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Ribbed Socks Knitting PatternDesigned by Joan L. Hamer  2 skeins (100 gms each) of worsted weight yarn; Plymouth Galway or Brown Sheep Nature Spun Worsted are good choices. Size 4 US (3.5 mm) double pointed needles Gauge: 24 sts = 4 inches in St st Instructions CO 52 sts divided on 3 dpn's as follows: Needle #1 - 16 sts Needle #2 - 20 sts Needle #3 - 16 sts Work in k1, p1 rib for 1½", increasing 3 sts evenly spaced on last rnd (1 stitch per needle) - 55 sts total. Work leg in slip stitch rib pattern as follows: Round 1: *K3, p2; repeat from * around. Round 2: *K1, slip 1, k1, p2; repeat from * around. Note: Slip the stitch as if to purl with yarn in back, where it already is. Repeat last 2 rounds until leg measures 7" from cast on stitches. End with Row 1, working to within last stitch of round. Slip last stitch to next needle. This will allow the instep stitches to begin and end with p2. Heel: Knit 14 sts and slip the remaining 4 sts on to next needle (instep needle), turn. Slip 1, p13. On same needle, purl the next 14 sts. These are the heel flap sts. With 3 sts remaining, slip 10 sts from instep needle to this needle so that the instep sts are evenly divided. Working on 28 heel flap sts only, proceed as follows: Row 1 (rt side): Slip 1 (as if to knit); knit each stitch across row through the back loop. Note: This is not the traditional heel st of slip 1, k1. This is Crossed Stockinette Stitch. Row 2: Slip 1, purl each stitch to end. Repeat these last 2 rows 8 times more, then work Row 1 once. You will end ready to work a wrong side row. Turn Heel: Row 1: Slip 1, p16, p2tog, turn Row 2: Slip 1, k6, k2tog, turn Row 3: Slip 1, p6, p2tog, turn Repeat Rows 2 and 3 until all sts are used up, ending with a right side row. You will have 8 sts left. On same needle as heel stitches, pick up and knit 10 sts from loops along the side, knitting into the back of the sts (this twists the stitch and eliminates any looseness on this row), plus pick up and knit one more stitch at the intersection between 1st and 2nd needles. With new needle, work in established rib pattern across instep sts. (This will be a row 2 of slip st pattern.) With 3rd needle, pick up and knit one stitch from intersection, plus 10 sts along other side, knitting into the back of the sts. Knit 4 stitches from heel needle onto this needle. This brings the beginning of round right in the center of the heel sts. Place the 2 sts you picked up at the intersections onto the instep needle. By picking up an extra stitch, you will eliminate a hole that often appears there. Now you will decrease away those stitches as follows: Knit across Ndl #1. On Ndl #2, p2tog, p1, *k3, p2; repeat from * to last 3 sts, p1, p2tog. Knit across Ndl #3. Work even in established pattern as for leg of sock, having 2 purl sts at beginning and end of instep sts until sock measures approximately 2" less than wanted length. You should have 14 sts on 1st needle, 27 sts on 2nd needle and 14 sts on 3rd needle - 55 sts total. On last round before toe, decrease 1 stitch on instep needle - 54 sts total. Note: When doing the foot, I often distribute the sts more evenly between the 3 needles to make it easier to haNdle, putting markers where the instep sts begin. Remember to put them back on the instep needle before doing the toe though. Toe: Round 1: Knit to within 3 sts of end of Ndl #1, k2tog, k1. On Ndl #2, k1, ssk, k to within 3 sts of end of needle, k2tog, k1. On Ndl #3, k1, ssk, k to end. Round 2: Knit even Repeat these two rounds until 26 sts remain, then work round 1 only, decreasing every round, until 6 sts are left. Cut yarn leaving a 6" end. Leaving the sts on the needles, take yarn through all sts twice, then pull needles out and darn in end on inside. When the weather gets cold, don't forget to wear your Ribbers. This pattern may be freely shared as long as proper credit is given. See Abbreviations and the Glossary for help. |