- I started with a Provisional cast on 72 sts.
- K 1 straight row, then connected in the round.
- K 3 rows in the round as part of the foot portion.
- Started the toes: with 36 sts on each side, splitting it up for 13 sts for big toe, 23 sts for remaining toes.
- Big toe:
- Row 1:
- Front: k, yo, k to last st, yo, k, total of 15 sts
- Back: k, yo, k to last st, yo, k, total of 15 sts
- Row 2-21: k
- Row 22:
- Front: k, k2tog tbl, k to the last 2 sts, k2tog, total of 13 sts
- Back: k, k2tog tbl, k to the last 2 sts, k2tog, total of 13 sts
- Row 23: same as row 22 continuing to decrease 2 sts, total of 11 sts on each side
- Row 24: same as row 23 continuing to decrease 2 sts, total of 9 sts on each side
- Row 25: same as row 24 continuing to decrease 2 sts, total of 7 sts on each side
- Bound off using the Kitchener stitch.
- The rest of the toes:
- Row 1:
- Front: k, k2tog tbl, k to the end, picking up 2 sts, for a total of 24 sts
- Back: pick up 2 sts, k to the last 3 sts, k2tog, k, for a total of 24 sts
- Row 2:
- Front: k, k2tog, k to the last 3 sts, k2tog, k, for a total of 22 sts
- Back: k, k2tog, k to the last 3 sts, k2tog, k, for a total of 22 sts
- Row 3: k
- Row 4-5:
- Front: k, k2tog tbl, k to the end, for a total of 21 sts and 20 sts respectively
- Back: k to the the last 3 sts, k2tog, k for a total of 21 sts and 20 sts respectively
- Row 6: k
- Row 7: same as row 4, continuing to decrease 2 sts, for a total of 19 sts
- Row 8: k
- Row 9: same as row 7, continuing to decrease 2 sts, for a total of 18 sts
- Row 10: k
- Row 11-12: same as row 9, continuing to decrease 2 sts, for a total of 17 sts and 16 sts respectively
- Row 13: k
- Row 14: same as row 12, continuing to decrease 2 sts, for a total of 15 sts
- Row 15: k
- Row 16-17, same as row 14, continuing to decrease 2 sts, for a total of 14 sts and 13 sts respectively
- Row 18: k
- Row 19-20: same as row 17, continuing to decrease 2 sts, for a total of 12 sts and 11 sts respectively
- Row 21: k
- Bound off using the Kitchener stitch.
- Then I went back to the bottom of the provisional cast on and picked up the stitches to start the foot.
- The funny thing about the foot this time around is that there's no weird line like I had on the left foot. So, I must deduce that when I did the provisional cast on the first time, that weird line must be due to user error because now, unless I told you that I used that cast on, you wouldn't know how I did it unless you looked really carefully.
- Row 1-16: k, there should be 36 stitches on each side
- Row 17: decrease a st on each side, for a total of 35 sts
- Row 18: k
- Row 19: decrease a st on each side, for a total of 34 sts
- Row 20-25: k
- Row 26: decrease a st on each side, for a total of 33 sts
- Row 27-65: k
- With the foot done, I started on the heel portion using the German short row method:
- Row 66:
- Front: k, for a total of 33 sts
- Back: k the first st, pull the working yarn straight up and bring it to the front then to the back (as if to k, creating an extra st), then k to the end, creating 1 ultimate st and 32 regular sts on the RS (right side (aka the knit side))
- Row 67: turn the sock around so you're looking on the backside, slip the first st, pull the working yarn straight up and bring it to the back then to the front (as if to p, creating an extra st), then p to the second to the last stitch, creating 1 ultimate st and 31 regular sts on the WS (wrong side (aka the purl side))
- Row 68: slip the second st, pull the working yarn straight up and bring it to the back then to the front (as if to k, creating an extra st), creating the 2nd ultimate st on the RS; then continue to k tbl to the the 2nd to the last st
- Row 69: slip the second st, pull the working yarn straight up and bring it to the front then to the back (as if to p, creating an extra st), creating the 2nd ultimate st on the WS; then continue to k to the the 2nd to the last st
- Row 70-85: continue to follow either Row 68 or 69 until you have 10 ultimate sts on both sides and 13 regular sts
- Row 86-87: pick up a st, p the picked up st and p the first wrapped stitch (aka the 10th ultimate st on the WS) then turned my work around (so that I am now on the RS); k2tog tbl (k the wrapped and picked up st together) and k tbl to the left side
- Row 88-89: pick up a st, k tbl the picked up st and k tbl the next wrapped stitch (aka the 10th ultimate st on the RS) then turned my work around so that I'm now on the WS; p2tog (this p the wrapped and picked up st together) and p to the right side.
- Row 90-107: continue to follow Rows 86-87 or 88-89 until all the wrapped stitches were done; picked up sts as needed (anywhere between 2-3 sts) and either k2tog tbl or p2tog as needed to maintain a total of 33 sts (aka the goal is to get back to the original number of sts before starting the heel)
- This came out perfect! :) *yay* :)
- With the heel done, I finished off the leg:
- Row 108: picked up 2-3 sts on each side, k in the round
- Row 109: k in the round and k2tog tbl on the sides to decrease the sts back to a total of 33 sts on each side
- Row 110-120: k, maintaining a total of 33 sts on each side
- Row 121-125: k, decreasing every other row by 2 sts until there's a total of 30 sts on each side
- With the leg done, it was time to actually finish off the sock with its cuff (*yay* homestretch!). I decided to give my Knitter's Pride Karbonz another try:
- Row 126-135: completed a 1x1 ribbing
- Bound off using an Estonian bind off. :)
Look a finished right side!
Because I made the right side a bit longer, I went back to the left side to also make the leg longer to match. Now, I actually have a pair of wearable, matching socks! :)
Amazing! :) And, look! I have extra yarn! (What am I going to do with this?? :S)
Well, after making this "real" sock pair, I realized that I definitely need more practice; unlike my other projects that I completed, this was the hardest so far. I think it's been difficult because I was winging it (after all, I did frankenstein the toe and the rest of the sock together) coupled with the fact that I never really did inspect the anatomy of socks (like I do with sweaters (I love sweaters! :D)) and, I didn't pay enough attention to what I was doing while actually making the left side of the pair (I paid much more attention to the right side and, it helped that I had my Sirka counter! :) It really helped me to keep track of what I was doing. Plus, I took more time to harass my poor hubby and measured his foot every few rows instead of just going hog wild (aka go on autopilot) on the foot and leg portion). In short, I really didn't know what I was getting into and merrily went along my way only to find at times that I'd gone a tad astray. :P
Thankfully, I have a lot of sock yarn to keep at this endeavor until I either get better at it or realize perhaps as cool (and a great small project) socks are, it may not be for me. :P I'm hoping I just get better at it because while it was hard, it was enjoyable (and relatively fast if I just worked on socks and nothing else (after all, I did finish this side in about two (2) weeks or so (working on it off and on)). ;) We shall see as we go along this adventure! :D Plus, I have my Sirka counter now which I really think made a big difference for the right side. With it, perhaps I can perfect the left side now and see if I can recreate the right side accurately (again). More to come! :D
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