April '08 New Yarns

PLOWED CORNFIELD – NO PICTURE!!!!
Nancy said she wants to see YOUR SOX!
Woman’s Med
Skill Level Intermediate
Materials
1 – 115 gm skeins fingering weight sock yarn (ORANGE) Corn Sock Yarn
2 - #2 (2.75 mm) circs ( this creates 2 sox on 2 circs) OR whatever size you require to achieve
gauge
IF you prefer, you may do Magic Loop using 1 # 2 circ OR whatever size you require to achieve
gauge
Gauge is 8 st & 10 rounds = 1 inch over stockinette
Abbreviations
K = Knit
P = Purl
K2TOG = Knit 2 stitches together
P2TOG = Purl 2 stitches together
DP = Double Pointed Needles
Sl = Slip the stitch Knitwise
SSK = Slip first stitch Knitwise, Slip 2nd stitch Knitwise, Knit 2 stitches together
DEC = DECREASE = K1, K2Tog, Knit across to last 3 stitches, Slip first stitch Knitwise,
Slip 2nd stitch Knitwise, Knit 2 stitches together, Knit 1
T = Turn Work
BOR = Beginning of Round
DEC = Decrease (K1, K2Tog … SSK, K1)
PSSO = pass slip stitch over K2Tog
Cast on 60 sts
Join, being careful not to twist
RIB PATTERN
1. K2, P1
2. K2, P1, YO, SSK, P1
3. K2, P1
4. K2, P1, K2Tog, YO, P1
Repeat pattern stitch 11 times = 48 rounds
HEEL over 30 stitches
Row 1: Sl1, K2 * Sl1, K1* K3
Row 2: Sl1, K2 * PURL* K3
Row 3: Sl1, K2 * K1, Sl1* K3
Row 4: Sl1, K2 * PURL* K3
Repeat Row 1 – 4 for a total of 14 garter ridges
Repeat Row 1 - 3
End the heel flap ready to start a wrong side row
Rounder Heel Turn
Sl1, P17, P2Tog, P1 TURN
Sl 1, K7, SSK, K1 TURN
Sl 1, P8, P2tog, P1, TURN
Sl 1, K9, SSK, K1, TURN
Sl 1, P10, P2tog, P1, TURN
Continue working one more stitch each row until all the stitches have been used
worked. (?? sts)
Yarn at of Left side of Heel
Gusset Pick Up
Pick up 1 Gusset St @ ea Garter Ridge
Knit across the instep stitches ( if you are continuing the pattern down the instep,
work row 1)
Pick up 1 Gusset St @ ea Garter Ridge
Knit across the Heel Stitches ( ?? sts)
Knit across first Gusset Pick Up
You are now at the instep stitches (BOR)
Gusset Decrease
Starting at instep, knit across, (row 2 of pattern stitch)
On Sole needle, K1, K2Tog, Knit across to last 3 stitches, Slip first stitch Knitwise, Slip
2nd stitch Purlwise, Knit 2 stitches together in the Back Loop, Knit 1
Repeat these 2 rounds till you have 32 stitches on Sole Needle & 32 Stitches on the
Instep Needle
FOOT
knit till 2 1/2” shorter than foot length
TOE
DEC = Decrease Round = Slip first stitch Knitwise, Slip 2nd stitch Knitwise, Knit 2
stitches together – Repeat for 2nd needle
K 5 Rounds
DEC (56 st)
K 4 Rounds
DEC (52 st)
K 3 Rounds
DEC (48 st)
K 2 Round
DEC (44 st)
K 1 Round
DEC (40 st)
K 1 Round
DEC (36 st)
K 1 Round
DEC (32 st)
DEC (28 st)
DEC (24 st)
DEC (20 st) ( 27 rounds)
Kitchener the toes
1. F – Purl ON
2. B – Knit ON
3. F – Knit OFF
4. F – Purl ON
5. B – Purl OFF
6. B – Knit ON
Weave in all ends
Put on your Sox
Do a HAPPY FEET DANCE
Cathy Hannigan
Sat March 15th, 2008
Thank You Nancy Wild for picking & dyeing the yarn
ALSO the first proof-reading of the pattern & naming the pattern
Thank You Sue Roth for showing me how to convert it to PDF
Thank You Kathy Nehrenz for the FINAL proof reading
This is the sock pattern for April for New Yarns
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/New_Yarns/