Alpacas Magazine - 2010 Spring

pick up gusset stitches

sl1p with yarn in back, k9. Mark as beginning

of round.

With first needle, k10, pick up and knit one

stitch in each selvedge stitch along side of heel

flap, and one more stitch between heel flap

and leg.

With second needle, work foot Round 1 over

31 stitches.

With third needle, pick up and knit one stitch

between leg and heel flap and one stitch in each

selvedge stitch along side of heel flap, and knit

to end of round.

gusset decrease section

Round 1:

k to 2 sts before end of first needle,

k2 together. Continue foot pattern on

second needle. On third needle, ssk,

k to end of round. 2 sts decreased.

Round 2:

k all sts on first needle, continue

foot pattern on second needle, k all stitches

on third needle.

Repeat Rounds 1 and 2 until a total of 63

stitches rem.

foot

Continue working in stockinette on sole needles

and foot pattern on instep needle, until foot is

about 2 inches short of desired length, ending

after Round 6.

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stitch patterns

Ribbing

(repeated over 21 stitches and one round):

Round 1:

*[k1, p1] three times, k1 tbl, p1, [k2, p2] twice, k2,

p1, k1 tbl, p1; rep from * to end

In chart form:

Leg

(repeated over 21 stitches and 6 rounds):

Round 1:

*ssk, yo, k1, yo, k2 tog, p1, k1 tbl, p3, k2, p2, k2, p3,

k1 tbl, p1; rep

from * to end

Round 2:

*k5, p1, k1 tbl, p3, k2, p2, k2, p3, k1 tbl, p1; rep

from * to end

Round 3:

Same as Round 1

Round 4:

*k5, p1, k1 tbl, p1, [k2, p2] twice, k2, p1, k1 tbl, p1;

rep from * to end

Round 5:

*ssk, yo, k1, yo, k2 tog, p1, k1 tbl, p1, [k2, p2] twice,

k2, p1, k1 tbl, p1; rep from * to end

Round 6:

Same as Round 4

In chart form:

Foot

(worked over 31 stitches and 6 rounds):

Round 1:

[p2, k2] twice, p3, k1 tbl, p1, ssk, yo, k1, yo, k2 tog,

p1, k1 tbl, p3, [k2, p2] twice

Round 2:

[p2, k2] twice, p3, k1 tbl, p1, k5, p1, k1 tbl, p3, [k2,

p2] twice

Round 3:

Same as Round 1

Round 4:

[k2, p2] twice, k2, p1, k1 tbl, p1, k5, p1, k1 tbl, p1,

[k2, p2] twice, k2

Round 5:

[k2, p2] twice, k2, p1, k1 tbl, p1, ssk, yo, k1, yo, k2

tog, p1, k1 tbl, p1, [k2, p2] twice, k2

Round 6:

Same as Round 4

In chart form:

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Deb Barnhill really, really loves to design and knit socks.

Her sock designs have appeared in Knitty.com,

Knotions.com, and the Interweave Press title

Knitting

Socks with Handpainted Yarns,

written by Carol Sulcoski.

She recently taught at Sock Summit in Portland, Oregon,

2814 miles from her beloved husband and daughters

in Nova Scotia. Web:

www.knittingpharm.com;

E-mail:

debbarnhill@eastlink.ca