In that I can knit these when I seek comfort from my head there is a formula. I knit tight
#knitting #dpns #socks
Materials for size 6.5 uk
5 2.5mm 15cm dpns (double pointed needles) there are other ways to knit socks you can find them on the interweb eg
Magic Loop: Two At A Time 3mm needle for casting on
About 75g or 4ply sock wool
Darning needle to finish ends
Pattern
- Cast on 64 stitches (90% foot cicumference) with 3mm needle
- Putting stitches on 4 2.5mm needles K2 P2 rib
- Rib 20 rows
- Change to stocking stitch every stitch knit utill work measures 15cm
- (any longer that this and you have to accomondate the calf)
- Divide stiches in 2 knit 5.5cm back and forth on 32 stitches
- Turn heel...(divide stitches into about 3 with even number of stitches on outside needles)
- Knit 22 turn
- P11 k2tog across gap p1
- Slip 1 knit to one before gap k2 tog across gap k1 turn
- Repeat untill all stitches are used up ending on k row
- Pick up 18 stitches (64/4 plus a couple)
- Knit accross both needles from top of foot
- Pick up 18 stitches and 1/2 heel stiches 12?
- k one round adding the needle back at top (2 needles at top and 2 at the bottom )
- Starting center heel knit to last 3 stitches k2 top k1
- Knit 2 needles at top of foot
- Knit 1 k2 tog throgh back loop (there are other ways of doing this)
- One way to do this is to p the decrease
- Decrease every other row untill you have 16 stitches on every needle
- Here I knit utill work measures 16cm from pick up seam
- My foot is 25cm so 16 + 4cm for toe and the heel less a couple cm ref
- Starttin center bottom foot
- K to last 3 stitches k2 tog k1
- K1 k2 tog
- K to last 3 stitches k2 tog k1
- K1 k2 tog
- Decrease every other row until 8 (half) stitches on each needle
- Put stitches on 2 needles kitchener stitch
- Finish ends
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