Click on the chart and instructions for a large, readable version.
Size: Small – Medium: The pattern is nice and stretchy, so a medium foot should be fine. If you’re not certain, go up a needle size. Graph for the large size is at the end of the pattern.
Style: Cuff to toe
Gauge: 7.50 sts over stockinette
Needles: size 2.50mm (size 1.5); 2 circulars, or whatever you’re comfortable with. I used a size 0 because I have a slender leg and foot and I knit very loosely.
Yarn: 350-400 yds of sock weight yarn
Pattern repeat: 30 stitches
Cast on:
Cast on 60 stitches loosely. Divide your sts up as follows: 30 on needle one, and 30 on needle two.
Ribbing: Work ribbing pattern on each needle. Repeat ribbing for as long as you wish, ending with round 4. (I made 4 repeats of the ribbing.)
There is a special stitch, the cluster stitch, in the ribbing and in the sock pattern. Here's how you make it:
On the left hand needle, slip the 3rd stitch from the point over the previous 2 stitches. Then k1, yo, k1: 3 stitches made.
The chart is accurate. I know that it looks odd with that first st a knit and then a purl instead of k2, but it's correct. It's part of a pattern. And yes, it's a cluster followed by p3. Just go with the flow.
How are you all doing? I just finished dyeing for today, and maybe I'll have time to knit with you.
7 comments:
Just had to throw in a cluster, didn't you?
Sorry, that was me.
MaryAnn
Hi Ruth! It struck me, in looking at your graph, shouldn't the first stitch of each row be a knit so that it's k3 all around? The way I see it, it's all k3's except for the first and last stitches which go together and they're k1p1k1. Shouldn't it be k2 cluster k3 cluster etc, etc, k1?
OOPS! I think I have it backwards, since the dots are purls, shouldn't it be p2, cluster, p2 cluster, etc p1?
sorry, i've never blogged before, i'm just a newbie....
one more try, p2 cluster, *p3 cluster*, p1
omig, i'm an idiot! sorry for all you more experienced knitters and bloggers!
:-(
Ruth, I am loving this so far!!!
I'm using a dark green, solid yarn and hope it will show the pattern well enough.
I have the ribbing for both socks done and am looking forward to next week's clue! If the weather clears up enough to get a picture outdoors today, I will post it to my blog soon ;)
By the way ~ LOVE your new dyed yarns!!!!
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