You thought diamonds were a girls best friend, didn't you? Yeah, well... Diamonds won't keep you warm at night, these socks will! And it is FREE!
My go to winter house socks!
I absolutely love them! I’m using them every winter. They’re super durable because of the bulky sock yarn! The relatively small needle size makes the fabric tight and that results in warmth and coziness! What else does a girl really need?!
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Ravelry
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Yarn
100 g of Bulky (7 wpi) sock yarn
Sample uses Novita Yarns; Isoveli, 130 m (142 yards) / 100 g, 75 % wool and 25 % Polyamide
Notions
2 stitch markers
Needles
One set of double pointed needles size 4 mm (US 6) or to obtain gauge.
Gauge
21 sts = 10 cm (4 inch) in stockinette stitch in the round
Sizing
Foot circumference: 25 cm (10 inch)
Ankle circumference: 27 cm (10.6 inch)
Cuff circumference: 33 cm (13 inch)
Foot length: 23.5 [25, 26.5, 28] cm or 9.75 [10.25, 11, 11.5] inch
Special Abbreviations
M = Stitch Marker
M1L = Make 1 left = Pick up the bar between the stitch you knit and the one you’re about to knit, bringing the needle from front to back, knit into the back of the st.
M1R = Make 1 right = Pick up the bar between the last stitch you knit and the one you’re about to knit, bringing the needle from the back to the front, knit into the front of the st.
PM = Place Stitch Marker
Pu&k = Pick up and knit
RS = Right side of the work facing you
SM = Slip Stitch Marker
St St = Stockinette stitch = K every row when working in the round, k every RS row and p every WS row when working flat.
WS = Wrong (back) side facing you
Pattern Starts!
Using figure 8 cast on method, CO 20 sts and divide them evenly onto needles. 5-5-5-5 sts on needles.
K 1 rnd.
K1, M1R, k6 M1L, k2, M1R, k to last st, M1L, k1. 6-6-6-6 sts on needles.
K 1 rnd.
K1, M1R, k8, M1L, k2,(k1, M1R) two times, k to last 2 sts, (M1L, k1) two times. 6-6-7-7 sts on needles.
K 1 rnd.
K1, M1R, k10, M1L, k2, (k1, M1R) two times, k to last 2 sts, (M1L, k1) two times. 7-7-9-9 sts on needles.
K 1 rnd.
K1, M1R, k12, M1L, k2 (k1, M1R) two times, k to last 2 sts, (k1, M1L) two times. 8-8-11-11 sts on needles.
K 1 rnd.
K1, M1R, k14, M1L, k2 (k1, M1R) two times, k to last 2 sts, (k1, M1L) two times. 9-9-13-13 sts on needles.
K 1 rnd.
K1, M1R, k16, M1L, k3, M1R, k to last sts, M1L, k1. 10-10-14-14 sts on needles.
Work st st in the round until the work measures 5 cm or 2 inch less than the desired foot length.
Heel Flap
Worked flat with the first 18 sts only, leaving the rest of the sts on hold.
Work 10 rows in st st.
Heel Turn
Next RS row: K11, k2tog, k1, turn
Row 1 (WS): Sl1, p5, p2tog.
Row 2 (RS): Sl1, k5, k2tog.
Rep these two rows until 6 sts rem on needles, ending with a WS row.
Heel Gusset
K to the end of the heel flap, from the edge of the heel flap, pu&k 9 sts, PM, k into the sts left on hold in the beginning of the heel, PM, pu&k 9 sts from the other edge of the heel flap, join to knit in the round.
Rnd 1: K to 2 sts before M, k2tog, SM, k to M, ssk, k to end.
Rnd 2: K 1 rnd.
Rep these 2 rnds until you have 10-10-14-14 sts on needles.
Ankle
Rnds 1-6: K to end.
Rnd 7: M1L, K to M, M1R, SM, k to end.
Rep these 7 rnds two more times. 14-14-14-14 sts on needles.
K 5 rnds, remove the M on the first rnd.
Cuff
Work flat.
Left foot: K 10 rows and bind off loosely.
Right foot: K28, turn. This is now the new beg of the row. K 10 rows and bind off loosely.
Finishing
Sew in the loose ends and enjoy your work!
Thank you for knitting with me!
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