My first foray into color work.
Yarn: 2 skeins Knit Picks Palette (colors A and B)
Needles: US 2 / 2.75 mm (dpns)
Gauge: 16 sts / 2 in.
21 rows / 2 in.
Size: Women’s 6-9
Color A: White
Color B: Gray
Cast on 64 stitches in Color A
K2, P2 ribbing for 9 rows
Begin the pattern repeat (8 repeats of 8 sts)
Continue for two repeats of 20 rows
Heel: work with only color A
Knit needles 1+2, turn
Start short rows on needles 1+2
Decrease 1 st each row until there are 8 dead sts on each side
Decrease 2 sts each row for two rows (10 dead sts each side)
Decrease 3 sts each row for two rows (13 dead sts each side)
Knit two rows picking up all stitches
Starting with the center six stitches, increase sts in opposite pattern: 3 sts twice, 2 sts twice, 1 st 16 times
All sts are now live
Continue with the foot:
Two repeats of 20 rows, then the first eight rows of the pattern.
Toe: work with only color A
Knit needles 1+2, turn
Start short rows on needles 1+2
Decrease 1 st each row until there are 7 dead sts on each side
Decrease 2 sts each row for two rows (9 dead sts each side)
Decrease 3 sts each row for two rows (12 dead sts each side)
Knit two rows picking up all stitches
Starting with the center eight stitches, increase sts in opposite pattern: 3 sts twice, 2 sts twice, 1 st 14 times
All sts are now live
Use Kitchener st to sew needles 1+2 and 3+4 together
Sew in all ends
Make second sock!
did you know that the chart isnt in grid form, its just random placed dots.
I am having a really hard time following your short row directions. I am working off of 3 DPN, and I was wondering the stitch count before having to turn? Any tips for the heel?
Hello,
I’m sorry if I’m a bit unclear. It might help if you place a stitch marker at the center of the heel stitches. Then you can count from there instead of between needles. I have a tendency to work with four needles making sure to put all of the heel stitches evenly on two needles, but a stitch marker works just as effectively.
So what you want to do to decrease is to work one less stitch each row (working flat now, not in a round). Work one less stitch each row for 14 rows, there are now 9 working sts on each side of the marker (18 total). Work two less sts each row for two rows, there are now 7 working sts on each side of the marker (14 total). Work three less sts each row for two rows, there are now 4 sts on each side of the marker (8 total). After this, knit two rounds, picking all of the non working stitches. Then starting with four stitches on each side of the marker, increase the worked stitches in the opposite pattern.
I hope this helps, let me know if you’re still confused about anything. And feel free to email pictures of the finished product!
Dana
I just want to edit part of my explanation. In the middle of the heel, I said to knit two rounds of all the stitches, instead, just knit two rows of only the heel stitches.
Good luck!