Crystal Palace Yarns
free knit sock pattern
Below is the heart motif cuff
shown closer
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Sock Patterns in the
Sock Index - Click hereCrème Heart Socks
knit with wool/silk blend, Crème
Designed and Knit by Nancy Wild of Warm & Wild Designs
for Crystal Palace Yarns
Important Note:
Crème yarn has
been discontinued by Crystal Palace Yarns
as of March 2008.
All inventory of Crème is gone.
We will be removing all the Crème patterns in the next week
or two.
Feel free to save a copy, but there will be no further technical support of Crème
patterns.
Materials: Crystal Palace
Crème
60/40 wool/combed
silk
2 - 50 gr balls of Crème
#2033 "teal lake"
Crystal Palace Bamboo
DP needles 2 US or size needed to obtain gauge
Directions (cuff down)
Cast on 64 Sts and work 1 ½ inches of K2 P2 ribbing.
Heart pattern worked over 16 Sts.
Round 1: P5, YO, K2tog Tbl K 3, K2tog, YO P4
Round 2 P5, K7, P 4
Round 3: P3, P2tog, YO, K1, YO, K2tog Tbl, K 1, K2tog, YO, K1, YO, P2tog, P2
Round 4 P4, K9, P3
Round 5: P2, P2tog, YO, K3, YO, (SL 1, K2tog, PSSO), YO, K3,
YO, P2tog, P2
[last sts changed to P2 from P1 - 05/07,
YO added 4/08]
Round 6: P3, K11, P2
Round 7: P1, P2tog, YO, K11, YO, P2tog
Round 8: P3, K11, P2
Round 9: P3, YO, K2tog Tbl, K7, K2tog, YO, P2
Round 10: P4, K9, P3
Round 11P4, Yo, K2tog tbl, K5, K2tog, YO, P3
Round 12: P5, K7, P4
Round 13: P5, Yo, K2tog Tbl, K3, K2tog, YO, P4
Round 14: P5, K7, P4
Round 15:P6, YO, K2tog Tbl, K1, K2tog, YO, P5
Round 16:P6, K5, P5
Round 17: P7, YO, (SL 1, K2tog, PSSO), YO, P6
Round 18: P all Sts.
K2 rounds
Diamonds:
Round 1: P1, K7, P1, K7 repeat around
Round 2and all even rounds K all Sts
Round 3: P2, K5, P3, K5, P1 repeat around
Round 5: P3, K3, P5, K3, P2 repeat around
Round 7: P4, K1, P7, K1, P3 repeat around
Round 9: P around
Round 11: same as round 7
Round 13: same as round 5
Round 15: same as round 3
Round 17: same as round 1
K 10 rounds before starting heel
Heel:
Working with half of the Sts:
Row 1: SL 1 then K across
Row 2: SL 1, K2, Purl to last 3 Sts, then K last 3 Sts.
Repeat these 2 rows for a total of 12 garter ridges ending after a Row 2
repeat.
Heel turn and Decrease:
Row 1: SL 1, K18, K2tog, turn.
Row 2: SL 1, P6, P2tog, Turn.
Row 3: SL 1, K6, K2tog, Turn.
Repeat rows 2&3 until you have worked the entire heel flap.
Pickup and Knit 12 Sts on the side of the heel flap (these will be the Slip
Stitch loops), K across the instep Sts, Pickup and K 12 Sts from the side of
the heel flap.
Knit the foot of the sock to within 1 ½ inches of total length desired and
start the toe decreases.
Toe Decreases:
Round 1, 4, 7, 9 and 11: K to within last 2 Sts of needle 1
and K2tog, needle 2: SL 1, K1, PSSO, knit to within 2 sts of end of needle
and K2tog. Needle 3: SL 1, K1, PSSO K to end.
Round 2, 3, 5, 6, 8 and 10: Knit around.
Round 12 and all remaining rounds are the same as round 1 until you have 16
stitches total remaining. Cut yarn and Kitchener Stitch the toe closed.
Weave in all ends.
Special Thanks to Nancy Wild for designing these Creme Heart socks.
Visit Nancy's blog at warmandwildyarns.blogspot.com to see more of
her design work and learn about her yarn shop in Adrian, Michigan.
Pattern Copyright 2007 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 CP Yarns Creme are welcome to print and share this pattern with customers of our yarns.
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Last revision of this page April 24, 2008