amimono no monogatari: Seaglass (aka Tabi Monogatari v15)

Time for another pair of mid-calf socks for my hubby. Using my Cascade in Paton's Kroy Socks and my new 4" & 3" Chiaogoo interchangeables US 0 needles, I casted on 50 sts (based on my last Paton's Kroy sock for him). I tried it on his foot and it fit! ♡

Here's what I did:
1. I started with a Provisional cast on with a total of 50 sts.
2. K 1 straight row on each side, then connected in the round.
3. K 15 rows in the round as part of the foot portion.
4. Started the toes: with 25 sts on each side, splitting it up for 8 sts for big toe, 17

sts for remaining toes.

5. Big toe:

Row 1:

Front: k to the 2nd to the last st, pick up 1 st below, for a total of 9 sts
Back: k, pick up a st below, k to the end for a total of 9 sts

Row 2:

Front: k to the 2nd to the last st, pick up 1 st below, for a total of 10 sts
Back: k, pick up a st below, k to the end for a total of 10 sts

Row 3: k
Row 4-5 (2 rows): Follow Row 2 until there are 12 sts
Row 6-16 (11 rows): k
Row 17:

Front: k to last 2 sts, k2tog for a total of 11 sts
Back: SSK, k to the end for a total of 11 sts

Row 18: same as row 17 continuing to decrease 1 st on each side, for a total of 10 sts on each side
Row 19:

Front: k2tog, k, to the end for a total of 9 sts
Back: k to the last 2 sts, k2tog for a total of 9 sts

Row 20: k
Row 21:

Front: k2tog, k to the end for a total of 8 sts
Back: k to the last 2 sts, SSK for a total of 8 sts

Row 22: k
Row 23:

Front: k2tog, k to the end for a total of 7 sts
Back: k to the last 2 sts, k2tog for a total of 7 sts

Row 24:

Front: k2tog, k to the last 2 sts, k2tog for a total of 5 sts
Back: SSK, k to the last 2 sts, SSK for a total of 5 sts

Row 275: same as row 24 continuing to decrease 2 sts, total of 3 sts on each side
Bound off using the Kitchener stitch.

The big toe came out to 5.5 cm (2 in).

6. The rest of the toes:

Row 1: k, picking up 4 sts on each side, for a total of 21 sts
Row 2: k

Row 3:

Front: k2tog, k to the end for a total of 20 sts
Back: k to the last 2 sts, SSK for a total of 20 sts

Row 4: k
Row 5:

Front: k2tog, k to the last 2 sts, ssk for a total of 18 sts
Back: ssk. k to the last 2 sts, k2tog for a total of 18 sts

Row 6:

Front: k2tog, k to the end for a total of 17 sts
Back: k to the last 2 sts, ssk for a total of 17 sts

Row 7:

Front: k to the last 2 sts, ssk for a total of 16 sts
Back: ssk, k to the end for a total of 16 sts

Row 8:

Front: ssk, k to the end for a total of 15 sts
Back: k to the last 2 sts, k2tog for a total of 15 sts

Row 9:

Front: ssk, k to the end, for a total of 14 sts
Back: k to the last 2 sts, k2tog for a total of 14 sts

Row 10:

Front: ssk, k to the end for a total of 13 sts
Back: k to the last 2 sts, ssk for a total of 13 sts

Row 11-12 (2 rows): k
Row 13-18: same as Row 9-10 for 12, 11, 10, 9, 8 & 7 sts
Row 19:

Front: k2tog, k to the last 2 sts, ssk for a total of 5 sts
Back: ssk, k to the last 2 sts, k2tog for a total of 5 sts

Row 20-21 (2 rows): k
Bound off using the Kitchener stitch.

The rest of the toe came out to 4.8 cm (1⅝ in)

7. Then I went back to the bottom of the provisional cast on and picked up the

stitches to start the foot.

Row 16: pick up a st from the “front” side and put it on the “back” side; pick up a st from the “back” side, bringing it behind the st picked up from the “front” and put it on the “front” side. K these 2 sts together. Then k in the round. There should be 25 start on each side.
Row 17-50 (49 rows): k, maintaining 25 sts on each side
Row 51-59 (9 rows): pick up a sts below on each side, l lol p pool 0p pplk, maintaining 26 sts on each side
Row 60: pick up the first st, 9th st, 18th at & last st on each side for a total of 30 sts
Row 61-65 (5 rows): k, maintaining 30 sts on each side
Including the initial 15 rows, this came out for a total of 17 cm (6 3/4 in)

8. With the foot done, I started on the heel portion using the Fish Lips Kiss Heel

method.

Row 108:

Right side: k the “top” portion, moving 1 st from the “back” side for a total of 31 sts; start the heel on the “bottom” portion
Left side: pick up 2 sts and move it to the “top” portion for a total of 29 sts then start the heel as you’re already on the “bottom” portion

Row 109-120 (12 rows): Follow the Fish Lips Kiss Heel method until you have 10 twin stitches (sts) knits and purls sts on each side and 10 regular sts
This came out to 3.5 cm (1 ⅜ in).
Row 121-135 (15 rows): Continue using the Fish Lips Kiss Heel method to turn the heel until you have a total of 28 sts again.
Row 136:

Left side: Since the left side ends on a purl side, k to bring you back to the correct side.
Right side: k

This came out perfect! :) *yay* :)

9. With the heel done, I finished off the leg:

Row 137: k2tog, k in the round for a total of 29 sts for top side & 28 sts for the back side
Row 138-141 (4 rows): k in the round, maintaining a total of 28 &29 sts on each side
Row 142: decrease 1 st on the top side for a total of 28 sts on each side
Row 143-146 (4 rows): k, maintaining a total of 28 sts on each side
Row 147: decrease 1 st on each side for a total of 27 sts on each side
Row 148-172 (30 rows): k, maintaining a total of 27 sts on each side
Total length of the leg was 9 cm (3 1/2 in)

10. With the leg done, it was time to cuff; Hubby said he wanted shorter ribbing this

time (*yay* homestretch!):

Row 173-182 (10 rows): complete cuff using 1x1 ribbing (27 sts on each side)
Row 183: add 2 sts to each side for a total of 29 sts and continue 1x1 ribbing
Row 184-218 (40 rows): complete cuff using 1x1 ribbing (29 sts on each side) for a total of 10 cm (4 in) of ribbing
Bound off using a variation of the Estonian bind off, in which I picked up a stitch from the row below then used the Estonian bind off technique. :)

The total length of the leg and cuff was 20 cm (7 1/2 in).

Yay! Another finished pair! :) And, just in time as he needs more socks! 😜