I have written my first pattern. They are socks I use as a sample for my yarn and several people have asked for the pattern. I intend to offer them as a free download on Ravelry, but they are not uploading on the site, so the text is here until I can get them uploaded. The pattern is available for download!
Flight of Fancy Anklets
Finished Size:
7 3/4" foot circumference
Yarn:
Skeindalous Bettie Sock [75% wool, 25% nylon; 436 yards/399 meters per 100 g skein]: 1 skein Pibgorn
Needle:
US 2 / 3.0 mm 40" circular needle
Gauge:
16 sts and 21 rows = 2" in stockinette stitch in the round
Short Row Toe:
Using the Crochet Provisional Cast-on co 32 sts (this is1/2 the total stock sts) in waste yarn. Change to your sock yarn and knit 1 row, turn and purl 1 row. Begin short row shaping.
Row 1: k31, Move the working yarn as if to purl. Slip the last, unworked stitch from the left needle to the right needle. Turn your work.
Row 2: Slip the first, unworked, stitch from the left needle to the right needle. Purl the next stitch (you will have wrapped that first stitch) and p30. Move the working yarn as if to knit and slip last stitch. Turn.
Row 3: k29 sts, wrap and turn
Row 4: p28 sts, wrap and turn
Row 5: k27 sts, wrap and turn
Row 6: p26 sts, wrap and turn
Row 7: k25 sts, wrap and turn
Row 8: p24 sts, wrap and turn
Continue until you have 9 "wrapped" stitches at either end of the row and 14 stitches in the middle. End with a WS row. Now you will be working in the reverse direction and pick up the wrapped stitches to form the toe.
Row 1: k14, k the next st tbl together with it's wrap, wrap and turn
Row 2: p15, p next st together with it's wrap, wrap and turn
Row 3: k16, k next st tbl together with it's two wraps, wrap and turn
Row 4: p17, p next st together with it's two wraps, wrap and turn
Continue in this manner until all stitches have been re-worked. Using the magic loop method pick up the stitches from the provisional cast on, you will now have 64 sts on your needles.
Foot:
Working in the round knit in stockinette until the length of is 2" less then the length of your foot measurement.
Short Row Heel:
Working on half your stitches (32 sts), begin short row shaping similar to the toe.
Row 1: k31, Move the working yarn as if to purl. Slip the last, unworked stitch from the left needle to the right needle. Turn your work.
Row 2: Slip the first, unworked, stitch from the left needle to the right needle. Purl the next stitch (you will have wrapped that first stitch) and p30. Move the working yarn as if to knit and slip last stitch. Turn.
Row 3: k29 sts, wrap and turn
Row 4: p28 sts, wrap and turn
Row 5: k27 sts, wrap and turn
Row 6: p26 sts, wrap and turn
Row 7: k25 sts, wrap and turn
Row 8: p24 sts, wrap and turn
Continue until you have 9 "wrapped" stitches at either end of the row and 14 stitches in the middle. End with a WS row. Now you will be working in the reverse direction and pick up the wrapped stitches to Shape the heel.
Row 1: k14, k the next st tbl together with it's wrap, wrap and turn
Row 2: p15, p next st together with it's wrap, wrap and turn
Row 3: k16, k next st tbl together with it's two wraps, wrap and turn
Row 4: p17, p next st together with it's two wraps, wrap and turn
Continue in this manner until all stitches have been re-worked. Rejoin in the round to continue up the leg (64 sts)
Leg:
Leg is knit in rib, *k2, p2, continue from * until end of round. Knit in rib for 1 1/2".
Ruffle:
Knit 3 rows. Next row, inc 1 in each st around.
Following rows continue in stockinette for 1", or until desired length.
(From Nicky Epstein's Knitting on the Edge)
I have decided to participate in NaBloPoMo, I'll do a blog post every day for the month of November. We'll see how that goes, nothing for 6 months, then 1 a day. Thanks for the idea LaDonna!
