Short Socks
Designed by
Maria atelier
Tools
Materials
• Yarn
2 skins 50gr./200 mt Silky Rosas Crafts color 110
Abbreviations
K: Knit
P: Purl
Inc: increase a stitch by yarn and in the next round knit it in the back.
kfb: knit in to the front and the back of a stitch ( 1 increased)
Pfb: purl in to the front and the back of a stitch (1 increased)
w&t: wrap the stitch and turn
ssk: slip 2 stictches one at a time knit wise to the right needle; return stitches to left needle in turned position and knit them together tbl (1 decreased)
p2tog: purl 2 stitches together (1 decreased)
k2tog: knit 2 stitches together ( 1 increased)
Making
We start with the toe
Cast on 30 stitches using Turkish cast on. We have 15 stitches on each needle.
Knit all stitches on each needle once
On needle 1 we will have the instep stitches while on needle 2 we will have the sole stitches.
Row 1: Needle 1 and 2: k1,inc,k until last stitch, inc, k1
Row 2: Needle 1 and 2: k all stitches
Repeat Rows 1 and 2 for a total 62 stitches (31 stitch on each needle)
Knit all stitch Needle 1 and 2 until 7,5 cm shy of the total length of the foot.
GUSSET
Row 1: Needle 1: all knit
Row 1: Needle 2: k1, inc, k until last stitch, inc, k1
Row 2: Needle 1 and 2: all knit
Repeat Rows 1 and 2 until needle 2 for total 53 stitches.
PART 1 HEEL
To start weaving the heel, we work back and forth the stitches of needle 2, using short turns. Knit all stitches needle 1 and from now on we will only knit the stitches of needle 2
Row 1: k35, kfb, k1, w&t
Row 2: p20, pfb, p1, w&t
Row 3: k18, kfb, k1, w&t
Row 4: p16, pfb, p1, w&t
Row 5: k14, kfb, k1, w&t
Row 6: p12, pfb, p1, w&t
Row 7: k10, kfb, k1, w&t
Row 8: p8, pfb, p1, w&t
We have 61 stitches on the needle 2. On the right side, knit to the end of needle 2, knitting each wrap together with the stitch it wraps.
PART 2 HEEL
Knit all stitches needle 1
Work back and forth the stitches on needle 2.
Row 1: k46, knitting each wrap together with the stitch it wraps, ssk, turn.
Row 2: sl1, p31, p2tog, turn
Row 3: * sl1, k1* repeat the * the * 15 times more, turn.
Repeat rows 2 and 3 until all stitches on needle 2 have been worked.
Row 4: ssk, k until last 2 stitches, ssk, k1
LEG
Row 1: Needle 1 and 2: knit all stitches
Repeat row 1 until the desired length is obtained.
RIBBING
Row 1: *k1, p1* repeat from * to * until the end of the round.
Repeat round 1 12 times. Bind off very loose.