Friday, June 10, 2016

Ankle length Toe Up socks

Free Pattern - Sock Knitting - Ankle length Toe-up Sock

I wanted a easy knit and also try knitting 2 socks at the time. So, I set out the journey with this beautiful pair of socks. And hurrah! I made and love the soft feeling

Initially I was worried as this is the first time I use 3ply wool for socks and on top of that I use a larger needle. Surprisingly the final product is just too good. Looks awesome even without blocking

I started with 3.5mm needle and for the cuffs, I used 3mm needle

This is for intermidiate level knitting




1. - Using provisional cast on. Cast on 26 stitches
2. - Purl all
3. - Knit all till the last stitch, wrap the last stitch and turn (feel free to watch a youtube video to see how the wrap is done as it is difficult to explain by writing)
4. - Purl all till the last stitch, wrap the last stitch and turn
5. - Slip the first stitch, and knit all the stitches till the 2nd stitch from the end, wrap that 2nd stitch and turn
6. - Slip the first stitch, and purl all the stitches till the 2nd stitch from the end, wrap that 2nd stitch and turn
7. - Slip the first 2 stitches, and knit all the stitches till the 3rd stitch from the end, wrap that 3rd stitch and turn
8. - Slip the first 2 stitches, and purl all the stitches till the 3rd stitch from the end, wrap that 3rd stitch and turn
9. - Slip the first 3 stitches, and knit all the stitches till the 4th stitch from the end, wrap that 4th stitch and turn
10. - Slip the first 3 stitches, and purl all the stitches till the 4th stitch from the end, wrap that 4th stitch and turn
11. - Slip the first 4 stitches, and knit all the stitches till the 5th stitch from the end, wrap that 5th stitch and turn
12. - Slip the first 4 stitches, and purl all the stitches till the 5th stitch from the end, wrap that 5th stitch and turn
13. - Slip the first 5 stitches, and knit all the stitches till the 6th stitch from the end, wrap that 6th stitch and turn
14. - Slip the first 5 stitches, and purl all the stitches till the 6th stitch from the end, wrap that 6th stitch and turn
15. - Slip the first 6 stitches, and knit all the stitches till the 7th stitch from the end, wrap that 7th stitch and turn
16. - Slip the first 6 stitches, and purl all the stitches till the 7th stitch from the end, wrap that 7th stitch and turn
17. - Slip the first 7 stitches, and knit all the stitches till the 8th stitch from the end, wrap that 8th stitch and turn
18. - Slip the first 7 stitches, and Purl all the stitches till the 8th stitch from the end, wrap that 8th stitch and turn

Now we have to pick up the wraps

19. -  Slip the first 8 stitches, then knit till the first wrap stitch (8th stitch from the end), pick up the wrap and K2tog, Wrap the next stitch (7th stitch from the end ) and turn
20. -  Slip the first 8 stitches, then purl till the first wrap stitch (8th stitch from the end), pick up the wrap (pick it from the right side of the work) and P2tog, Wrap the next stitch (7th stitch from the end ) and turn
21. -  Slip the first 7 stitches, then knit till the first wrap stitch (7th stitch from the end), pick up the wrap and K2tog, Wrap the next stitch (6th stitch from the end ) and turn
22. -  Slip the first 7 stitches, then purl till the first wrap stitch (7th stitch from the end), pick up the wrap (pick it from the right side of the work) and P2tog, Wrap the next stitch (6th stitch from the end ) and turn
23. -  Slip the first 6 stitches, then knit till the first wrap stitch (6th stitch from the end), pick up the wrap and K2tog, Wrap the next stitch (5th stitch from the end ) and turn
24. -  Slip the first 6 stitches, then purl till the first wrap stitch (6th stitch from the end), pick up the wrap (pick it from the right side of the work) and P2tog, Wrap the next stitch (5th stitch from the end ) and turn
25. -  Slip the first 5 stitches, then knit till the first wrap stitch (5th stitch from the end), pick up the wrap and K2tog, Wrap the next stitch (4th stitch from the end ) and turn
26. -  Slip the first 5 stitches, then purl till the first wrap stitch (5th stitch from the end), pick up the wrap (pick it from the right side of the work) and P2tog, Wrap the next stitch (4th stitch from the end ) and turn
27. -  Slip the first 4 stitches, then knit till the first wrap stitch (4th stitch from the end), pick up the wrap and K2tog, Wrap the next stitch (3rd stitch from the end ) and turn
28. -  Slip the first 4 stitches, then purl till the first wrap stitch (4th stitch from the end), pick up the wrap (pick it from the right side of the work) and P2tog, Wrap the next stitch (3rd stitch from the end ) and turn
29. -  Slip the first 3 stitches, then knit till the first wrap stitch (3rd stitch from the end), pick up the wrap and K2tog, Wrap the next stitch (2nd stitch from the end ) and turn
30. -  Slip the first 3 stitches, then purl till the first wrap stitch (3rd stitch from the end), pick up the wrap (pick it from the right side of the work) and P2tog, Wrap the next stitch (2nd stitch from the end ) and turn
31. -  Slip the first 2 stitches, then knit till the first wrap stitch (2nd stitch from the end), pick up the wrap and K2tog, Wrap the next stitch (Last stitch ) and turn
32. -  Slip the first 2 stitches, then purl till the first wrap stitch (2nd stitch from the end), pick up the wrap (pick it from the right side of the work) and P2tog, Wrap the next stitch (Last stitch ) and turn
33. -  Slip the first 1 stitch, then knit till the last stitch,  pick up the wrap and K2tog and turn
34. -  Slip the first 1 stitch, then purl till the last stitch, pick up the wrap and P2tog and turn


Pick up another 26 stitchs from the provisional cast on to make the magic circle

35. - Knit all round .....................................................(52)
We will follow the colorwork pattern below for the next rounds and then we will do the Heels


Now, its time for the Heels
At this point, we will work only on one side of the sock, that is only on 26 stitches
For the heals, we will just have to reapeat from row 3 to row 34

After we complete the heels,
- We will 9 rounds of all Knit
- 14 rounds of K1P1 rib

I used tubular bind off as I like the look and it is quite strechy too

Please feel free to drop a comment if you find any mistake in the pattern or need any help


Tuesday, June 7, 2016

Heart Motif Toe Up Socks

Free Pattern - Sock Knitting - Toe-up Sock

Needle - 3mm
Yarn - 4 ply
Fits - US size 8-9

1. - Using Judy's cast on, cast on 28 stitches (14 above and 14 below) - There are lots of videos in Youtube, refer them to help you understand ....................................(28)
2. - Knit all.........................................................................................(28)
3. - M1, K14, M1, M1, K14,M1 ........................................................(32)
4. - Knit all
5. - M1, K16, M1, M1, K16,M1 ........................................................(36)
6. - Knit all
7. - Knit all
8. - M1, K18, M1, M1, K18,M1 ........................................................(40)
9. - Knit all
10. - Knit all
11. - M1, K20, M1, M1, K20,M1 ........................................................(44)
12. - Knit all
13. - Knit all
14. - M1, K22, M1, M1, K22,M1 ........................................................(48)
15. - Knit all
15. - Knit all
16. - Now we need the chart below

17. - Knit all
18. - Knit all
19. - Repeat the chart above
20. - Knit all
21. - Knit all
22. - Knit all
23. - Knit all
24. - Knit all
25. - Knit all

Now the HEEL part: I use the short rows for the heels, refere youtube video for that
1. Now we will work only one one side ...........................................(24)
2. Knit all till the last stitch, wrap the stitch and turn
3. Slip 1, purl till the last stitch , wrap the last stitch and turn
4. we will continue this pattern of wrapping and turning till we wrap the 6th stitch - so on both sides, you should have 6 stitches wrap
5. Now its time to pick up those wraps, Knit till the first wrap (6th wrap stitch), pick up the wrap, k2tog, wrap the next stitch and turn (so we have wrap the 5th stitch twice now)
6. Purl till the 6th wrap stitch, pick up wrap (pick up from the right side), p2tog, wrap the next stitch and turn
7. continue this till you pick and knit all the wraps you did

We will continue now knitting for the ankle
1, Knit all ..........................................................................(48)
2. to 33 rounds - K2P2 rib
Bind off