The Comfort Zone

TWISTED RIB SOCKS
By Katherine Myers

Materials:  sock weight yarn (fingering), 100 grams.

Pictured sock in Claudia Hand Painted sock yarn in the Teal Party colorway. 
If you use this yarn you will need two skeins for a pair of medium to large socks.

Needles:  Size US #2 dpn’s or two circulars.   

Gauge – 8 stitches per inch.

T2  =   Right Twisted stitch:  knit into front of 2^nd stitch on left needle, knit into front of first stitch then pull the resulting 2 stitches off left needle to right needle.

Cast on 60 stitches loosely. Arrange on four double pointed needles (15 – 15 – 15 – 15).  Work two inches of K3, p2 ribbing. Then work one round of straight stockinette.

Pattern rounds:
Rnd 1:   Knit  around.
Rnd 2:  *K2, T2, p1* rep from * around.
Rnd 3:   Repeat Rnd 1.
Rnd 4:   Repeat Rnd 2.

Repeat the 4 pattern rounds until your leg is long as you like. I suggest continuing pattern repeats for about five to six inches. End on a knit row.

When you are satisfied with the length of the leg, begin your heel flap at the 30 stitches on needles 3 and 4 while needles 1 and 2 wait.

Row 1:  
Sl 1 knitwise, p28.
Row 2:
Sl 1 knitwise, * K1, Sl 1* repeat from * until last stitch, K1.

Repeat above 2 rows until heel flap is approximately 2” deep or slightly less for a smaller foot.

Turning the heel: (Begin on a purl row)
Row 1:sl1, purl 17, p2tog, p1, turn
Row 2: sl1, k5, k2tog, k1, turn

Continue across each knit and purl row as follows:

Purl to the gap created by the short-row, p2tog across the gap, p1 and turn.

On the knit row, knit across the row to the gap created by the short-row, k2tog, k1 and turn.

Continue in this manner until all stitches on the needle are finished.

 

When the heel flap and cup are completed, start the gusset.

Finish the heel cup on a knit row, and begin to pick up stitches along the side of the heel flap.  Pick up one more stitch in the gap where the heel flap meets the front stitches to prevent a hole.  Now knit across the 30 stitches on the two front needles.  When you reach the end of the front needles pick up at least the same number of stitches along the other side of the heel flap with your extra needle. 

Gusset:

As you knit across the heel stitches you may include your extra needle so you are back to four needles with 15 and 15 on the front needles and the extra stitches divided evenly on the back two needles.

Your gusset rows now start from here.
Round 1 – Knit across the front two needles.  On needle #3 k1, ssk and continue across both back needles to the last 3 stitches on the fourth needle, then k2tog, k1. You have decreased 2 stitches in the heel gusset.
 Round 2 – Knit around.

 Continue these two rows until all needles once again contain 15 stitches each.

 Foot:

For the foot, knit until the foot is two inches short of the end of the toes. (When you start the foot you can try on the sock to keep track of the length.  There are also charts available telling exactly how many inches to knit before the toe for each shoe size).

Toe:

Round 1, Needle 1 – K1, ssk.
Round 1, Needle 2 – Knit to last 3 stitches, k2tog, k1.
Round 1, Needle 3 – K1, ssk.
Round 1, Needle 4 -  Knit to last 3 stitches, k2tog, k1.
Round 2 – K all sts.

Continue this until there are 3 stitches left on each needle.   Cut yarn about 6 inches long and, using tapestry needle, weave yarn end through all stitches and pull tight.   Run yarn through to inside and weave in end.

You may also knit until there are 12 stitches remaining and use Kitchener stitch to join the remaining stitches.

Copyright © 2008 by Katherine Myers.  All rights reserved.  These instructions are intended for your own personal use.  You may distribute them freely as long as copyright is intact and attributed to designer.  Any questions or comments may be sent to knittykat AT sbcglobal DOT net.