Socks - Check It Out!

Socks - Check It Out! work well in a superwash wool blend. The 5/5 checks and color effect are fun to work, and the socks can be knit in just a few days making them the perfect gift or accessory. This may be considered an intermediate level pattern because knowledge of sock (and stitch) construction is helpful.  

Finished size:

small: leg height about 9”, 8” foot length

medium: leg height about 10”, 9.5” foot length

large: leg height about 11”, 10.5” foot length

Gauge: 7 stitches = 1”

Adjust needle size, and row count to match gauge.

Materials:

Yarn: size small & medium:50g color A, and 50g color B superwash wool blend in fingering weight,

size large: 75g color A and 75g color B superwash wool blend in fingering weight,

Color A: for cuffs, heels and toes; Colors A & B for color effect.

and 2 yards of waste yarn in a different color to mark placement of afterthought heel.

Photo: Size small: color A: Hawthorne Tonal Hand Painted Fingering by Knit Picks

80% Wool, 20% Nylon 357 yards/100 grams, color: 27409 Sweet Home

color B: Hawthorne Kettle Dye by Knit Picks;

80% Wool, 20% Nylon; 357yards/100grams, color: 26693 Poseidon

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 waste 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

Special Stitches: 5/5 Checks

Rounds 1- 7: *Knit 5, purl 5; repeat from * to end

Rounds 8- 14: * Purl 5, knit 5; repeat from * to end

(These 10 stitches and 14 rounds create the 5/5 Checks. )

Color effect: Work Odd rounds: Color A; Work Even rounds: Color B

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: (25,25sts per needle; 30,30sts per needle; 35,35sts per needle)

Rnds 1-14: with A, * K1, p1; repeat from * to end (1.5” from CO)

Sock Leg: (25,25sts per needle; 30,30sts per needle; 35,35sts per needle)

Color effect: Work Odd rnds: Color A; Work Even rnds: Color B

Rnds 1- 7: *Knit 5, purl 5; repeat from * to end

Rnds 8- 14: * Purl 5, knit 5; repeat from * to end

Repeat rnds 1-14, working leg to the desired length, completing rnd 14, set up for heel and foot.

(7”, 8”, 9”) from CO

Instep and Heel set up:

With A, as established, work (25, 30, 35sts)instep stitches.

Drop A yarn, and with a strand of different colored yarn knit across heel (25, 30, 35)stitches, turn, S1, purl back. Drop colored strand, pick up A, and knit across heel (25, 30, 35) stitches once more. After this work instep as established, and knit sole; the heel will be put in later.

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 rnd 7 or 14, then set up for toe decreases.

Toe:

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 (25, 30, 35)sts below(sole), and (25, 30, 35)sts above the colored yarn(leg) to needles. Carefully remove the colored yarn. Pick up one stitch at the beginning and end of the needles.

Attach A yarn, knit a round.

(You'll have (27, 32, 37)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 (4sts decreased)

Rnd 2 & even rounds: with A, knit

Continue until (11, 12, 13)sts remain for sole, and (11, 12, 13)sts remain for leg.

With (22, 24, 26) 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

Socks - Check It Out!  pattern pdf is available on Ravelry.

Copyright 2020, Marilynn Blacketer. All rights reserved. 10-1-20

For pattern support please contact: marilynnblacketer@gmail.com

Woolie Socks

Taking inspiration from the mission and guidelines of Wool-Aid, the Woolie Socks are designed to create a warm woolen pair of socks for a child who lives in the coldest climate and has the least access to resources. The Woolie Socks are worked with worsted weight wool yarn held with a fingering superwash wool blend. The socks are worked with a K1 x P1 cuff, and K3 x P1 leg and instep. These socks utilize an after-thought heel. The pattern is written with modifications for three sizes. This may be considered an intermediate level pattern because knowledge of sock and stitch construction are helpful.

Finished size: foot length 10”[9”, 8”]

Gauge: 5 stitches, 6 rows = 1” Adjust needle size, and row count to match gauge.

Materials: Yarn: 100% wool in worsted weight, held with superwash wool blend in fingering weight, and 3 yards worsted waste yarn for set up after-thought heel

Photo: Wool of the Andes Worsted by Knit Picks,           2 skeins 100%Wool; 2x 110 yards / 50grams  = 220yards/100grams, color 25983 Peapod;                 Stroll Fingering by Knit Picks; 75% Wool, 25% Nylon; 462yards / 100 grams; color: bare hand-dyed with 3 PAAS Classic Egg Decorating Kits

Needles: Size US#8(5mm), 12”, or 16”and 24” circular needles or size US#8 set double pointed needles to Cast On.

Size US#7(4.5mm), 16”and 24” circular needles or size US#7 set double pointed needles

(and smaller set double pointed needles to pick up stitches for after-thought heel)

Notions: tapestry needle, stitch markers

Resources: Socks Soar on Two Circular Needles, by Cat Bordhi;

Wool-Aid: Zannie’s general recipe for worsted + sock on size 7 needles:

https://www.ravelry.com/groups/wool-aid/pages/SOCKS-6

Abbreviations: CO= cast on       K = knit      p=purl      k2tog=knit 2 stitches together

MC=main color      N=needle       Rnd/s=round/s       st/s=stitch/es

 

Directions: The directions are written for size teen,[child, small child in brackets], and working with 2 circular needles. (notes are in italic) Make 2 socks.

With US#8(5mm) needles, use the long-tail cast-on method to cast on 40[36, 32]stitches.

Place marker & join together by knitting first stitch being careful not to twist.

Cuff Rnds 1- 14[12, 10]:With US#7(4.5mm) needles * K1, p1; repeat to end (2.5”[2.25”, 2”])

Leg Rnds: * K3, p1 repeat to end.

with 20[-,16] sts per needle, * K3, p1; repeat to end.

with [18sts per needle] N1: * K3, p1; repeat to last 2sts, k2. N2: k1,p1, * k3, p1; repeat to end

Work K3, p1 rib for leg 8”[7”,7”] from CO for desired height.

Instep and Heel set up:

With 20[-, 16sts] per needle, work front/instep N1 as established: * K3, p1; repeat to last st, do not knit last stitch, slip last stitch to back needle. (Now, 19, 21sts per needle [-, 15, 17sts per needle]

With [18sts per needle] Knit and move the first stitch to the back needle, work front/instep

N1: K2, p1 * K3, p1; repeat to last 2sts, k2. [Now, 17, 19sts per needle]

Heel set up: N2: Drop MCyarn, and with a strand of different colored yarn knit across heel 21[19, 17] stitches. Turn, and with the strand of different colored yarn purl back across heel to end/beginning of needle. Drop colored strand, pick up MC, and knit across heel 21[19, 1 7] stitches once more. After this, work instep as currently established, and knit sole; the heel will be put in later.

Instep and Sole:  Work instep as established, and knit sole until sock measures from heel (colored yarn) marker       6”[5”, 5”] for desired length.

Toe: Rnd 1 & odd rounds: (instep) * K1, k2tog, knit to the last 3 stitches on needle, k2tog, k1;       repeat from * to end(sole) (4sts decreased)

Rnd 2 & even rounds: Knit

Continue until 9[7,7]sts remain for instep, and 11[9,9]sts remain for sole.

This last Rnd 2: (instep) Knit 9[7,7]sts, (sole) K2tog, knit to last 2sts, k2tog

With 18[14, 14] stitches remaining, cut 18” yarn, and work Kitchener Stitch to finish the toe.

Heel: 

Carefully slide the 21[19, 17]sts below(sole), and 21[19, 17]sts above the colored yarn(leg) to needles.

Carefully remove the colored yarn.

Attach MC yarn, pick up one stitch at the beginning of needle, as you knit a round, pick up one stitch at

the end of the needles. (46sts = 23sts per needle, and this will help avoid “holes” on the heel sides.)

[42sts = 21sts per needle, and this will help avoid “holes” on the heel sides.]

[38sts = 19sts per needle, and this will help avoid “holes” on the heel sides.]

Now, work the heel the same as the toe.

Rnd 1 & odd rounds: * K1, k2tog, knit to the last 3 stitches on needle, k2tog, k1;

repeat from * to end (4 sts decreased)

Rnd 2 & even rounds: Knit

Continue until 9[7,7]sts remain for leg, and 9[7,7]sts remain for sole.

With 18[14,14] stitches remaining, cut 18” yarn, and work Kitchener Stitch to finish the heel.

Finishing: Weave in tails. Make second sock.

 

This Woolie Socks pattern is available on marilynnsgardenknitdesign.blogspot.com

Woolie Socks pattern pdf is available on Ravelry.

Copyright 2020, Marilynn Blacketer. All rights reserved. 9/1/20

For pattern support please contact: marilynnblacketer@gmail.com

 

"Bonus Dye"

7/18/20  I am including the date because I will probably publish this post as I design and finish a few pair of Woolie Socks.

Materials: 200grams of fingering yarn, cups of dye from 3 packets of PAAS egg dye, string for ties, glass containers, water, vinegar, rubber gloves, microwave-safe dish.
Additional supplies: measuring cups, cookie sheet, microwave, cooling rack, sink, tablecloth, apron, towel.
Resource:SOCKS, SOCKS, SOCKS; Edited by Elaine Rowley, (1998) 2007, p72, Dye-Your-Own Socks by Traci Bunkers.
ChemKnits Tutorials
Swatching Different PAAS Easter Egg Dyeing Kits on Yarn (2020 SMSMS Night 1)

TODAY, I had cups of dye remaining from another project, Dyeing a Rainbow .   
I also had two more hanks of fingering yarn presoaking for 30 minutes in 4 cups water & 1/2 cup vinegar, and ready to dye. I carefully squeezed out the excess presoak solution, and placed the yarn in glass cake pans.

I placed one hank of yarn in a glass cake pan.  I poured in the yellow dye.  Then I added the blue and green cups of dye.

I placed the other hank of yarn in the another cake pan.  I poured in orange, red and pink cups of dye.    I let the yarn sit in the dye for 30 minutes.

I removed the yarn from the cake pans, and placed the yarn in small plastic bags and a microwave-safe container.   I microwaved for 2 minutes, let it rest for 2 minutes.  Repeated this 4 more times.
I let the yarn cool for an hour.  I rinsed, washed with a little dish soap&water, and rinsed again.

I rolled the yarn in a towel, then placed it on a drying rack to dry!

 

Copyright 2020, Marilynn Blacketer. All rights reserved. 9-1-20

For pattern support please contact: marilynnblacketer@gmail.com

Bogger's New Look

8/30/20 Update!  I've been working with the New Blogger.  I plan to publish two posts September 1, 2020.  We'll see if all goes well.  Thank you, Marilynn

 

8/5/20  Today, looking at more details about the New Blogger, I read Legacy may not be available after the end of August.  When I have a post.... I'll give New Blogger a good try, but this might be the conclusion of the blogged projects and new "free" patterns.  I apologize for (being an ol'dog) any disappointment you may experience. 

Thank you, Marilynn

8/5/20 See, I'm trying!  I just found "new post" in the New Blogger, it was probably there all along!  Take Care!

8/30/20 Looks like New Blogger added some (English) words near the symbols/buttons. 

July 5, 2020 Too many thoughts, let's see if I can pull a few together. And Blogger has a new look! I tried the "New Blogger", but had difficulty finding a button as simple as save, or preview.

Hovering in the upper right corner seemed to work. I found the preview. It is the eyeball. Don't hit the paper airplane until you are ready to publish. LOL: the ol'floppy disc is the save icon. Do any of you youngsters even know what that is/was?  And, < > changes the format of this edit page.

I am heading back on the Legacy.

I'll keep updating this post as I work my way through the new look. Thank you, Marilynn

7/7/20  I edited some of the above 7/5/20 thoughts/comments.  Now, I need to try adding some photos. In the New Blogger, this seems to be one step, rather than holding a few in a folder to grab as needed.  That will work for me, because I usually have my photo files in good order.  Now, let's try resizing, moving, adding a caption.  As I grab the photos to move them, they seem to loose their captions.  OK, with a click I lost one of the photos.  I placed the (center) photo back in sequence, not too frustrating.  I'll "edit"click it off to the left.  Yep, the captions do not seem to be attached to the photos.  Wow, a couple more clicks, and two photos are not there.   Oh, because I opened two photos at the same time, they seem to be connected.    Sorry, you didn't see all the steps.  Here are the results:

smaller with a caption

to the left with a short caption

larger with a caption.

Still 7/7/20 In New Blogger, as I clicked the eyeball, I got the message "Firefox prevented this site from opening a pop-up window."   I'll toggle back to Legacy to get a preview.  OK,  I'll  save, and back arrow Blogger (left corner) to close this project to get back to the option for Legacy.  That is enough for today!  Take care, Marilynn

7/18/20 I am ready to draft a "new post".  I am not seeing that option in Blogger's New Look.   I'll be working in Legacy. 

Swift, ball, swift, and dye a Rainbow

7/18/20  I am including the date because I will probably publish this post as I finish the shawl.
Tools: Swift, ball winder, scale
Materials: 200grams of fingering yarn, 3 packets of PAAS egg dye, string for ties, pint containers, water, vinegar, rubber gloves, microwave-safe dish.
Additional supplies: measuring cups, cookie sheet, microwave, cooling rack, sink, tablecloth, apron, towel.


TODAY, I tried to recreate a technique I used last summer to dye yarn in three colors.
I remembered, that technique proved quite troublesome to wind the hank of yarn into a ball.  Today, I couldn't get the hank to cooperate to start this dyeing project.  I tried plan A, then B, and settled on plan C to dye one hank of yarn in three colors. With  two hanks, I'll have 6 colors.

 Resource:SOCKS, SOCKS, SOCKS; Edited by Elaine Rowley, (1998) 2007, p72, Dye-Your-Own Socks by Traci Bunkers.
ChemKnits Tutorials
Swatching Different PAAS Easter Egg Dyeing Kits on Yarn (2020 SMSMS Night 1)

Here is the process:

I placed the bare yarn on a swift.
I wound the yarn into a cake, removed the cake from the winder, and placed it on a scale.

I rewound 33grams into a small cake, and gently moved that and the remaining yarn back to the swift.
I opened the swift to very a wide circumference, taped the first tail of yarn to the swift, and twirled the swift to re-skein the 33grams.  I tied that in 4 places.
I adjusted the swift circumference slightly smaller, and gently pushed that yarn down.
I placed the remaining yarn on a scale,  twirled the swift to re-skein the next 33grams, and tied those strands in 4 places.
Now, I twirled the swift to re-skein the final 33grams, and tied that in 4 places.

I had a second hank of yarn, and repeated the process.

I was ready to dye the yarn with 3 packets of PAAS egg dye tablets.

I presoak the yarn for 30 minutes in 4 cups water & 1/2 cup vinegar.
I fill 6 pint jars with 1cup water & 2Tbs vinegar. I sorted and added the dye tablets.
I carefully squeezed out the excess presoak solution, and placed the yarn in rainbow order in the jars.
I pour the remaining presoak solution to fill the jars.   I let this sit for 30 minutes.

I removed the yarn from the jars, and places the yarn in small plastic bags and a microwave-safe container.   I microwaved for 2 minutes, let it rest for 2 minutes.  Repeated this 4 more times.
I let the yarn cool for an hour.

I rinsed, washed with a little dish soap&water, and rinsed again.

I rolled the yarn in a towel, then placed it on a drying rack to dry!
  
7/20/20, updated for rewinding the yarn into two cakes.

I placed this hank on the swift with the blue ready to wind.  I snipped the ties around the blue and carefully started winding.


Then, I placed and adjusted the size of the swift, snipped those ties, and wound the green.

Finally, I placed and adjusted the swift for the yellow, snipped the ties, and finished winding the ball/cake.  I was very happy this process went well!

The orange, center red, and pink hank did not go as smoothly.  I solved that problem by taking the red & pink on and off the swift, getting an extra couple hands from my husband, and at one point releasing the ball winder from table to thread through the tangle. After doubting myself and the process, in the end it all worked out.

  The winding took less than an hour even with the frustration of the tangled red. The 400 yards of yarn was wound into two balls/cakes, and ready for knitting!

Please follow the link to Rainbow over Circle Creek Shawl!

Copyright 2020, Marilynn Blacketer. All rights reserved. 8-1-20

For support please contact: marilynnblacketer@gmail.com

Sew What? Krackens

Yes, this is my knitting blog, but sometimes fleece and sewing seem like a better choice! With 1/3 yard of fleece and a few fleece scraps you can make two Kracken puppets!

This grandma is pretty excited about the Seattle Hockey Team selecting a name and mascot.  I do not think the design of the puppets will look anything like the mascot, but I had fun making these sea serpents.   
(Quick summary of the project: 1/3 yard fleece. The mouth is an oval, not a circle.)

Materials:        
1/3 yard fleece,
sewing thread
scraps of fleece
embroidery floss  

Supplies:
yard stick or

measuring tape
scissors, pins
sewing machine
chalk or soap for marking details
lid for template
2 hours 
Finished sizes: 
11"circumference, 30" nose to tail

Let me share photos of the process:

fleeces options

scraps of fleece

Cut 60" fleece in half, (mine 11" x 30") 12" x 30"

Trim salvage, fold lengthwise (hotdog).  Not in the photo, cut 10"x12" to fold lengthwise for dorsal fins.

Although this is fleece, stitch right-sides together.  Then,  turn righ-tside out, creating an inside seam.

 The dorsal fins are ready for design.  With soap or chalk, trace triangles and head back to the sewing machine.

Top-stitch the triangles twice.

Trim away the excess fleece. 

Early in the afternoon, I interrupted the sewing project because the grandkids and I have Zoom storytime.  I talked about my excitement for the NHL Seattle Kracken, and read Ralph's Secret Weapon by Steven Kellogg.  Then, I returned to my project!  

Cut fleece for the tongue.  Cut an oval for the inside mouth.

Stitch the tongue into the mouth, securing the tongue, and creating a hinge.

With the same lid as a template, trim the head.  (Sorry, I forgot to take photos of sewing the mouth in place.)  Center the mouth and top-stitch the two semi-circles, leaving the extra (oval) fabric at the hinges

 Turn the puppet inside out, and stitch the extra fabric to close up the gap at the hinge. 

Yes, this is fiddly.

With the puppet nearly complete, 9"down from the nose, cut a 2" slit at the fold (really4" opening) for the child's arm.  Next time, I think I would snip at 12".  Then, return to the sewing machine to secure 14" end of the fabric and create a tail.

With more fleece scraps, create eyes.  (I could have used fancy buttons, but this family includes a baby brother.) 

Again, quick summary of the project: 1/3 yard fleece. The mouth is an oval, not a circle.

 Now, let's get Kracken!

Copyright 2020, Marilynn Blacketer. All rights reserved. 7/25/20

for pattern support please contact marilynnblacketer@gmail.com 

Shorty Ripples Socks

With yarn remaining from a pair of Socks - Pie Ripples, and yarn remaining from the NO Fear Shorty Socks 
by Denise DeSantis,  I worked a  pair of Shorty Ripples Socks. 

The Shorty Ripples Socks work well in a superwash wool blend. The Ripples are fun work, and the socks can be knit in just a few days making them the perfect gift or accessory.

This may be considered an intermediate level pattern because knowledge of sock (and stitch) construction is helpful.

Finished size: leg height about 6”, about 7” flat, stretch 10”circumference, foot length 9.5”

 

Gauge: 8 stitches, 10 rows = 1” Adjust needle size, and row count to match gauge.

Materials:

Yarn: superwash wool blend in fingering weight, and fingering waste yarn for set-up afterthought heel

Photo: Knit Picks Stroll Fingering;75%Superwash Merino Wool, 25%Nylon; 462yards/100grams;
Socks - Pie Ripples color: Frolic Hand Painted, 70grams
Shorty Ripples Socks: cuff, heel, toe color A: Frozen Tonal, 20grams;      
                                       leg, foot color B: Frolic Hand Painted, 30grams

Needles: Size US#2(2.75mm), 16”and 24” circular needles or size US#2 set double pointed needles

Notions: tapestry needle, stitch markers

Resources: Socks Soar on Two Circular Needles , by Cat Bordhi;

KNITTING circles around SOCKS ,by Antje Gillingham

Abbreviations: CO= cast on      K = knit      p= purl       k2tog=knit 2 stitches together       k2togbl=knit 2 stitches together through the back loop      MC=main color       Rnd/s=round/s st/s=stitch/es      yo=yarn over  A=color A      B=color B

Special Stitches: These 10 stitches and 16 rows/rnds make the Ripples pattern:

Rnds 1-5: Knit 9, purl 1

Rnd 6: K3, k2tog, k3, yo, k1, p1

Rnd 7: K2, k2tog, k3, yo, k2, p1

Rnd 8: K1, k2tog, k3, yo, k3, p1

Rnds 9-13: Knit 9, purl 1

Rnd 14: K1, yo, k3, k2togbl, k3, p1

Rnd 15: K2, yo, k3, k2togbl, k2, p1

Rnd 16: K3, yo, k3, k2togbl, k1, p1

Directions: The directions are written for medium adult size, and working with 2 circular needles. (notes are in italic) Make 2 socks.

A: Use the long-tail cast-on method, with size US#2 needles, cast on 90 stitches.

Place marker & join together by knitting first stitch being careful not to twist.

A:  Set Up: * K1, k2tog; repeat from * to end. (60sts = 30sts, per needle)

A:  Cuff: Rnds 1-16: * K1, p1; repeat from * to end

B:  Sock Leg:

Rnds 1-5: * Knit 9, purl 1; repeat from * to end.

Rnd 6: * K3, k2tog, k3, yo, k1, p1; repeat from * to end.

Rnd 7: * K2, k2tog, k3, yo, k2, p1; repeat from * to end.

Rnd 8: * K1, k2tog, k3, yo, k3, p1; repeat from * to end.

Rnds 9-13: * Knit 9, purl 1; repeat from * to end.

Rnd 14: * K1, yo, k3, k2togbl, k3, p1; repeat from * to end.

Rnd 15: * K2, yo, k3, k2togbl, k2, p1; repeat from * to end.

Rnd 16: * K3, yo, k3, k2togbl, k1, p1; repeat from * to end.

Repeat rnds 1-16, working leg to the desired length, following rnd 5 or 13, set up for instep and heel.

(work Rnds 1-16 one time + Rnds 1-5; 3.5’’ from CO)  
          (work Rnds 1-16 four times + Rnds 1-5; 8" from CO for Socks - Pie Ripples)

B:  Instep and Heel set up:

Work front needle/instep as established, but slip last stitch from front to the back needle (29sts instep, you will no longer work the final p1)

Heel: Drop MCyarn, and with a strand of different colored yarn knit across heel 31 stitches.

Turn, and with the strand of different colored yarn purl back across heel to end/beginning of needle.

Drop colored strand, pick up MC, and knit across heel 31 stitches once more. After this work instep as established, and knit sole; the heel will be put in later.

B:  Instep and Sole:

Work instep as established, and knit sole until sock measures from heel (colored yarn) marker;

(continue to work Rnds 6- 16 + Rnds 1-16 three times) 5.5” for desired length.

A:  Toe:

Rnd 1 & odd rounds: (instep) * K1, k2tog, knit to the last 3 stitches on needle, k2tog, k1;

repeat from * to end(sole) (4sts decreased)

Rnd 2 & even rounds: Knit

Continue until 13sts remain for instep, and 15sts remain for sole.

Final Rnd 2: (instep) Knit 13sts, (sole) K1, k2tog, knit to the last 3 stitches on needle, k2tog, k1.

With 26 stitches remaining, cut 18” yarn, and work Kitchener Stitch to finish the toe.

A:  Heel:

Carefully slide the 31sts below(sole), and 31sts above the colored yarn(leg) to needles. Carefully remove the colored yarn.

Attach MC yarn, pick up one stitch at the beginning of needle, as you knit a round, pick up one stitch at the end of the needles. (66sts =  33sts per needle, and this will help avoid “holes” on the heel sides.) Now, work the heel the same as the toe.

Rnd 1 & odd rounds: * K1, k2tog, knit to the last 3 stitches on needle, k2tog, k1;

repeat from * to end (4 sts decreased)

Rnd 2 & even rounds: Knit

Continue until 13sts remain for leg, and 13sts remain for sole.

With 26 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 Ravelry and marilynnsgardenknitdesign.blogspot.com.

Copyright 2020, Marilynn Blacketer. All rights reserved.4-16-20

For pattern support please contact: marilynnblacketer@gmail.com

Here are photos of the process:

 

With 50grams Knit Picks color Frozen and 30grams Knit Picks Frolic, I started a pair of Shorty Ripples Socks.  I worked the cuff, snipped the Frozen, and started the leg with Frolic.

With just one "repeat" of the Ripples pattern for the leg, I worked the waste yarn for the afterthought heel, and continued on with the instep and sole.

 

As I neared the end of the Knit Picks Frolic and completing a Rnd 13, I snipped that yarn,  and started the toe decreases with the Knit Picks Frozen.

The toes were done, time to work the Kitchener Stitch.

Working with double pointed needles, I picked up the stitches, removed the waste yarn, and was ready to work the afterthought heels.

 

I worked the afterthought heels in Knit Picks Frozen.

Heels were done, time to work the Kitchener Stitch.

Shorty Ripples Socks!

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