LOOM: His and Hers Sock Looms, (64 peg loom)
YARN: Fingering (sock) weight; Knit Picks Hawthorne Fingering used in sample
Color A: Approx. 12 g/ 44 yds (Blueberry Speckle used in sample)
Color B: Approx. 34 g/ 140 yds (Cosmic Speckle used in sample)
Color C: Approx. 30 g/ 108 yds (Delphinium Kettle Dye used in sample)
NOTIONS: tapestry needle, stitch holder.
GAUGE: 15 sts x 23 rows = 2″x 2″ stockinette
SIZE: Men’s (adjustable for foot size)
ABBREVIATIONS
st(s)= stitch(es)
p= purl stitch
k= knit stitch (u-stitch)
rnd= round
rep= repeat
w&t= wrap and turn
BO= bind off
INSTRUCTIONS
Cast on 64 sts in color A, prepare to work in the round.
Cuff and Leg
Rnd 1-25 (or 2.5”): In color A, *k2, p2, k, p, k, p; rep from * to end of rnd.
Rnd 26-80 (or 4.5”): In color B, k 64 sts.
Heel
Join color C and use color C for heel. Do not cut color B.
Place peg markers on pegs 1 and 32. Pegs 1-32 are all the pegs that will be worked for the heel. Pegs 12-21 are the pegs that will be left unwrapped during the w&t process.
Refer to Short-row heel/toe instructions at the end of the pattern for specific details.
Foot
Work appropriate length for foot size (5.5” for men’s 10.5 US size foot) in the following pattern (sample used 70 rnds);
For the first round, * knit in color C from peg 1 to 32. Next, knit pegs 64 to 33 in color B. You will now have two yarn strands between pegs 32 and 33.
For the next round, cross over the yarn strands twice (one complete twist) and knit in color C from peg 32 to 1. Next, knit in color B from peg 33 to 64. The two yarn strands are now between pegs 1 and 64*. Again, cross over the yarn strands twice to prepare for the next row.
Repeat from *. Each repeat creates two rounds—the first round ending with two strands between pegs 32 and 33, and the next round ending between pegs 1 and 64.
Crossing the two strands will eliminate any holes at the seams of the contrasting colors.
Toe
Create the toe in the exact same way as the heel using color C. Refer to Short-row heel/toe instructions at the end of pattern for specific details.
After working the toe, knit one round in color C.
Finishing
Keeping all sts from twisting, place the first 32 sts onto a double pointed needle, or on one side of a long circular needle. Place the remaining 32 sts onto another double pointed needle, or the other side of a long circular needle.
BO all sts using the Kitchener Stitch, or 3 Needle BO, as seen in the following tutorial: http://www.knittingboard.com/kitchener-stitch-page/
Weave in all loose ends.
Short-row heel/toe instructions for 64 Pegs:
Knit from peg 1 to peg 31, w&t peg 32.
Knit from peg 31 to peg 2, w&t peg 1.
Knit from peg 2 to peg 30, w&t peg 31.
Knit from peg 30 to peg 3, w&t peg 2.
Knit from peg 3 to peg 29, w&t peg 30.
Knit from peg 29 to peg 4, w&t peg 3.
Knit from peg 4 to peg 28, w&t peg 29.
Knit from peg 28 to peg 5, w&t peg 4.
Knit from peg 5 to peg 27, w&t peg 28.
Knit from peg 27 to peg 6, w&t peg 5.
Knit from peg 6 to peg 26, w&t peg 27.
Knit from peg 26 to peg 7, w&t peg 6.
Knit from peg 7 to peg 25, w&t peg 26.
Knit from peg 25 to peg 8, w&t peg 7.
Knit from peg 8 to peg 24, w&t peg 25.
Knit from peg 24 to peg 9, w&t peg 8.
Knit from peg 9 to peg 23, w&t peg 24.
Knit from peg 23 to peg 10, w&t peg 9.
Knit from peg 10 to peg 22, w&t peg 23.
Knit from peg 22 to peg 11, w&t peg 10.
Knit from peg 11 to peg 21, w&t peg 22.
Knit from peg 21 to peg 12, w&t peg 11.
(Note: The following increase rows will require working all previous wraps and stitches together as one as the pegs are knit and w&t’d. This can be up to 2 wraps and a stitch worked as one.)
Knit from peg 12 to peg 22, w&t peg 23 (two wraps and a stitch on this peg)
Knit from peg 22 to peg 11, w&t peg 10 (two wraps and a stitch on this peg).
Knit from peg 11 to peg 23, w&t peg 24.
Knit from peg 23 to peg 10, w&t peg 9.
Knit from peg 10 to peg 24, w&t peg 25.
Knit from peg 24 to peg 9, w&t peg 8.
Knit from peg 9 to peg 25, w&t peg 26.
Knit from peg 25 to peg 8, w&t peg 7.
Knit from peg 8 to peg 26, w&t peg 27.
Knit from peg 26 to peg 7, w&t peg 6.
Knit from peg 7 to peg 27, w&t peg 28.
Knit from peg 27 to peg 6, w&t peg 5.
Knit from peg 6 to peg 28, w&t peg 29.
Knit from peg 28 to peg 5, w&t peg 4.
Knit from peg 5 to peg 29, w&t peg 30.
Knit from peg 29 to peg 4, w&t peg 3.
Knit from peg 4 to peg 30, w&t peg 31.
Knit from peg 30 to peg 3, w&t peg 2.
Knit from peg 3 to peg 31, w&t peg 32.
Knit from peg 31 to peg 2, w&t peg 1.
Peg 1 and Peg 30 have the wraps on them. Continue to the foot instructions (on the first round, you will pick up the wraps together with the stitch as you work the next round).