YAL Year of the Flower 2015 March project
BOUQUET OF FLOWERS, SOCKS, cuff down
Hello lovely friends! This
month is filled with socks - my most favourite thing to make. I designed
a knitted sock for the YAL for March, but I haven't forgotten the crocheters . There's a pair of
slip-ons for you to dance around in at home. :-) See the next post.
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| Inspiration for the arrangement |
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| watercolour of the design |
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| sample of the design... |
This delicate sock pattern has been a delight to knit with its easy 6 row
repeat. I hope you can see the bouquet of flowers.
Materials
350m
sock yarn, 4ply
Circular
needle 2.5 needles or 5 x 2.5 double pointed
needles (dpns)
Stitch
markers- 2
Gauge:
2.5mm needles, 9sts x 9 rows = 1in
Bouquet
of flowers graph
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Repeat
this around all needles…
The anatomy of a sock is simple...
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| the anatomy of a sock... |
Abbreviations
| Knit
- Purl
M
– Make 1
/3 – Purl 3
tog = slip 1, knit 2 together, pass slip stitch over the knit 2
together; 2 stitches have been decreased
M1 (below) - Work
to the place where the increase is to be made. Insert the left needle from
front to back into the horizontal strand between the two stitches: Knit the
stitch through the back loop as shown. On the purl side, insert the needle from
front to back and then purl the stitch through the back loop. (Find
it here on Knitwitch’s site… https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zmUSinUjZbE)
CUFF
Divide
the stitches equally between the circular needle’s two ends – 32 ON LEFT
NEEDLE, 33 ON RIGHT.
TWO
TIPS TO AVOID THE BEGINNING GAP:
1. Cast on ONE more
stitch then necessary - 33 sts. Before starting, knit the first stitch
onto the right needle and then pass the second stitch on the right side over
the one you just knit. (PSSO)
2. Weave the tail
into the knitting on the first row as you go. This can be pulled on
later to help close up the gap at the beginning.
To
start, knit the first stitch then pass the second stitch on the right needle
(the extra stitch) over the stitch you have knitted. This is quite awkward
and is not compulsory but it does help to minimise the beginning gap! NB: Once you have done the PSSO, you will have 32 stitches on each needle.
*Weave
in the tail at the back as you knit the first row.
This
cuff is a standard rib pattern: K1, P1 all round. Repeat this until
your cuff measures 1 ¼ inches or 3cm ( or longer if you wish). Place a marker at
the beginning of the first round.
Leg
NOTE:
Every second (even) row is the same: knit 13, purl 1,
knit 1, purl 1
Work
Rounds 1-6 of pattern 9 times by repeating it around the 64 sts. (If you
want a longer sock, repeat the pattern 11 times.)
Heel
Flap – worked on ONE
needle back and forth, not in the round, as follows:
Set
up row 1: K16. Turn your work so
that the WS is facing.
Set-up
Row 2: Sl 1 purlwise, purl
the 16 st you just knit and then purl the next 16. These 32 will now
all be on one needle. Arrange the cable so the other two-
16 st sections- are on the other needle end;
these form the INSTEP and will lie dormant while you work the heel flap. Keep them
separated by the stitch marker.
The
heel flap will be worked back and forth on the first 32 sts
that you knitted.
HEEL
FLAP INSTRUCTIONS
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| heel flap worked back and forth |
All
sl1 will be done purlwise- insert your needle
as if to purl then slip the stitch onto the right side needle ( if you are
right handed) .
Row
1 : Sl 1, k31. Turn…
Row 2 : Sl 1, p31. Turn…
Repeat these 2 rows 14 times more. There will be 15 slipped sts along each side
edge of the heel flap.
Turning
the Heel
Row 1. : K17, ssk, k1.
Row 2. Sl1, p3, p2tog, p1
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Row 3. Sl1, K4, ssk, k1
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| turning the heel |
Row 4. Sl1, p5,
p2tog, p1
Row 5. Sl1, K6, ssk, k,
Row 6. Sl1, p7, p2tog, p1
Row 7 : Sl1, k8, ssk, k1
Row 8 : Sl1, p9, p2tog, p1.
Row 9 : Sl1, k10, ssk, k1.
Row 10 : Sl1, p11, p2tog, p1.
Row 11 : Sl1, k12, ssk, k1.
Row 12 : Sl1, p13, p2tog, p1.
Row 13 : Sl1, k14, ssk, k1
Row 14 : Sl1, p15, p2tog, p1. 18 sts remain.
Row 15 : K9. This brings you to
the centre of the heel.
From
this point, needles will be situated with the number 1 at the middle of the
heel.
Gusset
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| Gusset joins the heel to the body of the sock |
Tbl
= through the back loop – this is done because the row before is a purl row and
the stitches will have a twist if you don’t knit through the back loop.
Reminder: Beginning at the centre of the heel, the gusset will be all knit and
is termed as needles 1 and 4 (which are on one circular point, and needles 2 and
3 (on the other circular pointed end) are
knitted from the patterned graph.
Round
1:
Using
Needle 1, knit the remaining 9 sts of the heel
flap, pick up and k 15 sts along side edge of heel flap (1 st in each slipped
st) and then 1 st between top of heel
flap and held instep sts (16 sts)
For
needles 2 and 3, k 16 sts of the pattern, put a marker, knit the next 16 sts of
the pattern
For
Needle 4, pick up and k 1 st between instep sts and top of heel flap, pick up
and k 15 sts along side edge of heel flap, k remaining 9 sts of heel flap. 82
sts: 25 sts each on Needles 1 and 4, 16 sts each on Needles 2 and 3.
Round
2:
K9, k14 tbl, k2tog; work Row 2 of flower Pattern over sts on Needles 2 and 3;
ssk, k14 tbl, k9.
Round
3:
K to end of Needle 1; work next row of flower pattern over sts on Needles 2 and
3; k to end of Needle 4.
Round
4:
K to last 2 sts of Needle 1, k2tog; work next row of flower pattern over
Needles 2 and 3; ssk, k to end of Needle 4.
Repeat Rounds 3 and 4 seven times more.
64 sts (16 sts on each needle).
Foot
Continue in pattern as set, working sts on Needles 1 as knit and
sts on Needles 2 and 3 in the flower Pattern, until work measures approx. 1.5
inches less than desired length to the toe, ending with Row 6 of the flower
Pattern.
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foot in progress, pattern on the top (needles 2 & 3) ,
plain knit on the bottom (needles 1 & 4) |
Toe
1. K all around
2. Decrease Round: K to last 3 sts on Needle 1, k2tog, k1,
k1,
ssk, k to end of Needle 2,
k to last 3
sts on Needle 3, k2tog, k1,
k1, ssk, k to
end of Needle 4.
Repeat these 2 rounds 8 times more. (28 sts remain).
Using
Needle 4, k to end of Needle 1.
Slip sts from Needle 2 to Needle 3. You now have 14 stitches on each needle and
will now use kitchener stitch to close off the toe. (Splendid Sticks
blog – an excellent resource for yarny
things) Find how to do Kitchener
stitch here...http://www.creativeknittingmagazine.com/blog/?p=5316
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FINISHING
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Weave in all ends and block well.
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Dampen
your socks and slide them over the blockers. Leave to dry.
Tag me on Instagram or comment below if you join us for the Yarn A-Long!
I'll be off stitching a new sock. :-)
Lu x
Ravelry: Lu Douglas
Instagram:
@wildaboutyarn
Etsy shop: www.etsy.com/au/shop/ludouglasdesigns
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