.
2. K1, P1 for the whole round.
3. P1, K1 for the whole round.
4. Repeat rounds 2 and 3 six more times (you will have a total of 8 rounds in your work).
5. Using white yarn continue in st st for 29 rounds.
6. Knit stitches on needles I, II and III with white. Knit stitches on needles IV and I with pink. Turn.

Heel

The heel is knit in moss stitch and with pink yarn using stitches on needles I and IV.

Here’s how you start the heel, if you're making a flap heel. Note: the instructions are for the continental style; slip stitches may be done differently in English style.

1. WS: Sl1 as if you’re going to purl. P1, K1 to the end. Turn.
2. RS: Sl1 as if you’re going to knit. K1, P1 to the end. Turn.
3. Repeat rounds 1. and 2. for a total of 18 rows (the last row is a wrong side row).

Foot

Knit in st st until the foot including the heel measures 13 cm.

Toe

While knitting in st st make the following decreases:

1. *K3, K2tog*, repeat *_* for the whole round.
2. Knit 3 rounds.
3. *K2, K2tog*, repeat *_* for the whole round.
4. Knit 2 rounds.
5. *K1, K2tog* repeat *_* for the whole round.
6. Knit 1 round.
7. *K2tog*, repeat *_* for the whole round.
8. Break yarn and thread tail through remaining sts, fasten off.

Finishing

1. Use duplicate stitch to add hearts to the socks.
2. Weave in all ends. Block, if you like.

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