November is here and for me that means it is officially sock knitting season. I adore hand knit socks. I love to make them. I love to wear them. I love to give them as Christmas gifts!This is a kind of unconventional knitting pattern because it makes three "mismatched" socks. They are a stripey and fun way to show some holiday spirit.
These socks should comfortably accommodate an averaged sized woman's feet (foot circumference of 8 inches and foot length of 8 1/2 inches), approximately US 6-9 shoe size.
Materials
3 - 50 g/220 yd balls of Cobasi by Hikoo
US size 4 (3.5 mm) dpns
Gauge
26 sts and 40 rows of stockinette = 4 inches
Abbreviations
k - knit
p - purl
sl - slip 1 stitch purlwise
ssk - slip two stitches individually knitwise then knit them together through the back loops
p2tog - purl two stitches together
k2tog - knit two stitches together
pu - pick up
RS - right side
WS - wrong side
Color Order
Sock 1: color A - green, color B - Red, color C - white
Sock 2: color A - white, color B - green, color C - red
Sock 3: color A - red, color B - white, color C - green
Directions
Except for the heel flap, turn heel and toe, the sock is worked by alternating yarn colors every round. Begin by alternating colors A and B for 12 rows, then A and C for 12 rows. Repeat.
Color A produces the elongated stitches in the vertical stripes. Colors B and C create the wide horizontal stripes.
Leg
CO 56 sts across 3-4 dpn.
Rnd 1 (color A): *P1, k3* around.
Rnd 2 (color B or C): *P1, k1, sl 1, k1* around.
Repeat Rnd 1 and 2 until piece measures 4 ½ inches (48 rnds).
Break B and C.
Heel flap
The entire heel flap and turn heel are worked in color A.
Turn work, sl1, p27 onto a single needle, turn. Place remaining 28 sts onto a stitch holder or spare dpn to work later for instep.
Row 1 (RS): *Sl1, k1* across, turn.
Row 2 (WS): Sl 1, p27, turn.
Repeat Row 1 and 2 twelve more times.
Turn Heel
Row 1 (RS): Sl1, k15, ssk, k1, turn.
Row 2 (WS): Sl1, p5, p2tog, p1, turn.
Row 3: Sl1, k to 1 stitch before the gap, ssk, k1, turn.
Row 4: Sl 1, p to 1 stitch before the gap, p2tog, p1, turn.
Repeat Row 3 and 4 until all stitches have been worked ending after a WS row. Omit the last k1 and p1 on the final RS and WS rows.
Sl1, k7, do not turn. This will now be the beginning of each remaining round.
Heel Gusset and Foot
With color A and a new needle (needle 1) k8 remaining turn heel sts, pu 14 sts, knitwise, along the heel flap. With another needle (needle 2) k acros 28 held sts. With another needle (needle 3) pu 14 sts, knitwise, along heel flap, k8 turn heel sts.
Rnd 1 (color B): On needle 1, *sl1, k3* 4 times, sl1, k2, k2tog, k1; on needle 2, K2, *sl1, k3* 6times, sl1, k1; on needle 3, k1, ssk, k3, *sl1, k3* 4 times.
Rnd 2 and all even rounds (color A): K all sts.
Rnd 3 (color B): On needle 1, *sl1, k3* 4 times, sl1, k1, k2tog, k1; on needle 2, K2, *sl1, k3* 6times, sl1, k1; on needle 3, k1, ssk, k2, *sl1, k3* 4 times.
Rnd 5 (color B): On needle 1, *sl1, k3* 4 times, sl1, k2tog, k1; on needle 2, K2, *sl1, k3* 6times, sl1, k1; on needle 3, k1, ssk, k1, *sl1, k3* 4 times.
Rnd 7 (color B): On needle 1, *sl1, k3* 4 times, k2tog, k1; on needle 2, K2, *sl1, k3* 6times, sl1, k1; on needle 3, k1, ssk, *sl1, k3* 4 times.
Rnd 9 (color B): On needle 1, *sl1, k3* 3 times, sl1, k2, k2tog, k1; on needle 2, K2, *sl1, k3* 6times, sl1, k1; on needle 3, k1, ssk, k3, *sl1, k3* 3 times.
Rnd 11 (color B): On needle 1, *sl1, k3* 3 times, sl1, k1, k2tog, k1; on needle 2, K2, *sl1, k3* 6times, sl1, k1; on needle 3, k1, ssk, k2, *sl1, k3* 3 times.
Rnd 13 (color C): On needle 1, *sl1, k3* 3 times, sl1, k2tog, k1; on needle 2, K2, *sl1, k3* 6times, sl1, k1; on needle 3, k1, ssk, k1, *sl1, k3* 3 times.
Rnd 15 (color C): On needle 1, *sl1, k3* 3 times, k2tog, k1; on needle 2, K2, *sl1, k3* 6times, sl1, k1; on needle 3, k1, ssk, k1, *sl1, k3* 3 times.
Rnd 16 (color A): K all sts.
Rnd 17 (color B or C): *Sl1, K3* around.
Repeat Rnd 16 and 17 until piece measures 7 inches from the back of the heel (60 rounds from the beginning of the heel gusset).
Break colors B and C.
Toe
The entire toe is worked in color A.
Rnd 1: On needle 1, k to last 2 sts, k2tog; on needle 2, ssk, k to last 2 sts, k2tog; on needle 3, ssk, k to end of needle.
Rnd 2: K all sts.
Repeat Rnds 1 and 2 until 40 sts remain.
Repeat Rnd 1 until 8 sts remain. K 2 sts from needle 1 onto needle 3.
Break yarn leaving an 18 inch tail. Use Kitchner stitch to graft the toe sts.
A printable version of my Wintermint Sock Trio Pattern is available in my pattern shop. Happy sock making!
