Finished
size:
small:
leg height about 9”, 8" foot length, about 6”
flat,
stretch 10”circumference
stretch 10”circumference
medium:
leg height about 10”, 9.5"
foot length, about
7” flat, stretch
10”circumference
large:
leg height about 11”, 10.5" foot length, about 8”
flat, stretch 10”circumference
Gauge: 7 stitches = 1”
Adjust needle size, and row
count to match gauge.
Materials: Yarn: ~50 to 75 grams color A
superwash wool blend in fingering weight for cuffs, mortar, toe and
heels; ~50 to 75 grams color B (four to six ~10g balls) of superwash wool
blend in fingering weight for bricks,
and 2 yards of waste yarn in a
different color to mark placement of afterthought heel.
Photo:
Size small: HypnoticYarn; Seaside Yarn&Fiber; KnitPicks bare fingering (hand dyed)
Needles:
Size US#2(2.75mm), 16”and 24” circular needles; or size US#2
(2.75mm) set DPN
Notions:
tapestry needle, stitch markers, 2
yards of waist yarn in a different color, set
smaller size DPN for picking up afterthought heel stitches
Abbreviations:
CO=cast on k =
knit p= purl k2tog=knit 2 stitches together
Rnd/s=round/s S1= slip stitch purlwise with yarn in back
sts=stitches
A=
color A B= colors B x=number of times
Special
Stitches: quick bricks (these
10
rows/rnds, and 10sts make the quick brick pattern)
A
Rnds 1, 2: Knit
B Rnd 3: * K9, S1
B Rnd 4: * (K1,p1)x4, k1, S1
B Rnd 5: * (P1,k1)x4, p1, S1
A Rnds 6, 7: Knit
B Rnd 8: K4, S1, k5, S1
B Rnd 9: (P1,k1)x2, S1* (K1,p1)x2, k1
B Rnd 10: (K1,p1)x2, S1 * (P1,k1)x2, p1
B Rnd 3: * K9, S1
B Rnd 4: * (K1,p1)x4, k1, S1
B Rnd 5: * (P1,k1)x4, p1, S1
A Rnds 6, 7: Knit
B Rnd 8: K4, S1, k5, S1
B Rnd 9: (P1,k1)x2, S1* (K1,p1)x2, k1
B Rnd 10: (K1,p1)x2, S1 * (P1,k1)x2, p1
Directions:
The directions are written for
adult size (small, medium, large) in parentheses, and working with 2
circular needles. (notes
are in italic) Make
2 socks.
Use the long-tail cast-on
method, with size US#2 needles, with A, cast on (75, 90, 105)
stitches.
Place marker & join
together by knitting first stitch being careful not to twist,
with A, * K1, k2tog; repeat
from * to end. (50, 60, 70) sts
Sock
Rib: (20,30sts per needle;
30,30stst per needle; 30,40sts per needle)
Rnds 1-15: with A, * K1, p1;
repeat from * to end
Sock Leg: (20,30sts
per needle; 30,30stst per needle; 30,40sts per needle)
A
Rnds 1, 2: Knit
B Rnd 3: * K9, S1; repeat from * to end
B Rnd 4: * (K1,p1)x4, k1, S1; repeat from * to end
B Rnd 5: * (P1,k1)x4, p1, S1; repeat from * to end
A Rnds 6,7: Knit
B Rnd 8: K4, S1, * K9, S1; repeat from * to end (last 5sts knit)
B Rnd 9: (P1,k1)x2,S1, * (K1,p1)x4, k1, S1; repeat from * to end (last 5sts(k1,p1)x2,k1)
B Rnd 10: (K1,p1)x2,S1, * (P1,k1)x4, p1, S1; repeat from * to end (last 5sts(p1,k1)x2,p1)
B Rnd 3: * K9, S1; repeat from * to end
B Rnd 4: * (K1,p1)x4, k1, S1; repeat from * to end
B Rnd 5: * (P1,k1)x4, p1, S1; repeat from * to end
A Rnds 6,7: Knit
B Rnd 8: K4, S1, * K9, S1; repeat from * to end (last 5sts knit)
B Rnd 9: (P1,k1)x2,S1, * (K1,p1)x4, k1, S1; repeat from * to end (last 5sts(k1,p1)x2,k1)
B Rnd 10: (K1,p1)x2,S1, * (P1,k1)x4, p1, S1; repeat from * to end (last 5sts(p1,k1)x2,p1)
Repeat rnds 1-10, working leg
to the desired length, completing a rnd 1 or 6, set up for heel and
foot. (7”, 8”, 9”) from CO
Instep
and Heel set up:
With A, as established,
knit (20, 30, 30sts)instep stitches.
Drop A yarn, and with a strand
of different colored yarn knit across heel (30, 30, 40)stitches,
turn, S1, purl back. Drop colored strand, pick up A, and knit across
heel (30, 30, 40) stitches once more. After this work instep as
established, and knit sole; the heel will be put in later.
Instep and Sole: (optional
sole: work rnds 3, 4, 5: * K9, S1; repeat from * to end; and
rnds 8, 9, 10: K4,S1, * K9, S1; repeat from * to last 5sts, knit5.)
Work instep as established,
and knit sole until sock measures from heel (colored yarn)
marker:
(4.5”, 5.5”,6.5”) for
desired length, completing a rnd 2 or 7, then set up for toe
decreases.
Toe: size
small and large:
Rearrange stitches to
closely center
instep, and even up the stitches on needles 1 & 2.
(25,25sts per needle;
30,30sts per needle; 35,35 sts per needle)
Rnd 1 & odd rounds: with
A, * K1, k2tog, knit to the last 3 stitches on needle, k2tog,
k1;(instep)
repeat from * to end(sole)
(4sts decreased)
Rnd 2 & even rounds: with
A, knit
Continue until (11,
12, 13)sts
remain for instep, and (11,
12,
13)sts remain for
sole.
With
(22,
24,
26) stitches remaining, cut 18” yarn, and work Kitchener
Stitch to finish the toe.
Heel:
Carefully slide the
(30,30,40)sts below(sole), and (30,30,40)sts above the colored
yarn(leg) to needles. Carefully remove the colored yarn.
Attach A yarn, knit a round,
and pick up one stitch at the beginning and end of the needles.
(You'll have (32,
32, 42)sts on each needle, and
this will help avoid “holes” on the heel sides.)
Now work the heel the same as
the toe.
Rnd 1 & odd rounds: with
A, * K1, k2tog, knit to the last 3 stitches on needle, k2tog, k1;
repeat from * to end (4
sts decreased)
Rnd 2 & even rounds: with
A, knit
Continue until (12,
12, 12)sts
remain for leg, and (12,
12,
12)sts remain for
sole.
With
(24,
24,
24)
stitches remaining, cut 18” yarn, and work Kitchener Stitch to
finish the heel.
Finishing: Weave
in tails. Make second sock.
This
pattern is available on marilynnsgardenknitdesign.blogspot.com.
Quick Bricks Socks pattern pdf available on Ravelry.
Copyright 2019, Marilynn Blacketer. All rights reserved. 11-14-19
Copyright 2019, Marilynn Blacketer. All rights reserved. 11-14-19
For
pattern support please contact: marilynnblacketer@gmail.com
Here are photos of the process:
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| With many colorful small ball of fingering yarn remaining from 2019 projects, I wanted to design and knit a pair of socks. I also included a hank of KnitPicks Hawthorne, Blackbird. I was planning to use that for the mortar, but I didn't like the look, and soon "frogged" it out of the plan. |
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| I selected yarn and started the socks. |
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| I worked through the afterthought heel marker and to the toe of sock with Key Lime mortar. That sock was colorful, and the other sock was pretty. I solved that problem by "frogging" the sock to the orange cuff, then knitted it again with Key Lime mortar. |
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| I was getting ready to knit toes and heels. At the time, the pink(PAAS dyed) yarn didn't feel bright enough. I used some food color to over-dye the yarn a richer pink. |
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| The pink yarn was dry and ready to be wound into a couple ball. |
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| I made my yarn selection for the toes and heels. |
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| I worked the toes two at a time on two circular needles. I was ready to work Kitchener Stitch for the toes, and pick up the stitches for the heels. |
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| The socks were finished! Even with a couple restarts, the project took just a few days to knit. I am excited to get the blog published and start wearing this Stroll Down Memory Lane! |
This
pattern is available on
marilynnsgardenknitdesign.blogspot.com.
Quick Bricks Socks pattern pdf available on Ravelry.
Quick Bricks Socks pattern pdf available on Ravelry.
Copyright
2019, Marilynn Blacketer. All rights reserved. 11/14/19, 5/3/20, 5/11/20
For
pattern support please contact: marilynnblacketer@gmail.com
