Saturday, June 13, 2009

Socks by ME!!





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.

1 comment:

Mel Browne said...

Hi Ann

I love your Cut, Color & Clarity socks and am knitting them now. I am puzzled, though, as it goes straight from the foot to the heel without a gusset panel. Am I reading the pattern wrong? I can't imagine that the 20 rows it will take to short row down from 30 stitches to 10 will allow enough space for the several inches between where my foot starts and the end of my heel. I am new to knitting socks, though, so maybe I am just not understanding it right.

Mel