11/02/12 Let me present a few photo details for knitting a heel flap, turning a heel, and picking up stitches for the gusset.
We'll just start at the beginning!
This will look and feel as though you are knitting a hat.
[Notes for longer stocking will be in brackets]
This is a
great next-step beginner project because knitting a stocking is
simply knitting a really long hat with a heel. You'll be using
worsted weight wool
yarn and big needles. The best part
of the project is tossing the stocking into a top-loading washer to
felt away any minor errors, and to be amazed with the results!
This will look and feel as though you are knitting a hat.
[Notes for longer stocking will be in brackets]
Finished size:
Knit, not felted: 20”
circumference, height cuff to toe 40[48]”
(If you happen to use
superwash wool or acrylic yarn, the stocking will remain this size.)
Felted, for 30 minutes: 11”
circumference, height cuff to toe 23[27]”
Materials:
Materials:
Yarn: 3 (210 yards)
skeins worsted weight wool in contrasting colors
Color C for cuff, heel,
stripes and toe, Colors A and B for stripes
Photo: Galway worsted
weight colors red, green, and gold
Needles: Size US#11, 16”
circular needles, set size US#11 double pointed needles
Notions: 2 stitch markers,
tapestry needle, sewing thread (Color C) and needle to tack
curly-toe
Abbreviations: CO =
cast on K=knit p=purl
k2tog= knit 2 stitches together p2tog=purl 2 stitches together pm=place marker
sm=slip marker Rnd/s=round/s st/s=stitch/es
k2tog= knit 2 stitches together p2tog=purl 2 stitches together pm=place marker
sm=slip marker Rnd/s=round/s st/s=stitch/es
The
directions are for shorter stocking with [longer stocking in brackets]. (Notes
written in italic.)
To begin: Cuff and leg:
Cast on
90 stitches, with Color C, using the long-tail cast-on method, with
#11, 16” circular needles. Place marker & join together by
knitting first stitch being careful not to twist.
Rounds
1 – 5: Knit
Rnd 6:
*Knit 1, k2tog; repeat from * to end of round (60 stitches)
Rnds 7
- 18: Knit, continuing with color C. Cut yarn, and join in Color A
Rnds 19
- 27: Knit 9 rounds with Color A
Rnds 28
- 36: Knit 9 rounds with Color B
Continue
striping with Colors C, A, and B until there are the cuff and 7[8]
stripes.
Now we'll get ready for the heel.
Now we'll get ready for the heel.
While
working the last round of Color A, knit 30 stitches, let stitches
rest on the circular needle, knit
30 stitches onto a double pointed needle.
Heel:
Using
Color C, and working on the double pointed needle, and the wrong
side of heel stitches,
Row 1:
Slip 1 st, purl to the end of row. Turn.
Row 2:
Slip 1 st, knit to the end of row. Turn.
Repeat
rows 1 - 2 seven more times, ending with a purl row (16 rows in Color
C).
I am sorry. I was concentrating and counting so there are no photos of the series of stitches used to create the cup of heel called the Turn heel.
11/03/12 I am finishing a pair of socks, I will show you the highlights on that turn heel.
11/03/12 I am finishing a pair of socks, I will show you the highlights on that turn heel.
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| You will be starting on a knit row. |
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| You'll be knitting to the center, k2tog, and k1, then you'll turn the work around ready to purl. |
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| After the turn, you'll slip this first stitch, so the yarn is coming from the right needle, as it should, ready to purl(or knit) this next row. |
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| You'll knit (or purl) to a wider/smile in the stitches, and k2tog (or p2tog). I have a difficulty consistently seeing this location. That is why I mark, count, and really follow the directions. |
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| You'll keep following the pattern, and notice there are fewer stitches remaining on the left before each turn. |
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| As you reach rows 12, 13, and 14 just keep following the directions to be sure you're ready for the gusset! |
Turn heel:
Row 1:
Slip 1 st, k14, k2tog, k1. Turn (12 sts remain on left needle)
Row 2:
Slip 1 st, p3, p2tog, p1. Turn (10 sts remain on left needle)
Row 3:
Slip 1 st, k4, k2tog, k1. Turn (10 sts remain on left needle)
Row 4:
Slip 1 st, p5, p2tog, p1. Turn (8 sts remain on left needle)
Row 5:
Slip 1 st, k6, k2tog, k1. Turn (8 sts remain on left needle)
Row 6:
Slip 1 st, p7, p2tog, p1. Turn (6 sts remain on left needle)
Row 7:
Slip 1 st, k8, k2tog, k1. Turn (6 sts remain on left needle)
Row 8:
Slip 1 st, p9, p2tog, p1. Turn (4 sts remain on left needle)
Row 9:
Slip 1 st, k10, k2tog, k1. Turn (4 sts remain on left needle)
Row10:
Slip 1 st, p11, p2tog, p1.Turn (2 sts remain on left needle)
Row11:
Slip 1 st, k12, k2tog, k1.Turn (2 sts remain on left needle)
Row12:
Slip 1 st, p13, p2tog, p1.Turn (0 sts remain on left needle)
Row13:
Slip 1 st, k14, k2tog, k1.Turn (0sts remain on left needle)
Row14:
Slip 1 st, p14, p2tog. Turn (16 stitches)
Gusset:
Continuing
(for a moment) with Color C and the double pointed needle,
G.Rnd
1: Slip 1 st, k15, pick up and knit 10 sts along heel flap, cut [continue C] color
C. (26 sts Color C are on the double pointed needle)
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You'll be decreasing every other round, making the sock 60 stitches total again.
G.Rnds 2, 4, 6: Knit
G.Rnds 2, 4, 6: Knit
G.Rnds
3, 5, 7: Knit 30, sm, k2tog, knit to last 2sts before marker, k2tog.
(2 sts decreased on heel)
G.Rnds
8, 9: Knit (60sts)
Now just knit in the round as if you were knitting the leg or a hat.
Foot:
Continue
maintaining stripes with Colors C, A, and B through the gusset and
foot (remove the second marker) of the sock until there are 4
stripes total from the heel.
These are the same decreases used in a small (stocking) pointed hat.
Decreasing
for the curly-toe:
Using
Color C, [B]
Rnd
1: *K8, k2tog; repeat from * to end (54 sts)
Rnds
2, 3: Knit
Rnd
4: *K7, k2tog; repeat from * to end (48 sts)
Rnds 5,
6: Knit
Rnd 7:
*K6, k2tog; repeat from * to end (42 sts)
Rnds 8,
9: Knit
[Using Color C]
[Using Color C]
Rnd
10: *K5, k2tog; repeat from * to end (36 sts)
Rnds
11, 12: Knit
Rnd
13: Using double pointed needles, *K4, k2tog; repeat from * to end
(30 sts)
Rnds
14-17: Knit
Rnd
18: *K3, k2tog; repeat from * to end (24 sts)
Rnds
19-22: Knit
Rnd
23: *K2, k2tog; repeat from * to end (18 sts)
Rnds
24-27: Knit
Rnd
28: *K1, k2tog; repeat from * to end (12 sts)
Rnds
29-32: Knit
Rnd
33: *K2tog; repeat from * to end. Slip the 6 remaining stitches to
one needle.
Rnds
34-37: Knit I-cord (for 4 rounds).
Rnd
38: *K2tog; repeat from * to end. (3 sts)
Knit I-cord for 8”to create the length for the curl.
K2tog, and bind off.
Knit I-cord for 8”to create the length for the curl.
K2tog, and bind off.
Because I had used most of the skein
of yarn, I was able to knit the I-cord for the toe and hanging loop at
the same time. I was careful to use the two different tails of yarns.
Cut 6”
tail, thread through and tie off neatly.
Finishing:
To hang
the stocking, knit a 8” I-cord and attach to cuff before felting.
Turn
stocking inside-out and weave tails.
The before and after felting photos of the stocking are always my favorite! I'm not sure they help with the perspective because I am only/almost 5' tall.
Felting:
Place
stocking in a zippered bag. Using a top-loading washer, machine wash
in hot, slightly soapy water for 20 minutes, checking every 10
minutes to see if felted to desired size. As necessary, shape
stocking, reset the machine, and continue washing until stocking is
completely felted. DO NOT SPIN. When stocking is completely felted,
blot with towels and shape (curling the toe). Lay flat to dry.
Finishing: Use
sewing thread (Color C) and needle to tack curly-toe into place.
Copyright
2012, Marilynn Blacketer. All rights reserved. 11/26/12
For
pattern support please contact: marilynnblacketer@gmail.com
Fanciful Felted Curly-Toe Stocking!
I knitted, knitted, read, and knitted.
I'm reading a YA fantasy, The Trees They Grow, by B.R. Sawrey. It's written by a young author, and the cover was illustrated by her auntie (a member of the LYS knitting group).
The stocking is finished and felted. The photo to the left was taken after 20 minutes in the washer, where as the photo to the right, after 30 minutes. I am ready to type the pattern for the Fanciful Felted Curly-Toe Stocking!
