Fiddle Knits Designs | Beautifully detailed patterns for the hand knitter and crocheter
Created by Erica Jackofsky
Type: Knitting
Pattern Details
Published in Yarn Forward,
No. 12, May 2009
Pattern Details
Published in Yarn Forward,
No. 12, May 2009
Suggested Yarns:
Knit Picks, Stroll Sock yarn
Pagewood Farms, Denali Sock
Yarn Weight:
Fingering / 4 ply (14 wpi)
Gauge:
32 sts & 44 rows = 4" in stockinette stitch.
Needle Size:
US 1 / 2.25mm
Yardage:
one average skein sock yarn
Sizes Available:
Small (7"), Medium (8"), Large (9")
Pattern Errata
from the Yarn Forward Web site
from the Yarn Forward Web site
Under “Shape gusset” there is a printing error: the bolded second Rnd 2: Knit. Should read: N2: Knit
Note: Odd-numbered rnds are decrease rnds; st count on N1 will decrease by 2 sts on these rnds.?Rnd 1: N1: K21 (24, 27), k2tog, k6, ssk, k21 (24, 27). N2: Knit.
Rnd 2: N1: K20 (23, 26), k2tog, yo, ssk, yo, k2, yo, k2tog, yo, ssk, k20 (23, 26). Rnd 2: Knit.
Rnd 3: N1: K19 (22, 25), k2tog, k8, ssk, k19 (22, 25). N2: Knit.
Find a mistake? Send an e-mail to: Erica@FiddleKnits.com
Skill Level: Intermeiate
A knit ankle sock pattern
I tend to approach my knitting with much the same attitude as I do music; less can be more and space, or silence, speaks loudly. The inspiration for these socks came from a desire to remove “extra” lines (i.e. the angles of traditional gusset decreases) and focus on rolling function and style into one whole. Instead of having more going on with the gusset decreases along the side of the foot and the main pattern on the instep, why not combine the two elements? For June Apple, the decreases occur in the standard sets of two on every alternating round. However, I moved them away from the heel to be used instead as a decorative element on top of the foot. In doing this you can also see that as long as stitches are removed at a steady rate they can be taken from anywhere in the round. It is possible to utilize this method of decreasing with any stitch pattern where two stitches of every other round may be taken away until the original number (or desired number) is reached.
Techniques
- Knitting in the round
- YOs
- Decreases (ssk & k2tog)
- Picking up stitches
- Kitchener (on toe)
