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    The best sock pattern for beginners :)

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    12K views3 pages

    Vanilla Latte Socks

    Uploaded by

    Sarah Fermor
    The best sock pattern for beginners :)

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    © All Rights Reserved
    Download as PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd
    Download as pdf or txt
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    The passage provides instructions for making simple vanilla latte socks using basic knitting stitches.

    Fingering weight yarn, approximately 350 yards and needles between US 0-2 are needed.

    Cast on stitches and knit ribbing stitches for the desired number of rounds to make the cuff.

    Vanilla Latte Socks

    by Virginia Rose-Jeanes

    I grew up drinking lattes, though I didn’t know them by


    that name. My grandmother called it coffee milk and I
    always felt like such a big girl when I visited Nannie
    and got to drink coffee with breakfast! Lattes still mean
    comfort to me and a splash of vanilla to the milk just
    makes them better.
    These socks are like comfort food – just your basic top-
    down heel-flap socks – so easy you can knit them
    almost without a pattern and love them every time. If
    you’re a beginning sock knitter, you might knit them
    with your easiest ribbing at the top, and knit a
    stockinette heel flap instead of a slip stitch one, and then
    finish with a star toe so you don’t have to worry with
    Kitchener stitch at the end. If you’re more adventurous,
    vary the ribbing at the top, change up the heel and toes,
    and you have your very own custom sock pattern that is
    dead on easy - a two row pattern repeat and one of the
    two is knit – almost decaf.
    Knit in a solid or semi-solid, they’re understated and
    elegant, and the simple design is a perfect backdrop for
    stripes or for wild yarns which would overpower a more
    intricate pattern.

    Yarn: Fingering weight yarn, approximately 350 yards (Sample was knit with 64 stitches on US 1
    (2.25mm) needles with two 50g skeins of KnitPicks Felici.
    Gauge: 8 stitches to 1”
    Needles: US 0 to 2 (2.0mm, to 2.75mm) or size needed to get gauge appropriate for your yarn
    2 circulars or 1 long circular for Magic Loop

    Feel free to change up your combination of yarn, needles, and cast-on stitches depending on your yarn
    choice or the size of the recipient’s foot. If you are knit tightly, you might cast on 72 stitches on US 0
    (2mm). For a medium to heavy fingering weight yarn, 56 stitches on US 1.5 or 2 (2.50mm or 2.75mm)
    might be better. If you’re an experienced sock knitter, you probably already have your favorite yarn
    weight/stitch count combo.
    Key:
    K knit p2tog purl 2 together
    P purl ssk slip 2 stitches knitwise to right needle. Insert
    k2tog knit 2 together left needle through the front loops and knit tog.
    Ribbing:
    Cast on 56(64, 72) stitches in your favorite stretchy method (I use long-tail cast-on) and rib as you
    wish! *k1, p1* repeat across, or *k2,p2* repeat across, or maybe *k3,p1* repeat across. If you want a
    bit more caffeine, knit through the back loops of the knit stitches for a twisted rib. How long you make
    your cuff is up to you. I prefer a medium length – about 1 ¼ inch or about 15 rounds.
    Pattern
    Round 1: *K6, P2* repeat across
    Round 2: Knit across
    Knit in pattern until the leg measures 7” or desired length, then make a heel.
    Heel Flap:
    Your heel flap will consist of 28(32, 36) of the stitches knit flat on just one of the needles.
    Pick a heel stitch from the choices below.
    Stockinette:
    Row 1: sl 1, knit across
    Row 2: sl 1, purl across
    Knit these two rows a total of 16 times (32 rows), then proceed to Heel Turn.
    Slip Stitch Rib:
    Row 1: *sl 1, k1* repeat across
    Row 2: sl 1, purl across
    Knit these two rows a total of 16 times (32 rows), then proceed to Heel Turn.
    Eye of Partridge:
    Row 1: *sl 1, k1* repeat across
    Row 2: sl 1, purl across
    Row 3: sl 2, *k1, sl 1* across ending with k2
    Row 4: sl 1, purl across
    Knit these four rows a total of 8 times (32 rows),
    then proceed to Heel Turn.
    Heel Turn:
    Row 1: sl 1, k 16 (18, 20), ssk, k1, turn
    Row 2: sl 1, p 7, p2tog, p1, turn
    Row 3: sl 1, knit to one stitch before gap, ssk, k1, turn
    Row 4: sl 1, purl to one stitch before gap, p2tog, p1, turn

    Repeat Rows 3 and 4 until all stitches have been worked,


    but do not slip first stitch on last purl row.
    Knit across and pick up 17 gusset sts, pick an extra stitch in the ladder between the stitches on the row
    below, (18 stitches picked up. ) Knit across instep stitches in pattern. Pick an extra stitch in the ladder
    between the stitches on the row below, and then pick up 17 sts on the other gusset side (18 sts picked
    up). The beginning of the round is now located at the center of the heel.
    Gusset
    Decrease gusset stitches until 56(64, 72) sts total remain, as follows, knitting in pattern across instep.
    Round 1: Knit to 3 stitches before instep, k2tog k1. Knit in pattern across instep stitches, k1 ssk, knit
    remaining stitches.
    Round 2: Knit.

    Continue knitting the instep stitches in pattern and the sole stitches in stockinette until the foot is
    1.5(1.75, 2) inches shorter than your desired finished length (or depending on the amount of negative
    ease you prefer).
    Toe Shaping
    Rounded Wedge Toe:
    Row 1: K1, ssk, knit to last 3 sts on instep needle, k2tog, k1. K1, ssk,
    knit to last 3 sts on sole needle, k2tog, k1.
    Row 2: Knit
    Knit these two rows 5(6, 7) times 36(40, 44) total stitches remain)
    then repeat Row 1 4(5, 6) more times 20 total stitches remain).
    Try on or measure carefully before cutting yarn in case you need to
    rip out the toe to change the length! When you’re satisfied with the
    length, cut yarn, leaving a long tail.
    If you are using the Magic Loop method, transfer stitches to double
    pointed needles or two circs.
    Bind off the first stitch on each end of both needles as follows:
    Slip the first two stitches to the right needle. Pass the first stitch over the second, and return the stitch to
    the left needle (16 total stitches remain).
    Graft stitches using Kitchener Stitch to close toe. Weave in ends.
    Star Toe:
    Rnd 1: 56 sts - decrease 1 evenly spaced (55 sts) Rnd 13: *k5 (5, 6), k2tog* repeat around
    64 sts - increase 2 evenly spaced (66 sts) Rnd 14: Knit
    72 sts - knit all sts Rnd 15: *k4 (4, 5), k2tog* repeat around
    Rnd 2: *k9 (9, 10), k2tog* repeat around Rnd 16: Knit
    Rnds 3 and 4: Knit Rnd 17: *k3 (3, 4), k2tog* repeat around
    Rnd 5: *k8 (8, 9), k2tog* repeat around Rnd 18: *k2 (2, 3), k2tog* repeat around
    Rnds 6 and 7: Knit Rnd 19: *k1, (1, 2) k2tog* repeat around
    Rnd 8: *k7 (7, 8), k2tog* repeat around Rnd 20: (72 stitches only) *k1, k2tog* repeat
    Rnds 9 and 10: Knit around
    Rnd 11: *k6 (6, 7), k2tog* repeat around Rnd 21: *k2tog* repeat around
    Rnd 12: Knit

    6 stitches remain. Cut yarn leaving an 8” tail. Pull through remaining stitches twice and to inside of
    sock, weave in ends.

    ©Virginia Rose-Jeanes 2012

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