Finished Measurements:
Size 8 foot
Easily adjusts to any foot size with this toe-up method
Materials:
2 skeins Patons Kroy Sock yarn (one per sock)
Content: 75% Wool - 25% Nylon
Put-up: 1.75 oz / 50 g
Length: 166 yd / 152 m
Size 1 double pointed needles
Gauge:
28 sts and 36 rows = 4" (10 cm)
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).
Instructions:
Toe Shaping
Using provisional cast on method, cast on 8 stitches
Round 1: Knit across
Round 2: Purl across
Round 3: Knit across
Round 4: Purl across
Remove live stitches from scrap yarn and place them on a double pointed needle. You should have 16 sts on two needles. Begin knitting in the round.
Round 5: *K2, Inc, K1 (add a needle) K1, Inc, K2.* Repeat from * to * (20 sts)
Rounds 6-8: 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
Increase until you have 32 sts total (8 sts per needle)
Round 9: K across
Round 10: 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 9 and Round 10 until you have 64 sts total (16 sts per needle)
Foot
Begin working lace pattern on top of foot.
Round 11: Needle 1 - *P1, K5, SSK, yo.* Repeat from * to * until end of needle
Needle 2 - *P1, K5, SSK, yo.* Repeat from * to * until end of needle
Needle 3 - K across needle
Needle 4 - K across needle
Round 12: Needle 1 - *P1, K4, SSK, yo, K1.* Repeat from * to * until end of needle
Needle 2 - *P1, K4, SSK, yo, K1.* Repeat from * to * until end of needle
Needle 3 - K across needle
Needle 4 - K across needle
Round 13: Needle 1 - *P1, K3, SSK, yo, K2.* Repeat from * to * until end of needle
Needle 2 - *P1, K3, SSK, yo, K2.* Repeat from * to * until end of needle
Needle 3 - K across needle
Needle 4 - K across needle
Round 14: Needle 1 - *P1, K2, SSK, yo, K3.* Repeat from * to * until end of needle
Needle 2 - *P1, K2, SSK, yo, K3.* Repeat from * to * until end of needle
Needle 3 - K across needle
Needle 4 - K across needle
Round 15: Needle 1 - *P1, K1, SSK, yo, K4.* Repeat from * to * until end of needle
Needle 2 - *P1, K1, SSK, yo, K4.* Repeat from * to * until end of needle
Needle 3 - K across needle
Needle 4 - K across needle
Round 16: Needle 1 - *P1, P1, SSK, yo, K5.* Repeat from * to * until end of needle
Needle 2 - *P1, P1, SSK, yo, K5.* Repeat from * to * until end of needle
Needle 3 - K across needle
Needle 4 - K across needle
Round 17: Needle 1 - *P1, P1, SSK, yo, K5.* Repeat from * to * until end of needle
Needle 2 - *P1, P1, SSK, yo, K5.* Repeat from * to * until end of needle
Needle 3 - K across needle
Needle 4 - K across needle
Round 18: Needle 1 - *P1, K7.* Repeat from * to * until end of needle
Needle 2 - *P1, K7.* Repeat from * to * until end of needle
Needle 3 - K across needle
Needle 4 - K across needle
Repeat Rounds 11-18 to work lace pattern until sock is the length from the toe to the bend of your ankle at the top of your foot.
Heel Flap
Work Needles 3 & 4 ONLY (the needles without the lace pattern, 32 sts)
Leave Needles 1 & 2 unworked for the heel flap
Round 19: Sl1, P across, turn
Round 20: Sl 1, K across, turn
Repeat Rounds 19 and Row 20, 22 more times (24 rows total)
The heel flap should look like this:
And this:
Heel Shaping
Round 21: Sl1, P16, P2tog, P1, turn (leave 12 sts unworked)
Round 22: Sl1, K3, K2tog, K1, turn
Round 23: Sl1, P4, P2tog, P1, turn
Round 24: Sl1, K5, K2tog, K1, turn
Round 25: Sl1, P6, P2tog, P1, turn
Round 26: Sl1, K7, K2tog, K1, turn
Round 27: Sl1, P8, P2tog, P1, turn
Round 28: Sl1, K9, K2tog, K1, turn
Round 29: Sl1, P10, P2tog, P1, turn
Round 30: Sl1, K11, K2tog, K1, turn
Round 31: Sl1, P12, P2tog, P1, turn
Round 32: Sl1, K13, K2tog, K1, turn
Round 33: Sl1, P14, P2tog, P1, turn
Round 34: Sl1, K15, K2tog, K1, turn
End with 18 sts for the heel shaping
The heel should look like this:
And this:
Using a spare needle, pick up 14 sts along the length of the heel flap. Knit across.
Work the lace pattern across Needle 1 and Needle 2.
Pick up 14 sts along the other length of the heel flap. Knit across.
Distribute sts along the 4 needles as follows:
Needle 1: 16 sts (keep these as the same sts with the lace pattern)
Needle 2: 16 sts (keep these as the same sts with the lace pattern)
Needle 3: 23 sts
Needle 4: 23 sts
Gusset Shaping (decrease)
Round 35: Needle 1 - work lace pattern
Needle 2 - work lace pattern
Needle 3 - K1, SSK, K across until end of needle
Needle 4 - K across until last 3 sts of needle, SSK, K1
Round 36: Needle 1 - work lace pattern
Needle 2 - work lace pattern
Needle 3 - K across
Needle 4 - K across
Repeat Round 35 and Round 36 until there are 16 sts on each needle (64 sts total)
Leg
Work lace pattern on all needles.
Continue working in the round until there is a small amount of yarn left.
When there is only a small amount of yarn left, K2, P2 across.
Bind off.
