Time for another pair of mid-calf socks for my hubby. Using my new
interchangeables Chiaogoo US 0 needles, I casted on 50 sts based on my last sock
for him. I tried it on his foot and it fit! ♡
Here's what I did:
Here's what I did:
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.
·
Big toe:
·
Right side:
o
Row 1:
§
Front: k, pick up 1 st below, k to the 2nd to
the last st, pick up 1 st from below, for a total of 10 sts
§
Back: k, pick up a st below, pick up 1 st from
below, k to the end for a total of 10 sts
o
Row 2: k
o
Row 3:
§
Front: k to the 2nd to the last st, pick up 1 st
below, for a total of 11 sts
§
Back: k, pick up a st below, k to the end for a
total of 11 sts
o
Row 4: k
o
Row 5-6 (2 rows): Follow Row 3-4 for 12
sts
o
Row 7-16 (10 rows): k
o
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
o
Row 18: same as row 17 continuing to decrease 1
st on each side, for a total of 10 sts on each side
o
Row 19:
§
Front: k2tog, k, to the last 2 sts, k2tog for a
total of 8 sts
§
Back: ssk, k to the last 2 sts, k2tog for a
total of 8 sts
o
Row 20-24 (4 rows): k
o
Row 25:
§
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
o
Row 26: k
o
Row 27:
§
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
o
Row 28: k
o
Row 29: same as row 27 continuing to decrease 2
sts, total of 3 sts on each side
The right big toe came
out to 4.5 cm (1.75 in).
·
Left Side:
o 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
o 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
o Row
3: k
o Row
4-7 (4 rows): Follow Row 2-3 until there are 12 sts
o Row
8-16 (9 rows): k
o 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
o Row
18-20 (3 rows): k
o Row
21: same as row 17 continuing to decrease 1 st on each side, for a total of 10
sts on each side
o Row
22:
§ Front:
k2tog, k, to the last 2 sts, k2tog for a total of 8 sts
§ Back:
ssk, k to the last 2 sts, k2tog for a total of 8 sts
o Row
23: k
o Row
24: same as Row 22 for 6 sts
o Row
25: k
o Row
26: same as Row 24 for 4 sts
o Row
27: k
o Row
28: same as Row 26 for 2 sts
The left big toe came
out to 5 cm (1.5 in).
5. The
rest of the toes:
·
Row 1: k, picking up 5 sts on each side, for a
total of 22 sts
·
Row 2:
o
Front: k2tog, k to the end for a total of 21
sts
o
Back: k to the last 2 sts, k2tog for a total of
21 sts
·
Row 3:
o
Front: k to the last 2 sts, k2tog for a total of
20 sts
o
Back: ktog, k the end for a total of 20
sts
·
Row 4: k
·
Row 5:
o
Front: k2tog, k to the last 2 sts, ssk for a
total of 18 sts
o
Back: ssk. k to the last 2 sts, k2tog for a
total of 18 sts
·
Row 6:
o
Front: ssk, k to the end for a total of 17
sts
o
Back: k to the last 2 sts, k2tog for a total of
17 sts
·
Row 7:
o
Front: k to the last 2 sts, ssk for a total of
16 sts
o
Back: ssk, k to the end for a total of 16
sts
·
Row 8:
o
Front: ssk, k to the end for a total of 15
sts
o
Back: k to the last 2 sts, k2tog for a total of
15 sts
·
Row 9:
o
Front: ssk, k to the end, for a total of 14 sts
o
Back: k to the last 2 sts, k2tog for a total of
14 sts
·
Row 10:
o
Front: ssk, k to the end for a total of 13
sts
o
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:
o
Front: k2tog, k to the last 2 sts, ssk for a
total of 5 sts
o
Back: ssk, k to the last 2 sts, k2tog for a
total of 5 sts
·
Row 20-21 (2 rows): k
The rest of the toe came out to 3 cm (11/8 in).
Then
I went back to the bottom of the provisional cast on and picked up the stitches
to start the foot:
6. Row
16: k to the end then pick up a twisted st from below for 26 sts on one side
& 25 sts on the other side
7. Row
17: k to the last 2 sts, k2tog for 25 sts on each side
8. Row
18-92 (75 rows): k, maintaining 25 sts on each side
9. Row
93: k, pick up 1 st below, k to the last 2 sts, pick up 1 st below, k for a total
26 sts on each side
10. Row
94-102 (9 rows): k, maintaining 26 sts on each side
Including the initial 15 rows, this came out for a total of 24 cm (9 ½ in)
Including the initial 15 rows, this came out for a total of 24 cm (9 ½ in)
(Sorry - forgot to take
a picture! :()
With the foot done, I started on the heel portion using the German short row method. Depending on which side (left or right) I was working on will determine if I were ktbl/p and looking at the back (WS) or front (RS) side
11. Row
116:
·
Front: k, for a total of 27 sts (move 2 sts from
the back side to the front side
·
Back: k/p the first st, pull the working yarn
straight up and bring it to the front then to the back (as if to k/p, creating
an extra st), then k/p to the end, creating 1 ultimate st and 25 regular sts on
the RS (right side (aka the knit/purl side))
12. Row
117: turn the sock around so you're looking on the back/front side, slip the
first st, pull the working yarn straight up and bring it to the back then to
the front (as if to p/k, creating an extra st), then p/ktbl to the second to
the last stitch, creating 2nd ultimate st and 24 regular sts on the WS (wrong
side (aka the purl/knit side))
13. Row
118: slip the second st, pull the working yarn straight up and bring it to the
back then to the front (as if to k/p, creating an extra st), creating the 3rd
ultimate st on the RS/WS; then continue to ktbl/p to the the 2nd to the last
st
14. Row
119: slip the second st, pull the working yarn straight up and bring it to the
front then to the back (as if to p/k, creating an extra st), creating the 4th
ultimate st on the WS/RS; then continue to ktbl/p to the the 2nd to the last
st
15. Row
120-134 (15 rows): continue to follow either Row 118 or 119 until you have 7
ultimate sts on each side and 13 regular sts
This came out to 3 cm (1 ½ in).
16. Row
135-136: p the first wrapped st (aka the 7th ultimate st), (if need be, pick up
a st or two), p/ktbl or p2tog/k2tog tbl the picked up st(s), p/k the second
wrapped stitch (aka the 6th ultimate st on the WS) then turned my work around
(so that I am now on the RS/WS); slip the first st (aka the 5th ultimate st)
and pull up the working yarn (to re-create the 5th ultimate st), (if you picked
up a st, k2tog tbl/p2tog (k/p the wrapped and picked up st together)) and k
tbl/p to the left side
17. Row
137-38: 1.l8ktbl/p the next wrapped stitch (aka the 6th ultimate st on the
RS/WS), (if need be, pick up a st or two, ktbl/p or k2tog tbl/p2tog the picked
up st(s)), ktbl/p the next wrapped st (aka the 5th wrapped st), then turned my
work around so that I'm now on the WS/RS; pull up the working yarn to re-create
the 5th wrapped st then if need be, p2tog/k2tog tbl (the 5th wrapped and picked
up st together) and p/ktbl to the right side.
18. Row
136-147 (12 rows): continue to follow Rows 132-133 or 134-135 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 25 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:
19. Row
148: picked up 3 sts on each side, k in the round for a total of 30 sts for
each side
20. Row
149-167 (19 rows): k in the round, maintaining a total of 30 sts on each
side
21. Row
168: decrease 1 st on each side for a total of 29 sts on each side
22. Row
169-170 (2 rows): k, maintaining a total of 29 sts on each side
23. Row
171: decrease 1 st on each side for a total of 28 sts on each side
24. Row
172-186 (15 rows): k, maintaining a total of 28 sts on each side
Total length of the leg was 6.5 cm (2 1/2 in)
With the leg done, it was time to actually finish off the sock with a short
cuff as Hubby said he wanted a shorter sock this time (*yay*
homestretch!):
25. Row
187-216 (30 rows): complete cuff using 1x1 ribbing, for a total of 6 cm (2
1/2") of ribbing
26. 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 12 cm (4 3/4").
Look another finished pair! *Yay*! :)
Look another finished pair! *Yay*! :)
Up-date: Hubby really tried to love this pair ... apparently, somewhere along the way, I missed ten (10!) rows on his foot, and the sock was really too short for his foot. This pair has now been retired and another pair of camo socks (with the right foot length!) will be replacing this version shortly.
