Dragonfly Days and Daisy Dreams: 2009

I took the challenge issued by the SKA group on Ravelry to design my own socks. I designed socks around a DIAMOND theme - and named them Cut, Color & Clarity.

Here is the pattern: (The charts got messed up and I am working on getting them redone, but until then, here is the written out pattern:\) This is my first design attempt, so if you find any errors or have any questions, please contact me at EAnnRN@comporium.net or on Ravelry as EAnnRN. Also, I would LOVE to know if you knit these, and see pictures!! Thanks!

Supplies: Yarn: Knit Picks Essentials Kettle Dyed - Bordeaux, or any fingering weight yarn of your choice Needles: Sample was knit on US size 1.5 40" circular for magic loop, Two at a time; for a Wm's 10 foot. For a smaller circumference, use a smaller needle (US 1 or US 0). locking st holder/marker or coiless safety pins for borrowing st between needles on diamond purl chart tapestry needle, for weaving in ends

Toe:
Using Judy Becker's Magic Cast On, co 24 st - 12 on each needle Knit one row even. Round 1: K1, M1, K to last st, M1, K1 on both needles Round 2: Knit even Repeat these 2 rounds until you have 30 st on both needles for a total of 60

Foot:
Begin Diamond Eyelet Pattern on instep (needle 1) and continue with st st on sole (needle 2).
Diamond Eyelet Pattern
Rounds 1&2: K even
3: K3, * yo, ssk, K5* repeat from *
4: K even (and all even rounds unless otherwise noted)
5: K 2, *yo, double dec, yo, K4*
7: K3, * yo, ssk, K5* repeat from *
8, 9 &10: K even
11: K6, * yo, ssk, K5* repeat from *
13: K5, *yo, double dec, yo, K4*
15: K6, * yo, ssk, K5* repeat from *
16: K even repeat until foot reaches where leg and top of foot meet
Work short row heel as follows - (one heel at a time if working TAAT)
Row 1: (RS) K to last st on needle, wrap next st & turn (W&T),
Row 2: (WS) P to last st on needle, W&T
Row 3: K to 1 st before wrapped st (do not knit across any wrapped sts), W&T next st
Row 4: P to 1 st before wrapped st (do not purl across any wrapped sts), W&T
Repeat rows 3 &4 until you have 10 unwrapped center st second half:
Row 1 (RS): K to 1st wrapped st, lift wrap from RS onto needle and ktog tbl with wrappeds st, turn.
Row 2: sl 1, P to 1st wrapped st, lift wrap from RS onto needle and ptog with wrapped st, turn.
Row 3: sl 1, K to 1st wrapped st, lift wrap from RS onto needle and ktog tbl with wrappeds st, turn.
Row 4: sl 1, P to 1st wrapped st, lift wrap from RS onto needle and ptog with wrapped st, turn.
Repeat rows 3 & 4 until all wraps have been worked.
K across heel st to get yarn at working end prepared to K across instep.
Pick up one st on each side of heel to close gap/hole at edge of heel. - this gives you 32 st on sole of sock needle.
K2tog at beginning and end of sole needle next round to decrease back to 30 st on both needles.
K 12 rounds even.

Work Diamond Purl Pattern as follows once.
K 5 rounds even.
Begin Diamond Leg Pattern. (Work on front and back of leg.)
K 6, work Pattern, K 7 - repeat for second needle.
**The pattern makes up 17 st of the total of 30 on the needle - therefore I split up the remaining 13 st in this way to give a stockinette border to the diamond.**
1: Knit
2:K6, K5, k2tog, yo, K3, yo, ssk, K5, K7 **reminder - K6 before and K 7 after pattern...implied on rest of pattern rounds**
3:Knit and all Odd rows of pattern
4: K4, k2tog, yo, k2tog, yo, K1,yo, ssk, yo, ssk , K4
6: K3, k2tog, yo, k2tog, yo, K3, yo, ssk, yo, ssk, K3
8: K2, k2tog, yo, k2tog, yo, k2tog, yo, K1, yo, ssk, yo, ssk, yo, ssk, K2
10: K1, k2tog, yo, k2tog, yo, k2tog, yo, K3, yo, ssk, yo, ssk, yo, ssk, K1
12: k2tog, yo, k2tog, yo, k2tog, yo, K5, yo, ssk, yo, ssk, yo, ssk
14: K1, yo, ssk, yo, ssk, yo, ssk, K3, k2tog, yo, k2tog, yo, k2tog, yo, K1
16: K2, yo, ssk, yo, ssk, yo, ssk, K1, k2tog, yo, k2tog, yo, k2tog, yo, K2
18: K3, yo, ssk, yo, ssk, yo, sl 2 as if k2tog, K1, pas slipped stitches over (double decrease), yo, k2tog, yo, k2tog, yo, K3
20: K4, yo, ssk, yo, ssk, K1,k2tog, yo, k2tog, yo, K4
22: K5, yo, ssk, yo, double decrease, yo, k2tog, yo, K5
24: K6, yo ssk, K1, k2tog, yo, K6
26: K7, yo, double decrease, yo, K7

Work 6 rounds even once chart is completed.
Then,
P 3 rounds
K 2 rounds
next round 1: *K2tog, yo* repeat to end
K 1 round
round 2: *yo, k2tog* repeat to end
K 1 round
next round: *k2tog, yo* repeat to end
K 2 rounds
P 3 rounds.

Cuff: work K1P1 ribbing for at least 10 rounds - until ribbing is desired length
Bind off very loosely.

So March has been a productive knitting month for me. Not only have I finished 4 pairs of socks (3 of which were started in March), I have taught my BFF, Jaimie, how to knit socks too! I have brought her to the dark side and she will never go back, mwhahahahahaha! *insert evil grin to go with laugh*

I have also gotten some spinning finished. I finished spinning up the wool that I dyed, and made my first 3 ply (that wasnt navajo plied) sock yarn. I am currently knitting, what else but socks with it.

In other news, my back is hurting again - UGH. Kaitlyn went to the dermatologist and got diagnosed with psoriasis (at least now we know what it is). Jacob got his braces off! YAY! He has been chewing gum almost constantly since he got them off - except for school hours.