Using a superb self-striping yarn allows you to simply knit at your heart’s content without having to worry about color changes.
LOOM: Sock Loom 2
YARN: Approx 275 yds of DK weight yarn. Viking Aurora Super Sock in color #668 was used in sample.
NOTIONS: Knitting tool, tapestry needle, 2 double pointed needles size 2 (used for grafting the toe area close).
SIZE: Fits a men’s size 9. To create larger/smaller sizes, work less rounds in the foot area.
GAUGE: 12.5 sts x 16 rows= 2 inches in stockinette.
ABBREVIATIONS
Approx=approximately
k=knit stitch
p=purl stitch
CO=Cast on
st(s)=stitch(es)
rnd(s)=Round(s)
W&T=wrap and turn (remove stitch from the peg, wrap the yarn working yarn around the peg (take the yarn to the inside of the loom, then go around the peg so that working yarn ends up to the front of the loom)).
INSTRUCTIONS
(make 2)
Cast on 48 sts, prepare to work in the rnd.
Rnd 1-16: *k2, p2; rep from * to end of rnd.
Next 56 rnds: k to end of rnd.
Heel
Short-row heel over 24 pegs
Knit from peg 1-23. W&T peg 24
Knit from peg 23-2. W&T peg 1
Knit from peg 2-22. W&T peg 23
Knit from peg 22-3. W&T peg 2
Knit from peg 3-21. W&T peg 22
Knit from peg 21-4. W&T peg 3
Knit from peg 4-20. W&T peg 21
Knit from peg 20-5. W&T peg 4
Knit from peg 5-19. W&T peg 20
Knit from peg 19-6. W&T peg 5
Knit from peg 6-18. W&T peg 19
Knit from peg 18-7. W&T peg 6
Knit from peg 7-19 (treat the wrap and the stitch as one loop). W&T peg 20
Knit from peg 19-6 (treat the wrap and the stitch as one loop). W&T peg 5 (two wraps and a stitch)
Knit from peg 6-20(treat the wrap and the stitch as one loop). W&T peg 21 (two wraps and the stitch)
Knit from peg 20-5 (treat the wrap and the stitch as one loop). W&T peg 4 (two wraps and a stitch)
Knit from peg 5-21 (treat the wrap and the stitch as one loop). W&T peg 22 (two wraps and a stitch)
Knit from peg 21-4 (treat the wrap and the stitch as one loop). W&T peg 3 (two wraps and a stitch)
Knit from peg 4-22(treat the wrap and the stitch as one loop). W&T peg 23 (two wraps and a stitch)
Knit from peg 22-3 (treat the wrap and the stitch as one loop). W&T peg 2 (two wraps and a stitch)
Knit from peg 3-23(treat the wrap and the stitch as one loop) . W&T peg 24 (two wraps and a stitch)
Knit from peg 23-2 (treat the wrap and the stitch as one loop). W&T peg 1 (two wraps and a stitch).
Pegs 1 and 24 have the wraps and the stitch. On the first round for the foot, work the wraps and the stitch together as a regular stitch.
Sole and Foot
Next row: k to end of rnd.
Rep last rnd until foot measures approx 8.5 inches from the end of heel (or 1.5 inches less than desired length).
Toe
Rep short-row heel instructions for toe area.
At the end, you will have Peg 1 and peg 24 with an extra wrap, lift this wrap up and off the peg.
Grafting the Toe Close
Remove stitches 48-25 and place stitches on one double pointed needle. Remove the remaining stitches from the loom and place them on second double pointed needle.
Using the kitchener stitch, graft the toes close.