The Knitting Fiend/ Diet Diary

Design Your Sock.

Select from the pulldown menu, then enter your show size in the box. Man Woman Child Custom   US Shoe Size: If you selected 'custom' from the pulldown menu, measure your foot and enter that value below. Foot length:inches. Foot circumference: inches.	A generic sock that can be knit from this pattern is illustrated above. The black line shows the bottom of the heel flap. The sock foot length is shown in green. The sock length from the floor to the top of the ribbing is illustrated in dark blue. (My sock is 4" tall.) The ribbing length is show in yellow. The sock circumference is shown in light blue, but is measured all the way around the sock. (Note: for these socks, the ankle and sock circumference are identical. Also, many people like their socks to be about 10% smalle in diameter than their foot. Enter the dimensions you want for the sock.)
Enter ribbing length you want: ( I recommend 1" to 2" .) Ribbing Length: inches.
Change the sock length to match the length you want. (When the program loads, it picks a fairly short length. You can make them longer. However, since the leg is unshaped, I recommend you pick a below the calf length. ) Sock Length: inches.

Directions:

Leg:

• Cast on stitches. Divide on three needles placing 1/3 of the stitches on each needle. Join and knit the first round.
• Ribbing: Knit 1 x 1 ribbing for inches.
• Leg: Switch to stockinet. Knit until length measures inches from cast on.

Heel Flap:

• Place half stitches or your stitches on a stitch holder, and the other half on a needle to work the heel. There should be stitches on your working needle. Begin wrong side facing (that is, the inside of the sock should face you), working over stitches on this needle only
• Slip 1, then purl across; turn.
1. * Slip 1, knit 1; repeat from *; turn.
2. Repeat these two rows times; end after a knit row. (The heel flap will measure approximately inches in length.)

Turn the heel:

• 1st row: slip 1, purl , p2togm p1; turn; ( stitches will remain on the left hand needle when you turn.)
• 2nd row: slip 1, knit , ssk, k1; turn; ( stitches will remain on the left hand needle when you turn.)
• 3rd row: slip 1, purl , p2tog; p1; turn; ( stitches will remain on the left hand needle.)
• 4th row: slip 1, knit , ssk, k1; turn; ( stitches will remain on the left hand needle.)
• Repeat pairs of rows in pattern established until stitches remain on the left hand needle when need to turn.
• If one stitch remained on the left needle when turned, work another pair of rows, but skip the extra knit or purl after the decrease. (That is, end with an ssk on the knit row and a p2Tog on the purl row. You'll be forced to do this because that stitch won't be there!)
• You should now have stitches on your needle.

Pick up stitches for Gusset:

• With knit side facing, the yarn is dangling on the left side of the heel flap. Call the needle holding the flap stitches needle "0".
• Pick Up Stitches: With another needle, knit up stitches along the left side of heel flap; (you will be picking up one stitch for every slipped stitch on the edge). Call the needle holding the stitches you picked up "needle 1".
• With another needle, work across the stitches you previously placed on a stitch holder. Call the needle holding these stitches needle 2.
• With another needle, pick up stitches along the other side of the heel flap. Call this needle 3.
• Now, still using the fourth needle, knit stitches off needle "0". (You have reached the center of the heel. I like to hang a safety pin or string to mark this.) Now, slide the stitches still on needle "0" to needle "1".

Decrease for Gusset:

• Round 1:
1. Needle 1: knit to last 3 stitches; k2tog, k1.
2. Needle 2: knit stitches. ^1.
3. Needle 3: k1, ssk. Knit to end of needle.
• Round 2:
  1. Work even -- (that is, don't decrease. Just knit all stitches on needles 1, 2 and 3.)
• Repeat these two rounds until you are back to stitches.

Foot:

• Work even until foot measures inches measured from the point where where you picked up the stitches on the heel. (The toe adds inches to the foot; the heel turn adds inches.)

Toe:

• First row:
  1. Needle 1: knit to last 3 stitches, k2tog, k1.
  2. Needle 2: k1, ssk, knit to last 3 stitches, k2tog, k1.
  3. Needle 3: k1, ssk, knit to end of row.
• Second round: knit all stitches.
• Repeat last two rows until stitches remain. Knit stitches from first needle onto third needle; you will then have stitches on each of two needles.
• Graft the two sets of stitches together.

Finishing:

• Tidy up, make second sock, wear.
• Take a photo, and show the world your socks.