Sock project with leftover yarn proposed by Monique
Here are the instructions for Part 2 of the sock project with leftover yarn (or brand new yarns!)
A leftover sock
Pattern explained using the MAGIC LOOP technique. The socks are knitted from the ankle to the toe (cuff down).
Round = rg
Materials:
100 g or more of leftover sock yarn: ideally 50 g of one color
(A) and 50 g of another (B)
You can also combine leftover yarns as you choose. The most unusual color combinations give magnificent and surprising results.
Circular needle 2.5 m. /100 cm OR
double-pointed needles 2.5 mm. Yarn needle
Markers
Patterns:
Regular, twisted, or striped 1/1 ribbingStriped 1/1 ribbing: Round 1: 1 m. end., 1 m. env. with color A. Round 2: 1 m. end., 1 m. env. with color B. Repeat rounds 1 and 2.
Fancy stitch :
Rounds 1 and 2: knit with color A. Rounds 3 and 4 : in 2/2 ribbing with color B. Repeat rounds 1 to 4
Double heel
See instructions further down
Short rows - German short rows
MD - Double stitch: with the yarn in front, slip the st. as if to knit it purl and PULL to create a double stitch.
See https://youtu.be/_m0fhZXgzAY (la Maillerie) https://youtu.be/zcHQ9-BEmOM (Purl Hunter)
Cast on
With the 2.5 mm circular needles, cast on 64 (72) sts. and work in 1/1 ribbing for 25 rounds for Women and 30 rounds for Men.Continue in fancy stitch for 52 (60) rounds or longer if you have a lot of leftover yarn. Finish with round 4.
Double heel
Another option would be to make the heel and the sole in a diffferent color from the other two.This allows you to use small amounts of yarn that would otherwise remain at the bottom of a drawer. :)
From here, you will knit in "back and forth" to form the heel and sole. Round 1: 1 st. slip purl, knit the rest of the sts. purl.
Round 2: *1 st. slip purl, 1 st. knit.* Repeat from * to * until the end of the round.
Repeat these two rounds until you have 14 long stitches - WOMEN 28 rgs (16 long stitches - MEN 32 rgs).
Work 1 knit round before starting the sole. Sole
- Knit half of the sts.: 16 (18)+ 2 sts. = 18 (20) sts, 1 ss, 1 st. knit. Do not
- 1 st. slip, 5 sts. , 2 sts. together purl, 1 st. purl, TURN.
- 1 st. slip, 6 sts. knit, 1 ss, 1 st. knit.
- 1 st. slip, 7 sts. , 2 sts. together purl, 1 st. purl, TURN.
- 1 st. slip, 8 sts. knit, 1 ss, 1 st. knit.
- Continue this way until all the stitches have been knitted. There are 18 sts (20) sts left. Finish with 1 round
Gusset
Here, you need to pick up the stitches on each side of the heel, knit them to "fill" the space, which will allow us to resume working in the round.Pick up 15 (17) sts. on the right side, form a loop with the cable of your needle. Increase by one purl stitch, knit the 32 (36) sts. on the top of the foot in pattern, form another loop, pick up 15 (17) sts. on the left side of the heel.
You will have formed 48 (54) sts. on the heel side and 32 (36) sts. on the top of the foot side.
Knit the stitches as they appear for 1 round: Continue in fancy stitch for the stitches on the top of the foot and knit for the stitches on the bottom of the foot for 50
(60) rounds as follows:
After knitting the top of the foot in fancy stitch, start the decreases by knitting the stitches on the bottom of the foot:
Round 1: 1 st. knit, 1 slip knit, knit to the last 3 sts.: 2 sts. knit together, 1 st. knit.
Round 2: as they appear.
Continue this way until you have obtained 32 (36) sts. (starting number of stitches on the bottom of the foot).
Continue in pattern for 50 (60) rounds or longer depending on the size needed.
Continue with the toe decreases as follows:
Round 1:
Needle 1 : 1 st. knit, 1 slip knit, knit to the last 3 sts., 2 sts. knit together, 1 st. knit.
Needle 2: as needle 1.
Round 2: knit the stitches as they appear.
Repeat rounds 1 and 2 until there are only 14 sts. left on each needle for Women and 16
- on each needle for Men.
Assemble the toe by grafting:
Place the needles parallel in the left hand.
On the first needle.: with a yarn needle, slip the 1st st. as if to knit it and drop it. Take the 2nd st. as if to knit it purl and keep it on the needle.
On the 2nd needle: take the 1st st. as if to knit it purl and drop it. Take the 2nd st. as if to knit it knit and keep it.
Repeat these operations until there are no more stitches. Weave in the ends.
Block.
Glossary
needle: Knit needle: Knit purl: Purl together: Together
- : Stitch
rg: Round
Slip knit: 1 st. slip knit, 1 st. knit, pass the slipped st. over the knitted st.
THE TRICKS SPACE
1. Make your 2/2 ribbing as follows: 1 st. knit, *2 sts. purl, 2 sts. knit.* Repeat from * to *, finish with 1 st. knit. This ensures the symmetry of the pattern on the front of your sock.
- The color change is done every 2 rounds. We do not cut the yarn, we cross the color WE LEAVE OVER THE ONE WE TAKE. This allows the two colors to follow without
- The color change causes small "blips" on the purl stitches. To avoid this, we will knit 1 knit round before the first round of ribbing. If you make your socks by counting the rounds rather than measuring them, you will need to take this into account.
- To weave in the small ends of yarn, thread a yarn needle and "weave" in
- Color change without offset
This process is used in circular knitting.
Integrate the secondary color and knit 1 round (rg).
Before starting the 2nd round, slip (purl) the first stitch of the left needle and continue knitting in pattern.
The process is only done once per color change.
