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.
