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Designed and Knit by
Laura Andersson
CPY “Sock Guru” and Sirius Knitting Publications
For
Inspiration:
For me, it is so often truly the Crystal Palace yarns & colors that are my
inspiration. The colorway I used for the model is called ‘Spice Market’, yet for
me it was not only reminiscent of all the lovely spices of the East, but also of
the silk road.
The amazing colors of silk had emperors, kings
and queens all longing for this uniquely shimmered fabric.
The journey from Europe to China was amazing,
and included long treks through desert territories… the yarn colors as they move
from sandy soft to subdued seem just like the mix of journey and treasure I’d
expect.
The simple teeny ruffle on a ribbed sock was to me a
mix of femininity with strength – like the modern woman.
Style: top-down
on dp needles
Sizes: Woman’s Medium (~ US 7.5-8.5)
Gauge: 8.5 sts per inch (34 sts/10
cm) over St st on foot
Materials:
Yarn: 2-50 g balls of Crystal Palace Yarns
Mini-Mochi
#303 Spice Market
Needles: Crystal Palace 6" DPN in 2 sizes: US 2 for
leg; US 1.5 for heel & foot or size needed to get gauge; Crystal Palace 16” short
circ in US #3 for cast on ruffle.
Abbreviations:
dec- decrease; k2tog/p2tog- knit/purl 2 stitches
together; ndls- needles; pm- place marker; rem- remaining; rep- repeat; sl- slip as if to
purl, unless otherwise noted; SL-sts- slipped sts;
ssk- slip 1 stitch as if to knit, slip another
stitch as if to purl. Insert left needle through the front loops of the two
slipped stitches and knit them together;
sk2p- slip 1, k2tog, pass slipped st
over; yo- yarn over
Cast-on & Cuff:
With US #3 short circ ndls, CO 144 st. Join, being
careful not to twist. Place marker.
P1 rnd, K1 rnd, *(K2tog) around = 72 sts
rem.
Switch to #2 US dpn. K1 rnd, dec 2 sts evenly, 70 sts rem.
Leg:
Begin pattern: *(K3,P2) around.
Work
leg in rib until ~3" from cast on edge
Heel: is
worked over 35 sts.
K15; turn, P back across 35 sts. Place rem 35 st on holder
for instep.
Heel front: *(SL-1, K1), across; end K1.
Heel back: SL-1, P all sts across
Rep these these 2 rows until the heel is ~2.5"
from start, or desired length.
Turning the heel:
Change to the #1.5 US needles for
the heel and foot.
Heel turn: SL-1, K18, K2tog, K1, turn. SL-1, P4,
p2tog, p1 turn.
Front: SL-1, K across to 1 st before “gap”. K2tog, K1,
turn.
Back: SL-1, P across to 1 st before “gap”, P2tog, P1,
turn.
Rep these 2 rows until all heel sts are used up.
End ready for front row.
Heel Gusset: K across ½ st & change to
new ndl. K across rem sts; pick up & K SL-sts going down side of heel. Change to
new needle (#2), K instep sts in pattern. Change to new ndl & K SL-sts going up
other side of heel. End by knitting across remaining sts.
Gusset decreases:
Alternate dec rounds & plain rounds until st count is 71 sts, arranged
as 18 on each of 2 heel needless, and 35 on instep needle.
Dec round: on ndl 1, K to last 3 sts, K2tog, K1; on
ndl 2, K across in pattern; on ndl 3, K1, SL-1, K1, psso, & K to end.
Plain round: Knit with no decreases across all 3 ndls.
Foot: Once
gusset decs are complete (71 sts remain), work ndls 1 & 3 in St st (k every
rnd), while ndl 2 continues the K3, P2 rib.
Continue until sock foot is ~1.75 in from
length of longest toe. Now begin toe decreases.
Shape Toe:
Dec rnd: ndl 1 - K to last 3 sts; K2tog, K1; ndl 2 -
K1, SL-1, K1, PSSO, K to last 3 sts, K2tog, K1;
K1, SL-1, K1, PSSO, and K to end.
Plain rnd: K all sts. Alternate Dec rnd and Plain rnd
until ~36 sts remain. Work Dec rnd only until 9 sts remain.
Finishing:
Cut yarn leaving an ~8" end. Work yarn through rem
sts and pull tautly to inside. Weave in all ends.
Work Second Sock
Laura is the editor (and
author-designer) of Friendly Socks, Vol.1, Friendly Socks, Vol 2: A-Z; a 3rd set
Friendly Socks, Vol. 3, 50 Socks - 50 States, is due Winter 2009-10. Information
about these books can be found at
http://siriusknitting.blogspot.com or
www.siriusknitting.com .
Laura is the owner of Sirius Knitting Publications and
can be reached at proflaura AT firststepinternet.com (change the -at- to @ to send
email, we do this to help drlaura avoid spam).
Pattern Copyright 2010
Crystal Palace Yarns/Straw Into Gold, Inc. - We are happy to share this pattern
with knitters. The pattern may be used for non-commercial personal or knitting
guild use. It is not to be used in any publication in print nor should it be
reproduced in electronic/digital format without permission. Knitting shops
carrying Crystal Palace Yarns Mini Mochi are welcome to print and share
this pattern with customers of our yarns.
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