Oh good, an optional round, I said.
I’ll take a break, I said.
HAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHA oh god send help
- Definitely toe-up, based on stitch orientation
- 2x12 st cast on, probably JMCO, using MC yarn
- Begin striped colorwork immediately
- Increase every round 3 times as k1 MC, m1L in correct stripe color, work to 1 st before end, m1R in correct stripe color, k1 MC.
- Increase every other round up to 64 sts as above
- Knit two rounds with just MC
- Purl 32, knit 32 (knit on sole side)
- Knit one round
Motif on foot, at some indeterminate location after purl ridge (BOR is in the middle of a motif, stuff in [] are “between motif” stitches) MY BAD: according to pattern page photo, instep should start in the middle of the [] section rather than at the center of a motif:
- k1 CC, [k7 MC], repeat around for 3 rounds
- k2 CC, [k5 MC], k1 CC, repeat around for 3 rounds
- k3 CC, [k3 MC], k2 CC, repeat around for 3 rounds
- k4 CC, [k1 MC], k3 CC, repeat around for 3 rounds
- k1 CC, k1 MC, repeat around for 3 rounds
- k1 MC, k1 CC, repeat around for 3 rounds
- k1 CC, k1 MC, k1 CC, [k3 MC], k1 CC, k1 MC, repeat around for 3 rounds
- k1 MC, k1 CC, [k5 MC], k1 CC, repeat around for 3 rounds
- k1 CC, [k7 MC], repeat around for 3 rounds
- k around in MC
(Because I could, instead of doing diamonds all around, I did a striped motif on the sole similar to the toe, but shifted by 1 st every three rounds.)
Heel flap and gusset as in Longing for Spring from last year’s SM, stopped two rows early so I end up with 32 sts instead of 30 as patterned.
Leg
Begin with 6 rounds p1k1 (so the knits line up with the slipped stitches in the heel flap) ribbing in MC, k 1 round.
CC garter ridge: k around in CC, p around in CC
MC garter ridge: k around in MC, p around in MC
Begin with one CC garter ridge and one MC garter ridge, and then continue the motif:
- CC: [k4, sl1 purlwise, k3] repeat between [] to end. Purl around, purling the CC sts and slipping the MC sts.
- MC: knit around, then: [p4, k1, p3] around. You are purling all stitches EXCEPT those above slipped stitches.
- CC: [k3, sl3, k2] around. Purl around, purling the CC sts and slipping the MC sts.
- MC: knit around, then: [p3, k3, p2] around.
- CC: [k2, (yo) sl5, k1] around (yo is optional but recommended). Purl around, purling the CC sts, dropping the yo if you worked it, and (yo) slipping the MC sts.
- MC: knit around, dropping any yos, then: [p2, k5, p1] around.
- CC: [k1, (yo) sl7] around. Purl around, purling the CC sts, dropping the yo if you worked it, and (yo) slipping the MC sts.
- MC: knit around, dropping any yos, then: [p1, k7] around
- CC: [sl1, k1] around. Purl around, purling the CC sts and slipping the MC sts.
- MC: knit around, then [k1, p1] around.
- CC: [k1, sl1] around. Purl around, purling the CC sts and slipping the MC sts.
- MC: knit around, then [p1, k1] around.
- CC: [k2, sl1, k1, sl1, k1, sl1, k1] around (3 slipped sts per diamond). Purl around, purling the CC sts and slipping the MC sts.
- MC: knit around, then [p2, k1, p1, k1, p1, k1, p1] around.
- CC: [k3, sl1, k1, sl1, k2] around (2 slipped sts per diamond). Purl around, purling the CC sts and slipping the MC sts.
- MC: knit around, then [p3, k1, p1, k1, p2] around.
- CC: [k4, sl1, k3] around. Purl around, purling the CC sts and slipping the MC sts.
- MC: knit around, then [p4, k1, p3] around.
Work one CC garter ridge and one MC garter ridge, and repeat the motif. Work another CC garter ridge, and another MC garter ridge.
Cuff:
Knit around once, then k1p1 cuff (can’t quite count how many rows so let’s go with 12). I’m gonna do a tubular bind-off cuz I like it.
04-25-2016
Began second sock using these notes and the jacquard float technique from LadyJhia.