ABBREVIATIONS:beg
= beginning; dec = decrease; inc
= increase; K = knit; mm = millimeters;
P = purl; psso = pass the slipped
st over; rem = remaining; rep
= repeat; rnd = round; sl = slip;
St st = Stockinette stitch; st(s)
= stitch (es); tog = together; * or ** = repeat
whatever follows the * or ** as indicated; [] =
work directions in brackets the number of times specified.
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LM0131
Knitted Socks - Intermediate Level Designed by Grace Alexander
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Directions are for Size Small; changes for Sizes Medium
and Large are in parentheses.
GAUGE: 21 sts = 4"; 29 rows = 4" in
St st. CHECK YOUR GAUGE. Use any size needles to obtain
the gauge.
NOTE: Sl all sts as if to purl.
LEG: Cast on 40 (48, 56) sts, dividing sts on
3 needles as follows: Needle 1: 12 (16, 18) sts;
Needle 2: 16 (16, 20) sts; Needle 3: 12
(16, 18) sts. Join to work in the round taking care that sts are
not twisted. Work in K2, P2 ribbing until 5 (7, 9)" from beg,
end with Needle 3.
Next Rnd: K14 (14, 18), [P2, K2] 3 (4, 5) times,
P2, K12 (16, 16).
Divide for Heel: Sl last 10 (14, 14) sts of last rnd worked and
first 12 (12, 16) sts of next rnd onto 1 needle for heel –
22 (26, 30) sts. Put rem 18 (22, 26) sts for instep on a different
needle. Cut yarn.
With wrong side of work facing and working on heel sts only, work
as follows: Row 1: P2 (0, 2), [P2 tog, P2] 5 (6, 7) times,
[P2tog] 0 (1, 0) time – 17 (19, 23) sts. Row 2: K1, * sl 1, K1; rep from * across. Row 3: K1, P to last st, K1.
Rep Rows 2 and 3 until heel measures approx 1 1/2 (2, 2 1/2)",
end Row 3. Next Row: K, inc 1 (3, 3) sts evenly spaced –
18 (22, 26) sts.
Turn Heel (Wrong Side): Sl 1, P10 (12, 14), P2
tog, P1, turn. Next Row: Sl 1, K5, sl 1, K1, psso, K1, turn. Next Row: Sl 1, P6, P2 tog, P1, turn. Next Row: Sl 1, K7, sl 1, K1, psso, K1, turn.
Continue in this manner, working 1 st more st before the dec every
row until 12 (14, 16) sts rem, end right side row.
Gusset and Foot: With the same needle (Needle
1), pick up and K8 (9, 11) sts across side of heel, with Needle
2 work across 18 (22, 26) sts of instep in ribbing as established,
with Needle 3 pick up and K8 (9, 11) sts across other side of heel
and K first 6 (7, 8) sts of heel to same (3rd) needle – 46
(54, 64) sts divided as follows: Needle 1: 14 (16,
19) sts; Needle 2: 18 (22, 26) sts; Needle
3: 14 (16, 19) sts.
Keeping continuity of instep ribbing and working rem sts in St st,
work as follows: Rnd 1: Needle 1: K to last 3 sts, K2 tog, K1; Needle
2: work in ribbing as established; Needle 3: K1, sl 1,
psso, K to end. Rnd 2: Work even.
Rep Rnds 1 and 2 until 36 (44, 52) sts rem – Needles
1 and 3: 9 (11, 13) sts; Needle 2: 18
(22, 26) sts.
Work even until foot measures 1 3/4 (2, 2 1/2)" less than desired
finished length.
TOE-Rnd 1: Needle 1: K to last 3 sts, K2tog, K1;
Needle 2: K1, sl 1, K1, psso, K to last 3 sts,
K2 tog, K1; Needle 3: K1, sl 1, K1, psso, K to
end – 32 (40, 48) sts. Rnds 2 and 3: K. Rnd 4: Rep Rnd 1 – 28 (36, 44) sts. Rnds 5 and 6: K. Rnd 7: Rep Rnd 1 – 24 (32, 40) sts. Rnd 8: K. Rnds 9-10 (9-11, 9-12): Rep Rnd 1 – 16 (20,
24) sts. K4 (5, 6) sts from Needle 1. Place sts from Needles 1 and
3 onto one needle – 8 (10, 12) sts on each of 2 needles. Cut
yarn leaving approximately 18" for grafting toe sts together.
Grafting: With instep sts facing you on Needle
1 and sole sts on Needle 2, thread rem yarn into a yarn needle.
Keeping the yarn needle and yarn under the points of the knitting
needles, work as follows:
* Pass yarn needle through first st of Needle 1 as if to knit and
slip the stitch off, pass through 2nd st of Needle 1 as if to purl,
but leave the stitch on the Needle; pass yarn needle through first
st on Needle 2 as if to purl and slip the stitch off, pass yarn
needle through 2nd stitch on Needle 2 as if to knit, but leave stitch
on Needle. Rep from * until all the sts are joined. Fasten off.
Take care to draw yarn up so that gauge of grafting equals gauge
of knitted sts.
