We have been dealing with a power outage the last few days. We said we needed rain and I guess we have gotten it. Every day! They say we are supposed to have power returned by 11 pm Wed. (tomorrow night).So, here I sit in the library parking lot AGAIN (see below) with my laptop- so that I can show you my new socks. These are the seventh in the "Two Make a Pair" project.
These socks are knit with Lana Grossa Meilenweit Cotton Multiringel 45% cotton, 42% wool, 13% polyamid.The pattern is my own design. Since there is so much cotton in the yarn I wanted a design with ribbing to help them have some elasticity and stay up. I added a little lace work to the ribbing. I like the way the stripes match all the way to the toe. Thanks A.!
Lynn's Stripe Sockssize 1 double pointed needlesfingering weight yarnCast on 64 stitches.10 rows of K2, P2.Rnd 1: K2, P2, SSK, YO, P2; continue aroundRnd 2-4: K2, P2Rnd 5: K2, P2, YO, K2tog, P2Rnd 6-8: K2, P2Repeat this sequence 5 more times.Knit one stitch from needle one onto the last needle to center the pattern on the instep.Heel Flap:Row 1: (S1, K1) across.Row 2: S1, P across.continue for 30 more rows (16 large chain stitches at the side of the flap)Turn Heel:Row 1: Knit across 18 stitches SSK, K1, turn work.Row 2: S1(pwise), P5, P2tog, P1, turn.Row 3: S1(pwise), P to 1 stitch before the gap, SSK (close the gap), K1, turn.Row 4: S1(pwise), P to 1 stitch before the gap, P2tog (close the gap), P1, turn.Repeat rows 3 and 4 until all stitches are worked. End with a WS row. (18 stitches)Heel Gusset:Knit across all heel stitches and pick up and knit 18 stitches along the side of the heel flap (needle 1). Knit in pattern across instep (needle 2). Pick up and knit 18 stitches on other side of heel flap (needle 3).Knit 9 stitches from needle 1 onto needle 3. (start of rnd)Rnd 1: Knit to last 3 sts on needle 1, K2tog, K1, knit across instep on needle 2, at beg of needle 3, K1, SSK, knit to end.Rnd 2: KnitRepeat rnds 1 and 2 until 64 stitches remain (16 each on needles 1 and 3).Foot:Work even in pattern until 15 total pattern repeats are worked (or until desired length before the toe).Toe:Rnd 1: On needle 1, knit to last 3 sts, K2tog, K1; on needle 2 K1, SSK, work to last 3 sts, K2tog, K1; on needle 3, K1, SSK, knit to end.Rnd 2: KnitRepeat rnds 1 and 2 until 32 stitches remain.Repeat rnd 1 until 8 stitches remain.Close with grafting stitch.I lost this whole pattern when I tried to post from the library this morning. I'll try again and hopefully it will work. If it disappears into cyberspace I will not type this again. It is rather tedious. If you can read this - consider yourself lucky!I may be breaking out the treadle sewing machine this afternoon. I have a pile of projects to be sewn. I had just cut out 3 pair of summer pajamas for P when the power went out. Actually, I had set the pajamas beside the sewing machine and was going to work on them while some banana bread was in the oven. I'll have to let you know how four day old bread batter bakes up.
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