While doing the stripey sock (the toes were done with leftovers from this sock pattern. I finished up the instructions for the cable and lace socks. This was done quickly and I hope it isn't too confusing. The socks are so lovely and Malabrigo Sock Yarn so soft. Plus the pattern looks very slimming with its long verticals. The knitting went quickly, too. I knitted without a cable needle so it was easy not fussing with a little cable needle. I love this pattern and will sure to use it again---maybe in fingerless gloves.
MoMo's
Simple Cable and Lace Socks
Something
simple and straightforward
easy
to do wherever and not have to worry about what's around the corner.
Pattern is
simple and elegant. It is good for knitting while watching
television of your favorite reruns. (I like to watch PBS Masterpiece
Theater)
Please
forgive me if there are errors. I tried my best!
It really is
a basic top down sock. Just add the pattern around theleg. Split
for heel flap using 36 stitches. Keep 34 stitches for pattern on
instep.
Momo's Simple
Cable and Lace Socks
Finished
size is small-size 6 shoe/37Eur
This
pattern easily adaptable to smaller or larger sizes.
Use
larger needles or lengthen foot. Pattern repeats in 8 rows making
alterations easy.
Yarn:
Malabrigo Sock (420 yds) 1 skein (only used approx. 3/4)
Needles:
Size 1
Gauge:
8 stitches to 1”
Leg:
Cast
on 70 stitches.
Arrange
stitches on three needles:
17,
35, 18
Careful
not to twist stitches, join for round knitting in the. Mark beginning
of row.
Knit
1 row.
Purl
1 row.
Knit
1 row.
Purl
1 row.
Using
chart begin pattern. Pattern repeat is 10 stitches. Last for in
light gray are for the last 4 stitches of the round. Repeat pattern
for desired length. I did 8 cable oval sets.
Heel
Flap:
At
marker, turn to wrong side.
Slip
1 purlwise.
Purl
35.
Turn.
Slip
one knit wise
K1,
Sl 1 across ending with K1
Repeat
these two rows 15 times (30 rows).
Turning:
K20.
K2tog. K1. Turn
Sl
1 Purlwise, P7, P2tog
K
across to stitch before gap. Take this stitch and next stitch in a
ssk to close this gap. Turn.
S1,
purl to 1 st before gap. P2tog to close gap.
Continue
in this fashion until all stitches are worked.
There
should be 22 stitches.
Now
for the fun part.
Gusset:
With
a new needle (Needle 1)
Pick
up 15 stitches in each of the chain on side of flap. (Gusset
stitches)
Needle
2: Continue cable and lace pattern at across instep (starting and
ending with purl)
*34
stitches
Pick
up 15 stitches again on flap with another needle (Needle 3)
Knit
across 11 stitches on the heel flap. Slip marker.
You
now have 4 needles with stitches.
Needle
1 has from right to left: 11 stitches, a marker, 11 stitches
Needle
2: 15 gusset stitches
Needle
3 (top of foot): pattern of 34 stitches
Needle
4: 15 gusset stitches
K10.
P15.
Continue
pattern (instep)
P15.
Knit
11. Sl marker.
K10
P12.
P2tog. P1.
Pattern
P1.
P2tog. P12.
Knit
across to marker. Sl marker.
Repeat
these two rows twice more. At this point change to knit stitch
instead of purl and continue decrease until there is 7 gusset
stitches remaining on both sides. (Redistribute stitches if more
comfortable onto 4 needles)
Continue
stockinette and pattern until 1 3/4” less than desired length.
Begin decrease for toe.
TOE:
Knit
one row and also redistribute sts so that pattern stitches (instep)
are on one needle and sole stitches are two.
(Needle
1 has 17 stitches, Needle 2 has 35 stitches, Needle 3 has 18
stitches)
Row
1:
Starting
with needle 1 knit until last 3 sts. K2 tog. K1.
On
needle 2 (instep) K1. Ssk. Knit till last 3 stitches. K2 tog. K1.
Needle
3: K1. Ssk. Knit to end of needle.
Row
2:
Knit.
Continue
these two rows until 8 stitches remain. Leave 10-12” tail. Use
Kirchner stitch.
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Pattern repeat
is 10 stitches. Last four stitches on chart for last 4 stitches in
the round on the leg. For instep it is repeated 3 times with last
four stitches.
Legend:
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Cable
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*The
four triangles set is a cable 2:
slip 2 sts to cable
needle and hold to back of work, knit 2, knit 2 from cable needle.
Or you can slip 2 sts purlwise to right needle. Knit next two
stitches. Pull those two stitches off needle by pinching back of
loops (hold firm) and slip the two slip sts back to left in front of
the held stitches. Now put two held stitches onto right needle. It
is faster than using a cable needle. For visual ck: http://
www.knittinghelp.com
