Scoobert Socks

   

The orange koigu Scoobert won at the 2008 Knit in Public/Stephanie’s birthday party. I was pathetic about being the non-winningest person and Ryan gave me a ball of wonderful orange koigu. Thanks, Scoobert!! The socks are also a fantastic learn to knit project because you start out with a garter stitch flap. The photos were taken in my room at Illes Pension (that's pronounced ee-lish pen-zee-o) in Szeged, Hungary. I'm here for DrupalCon! (Szeged rhymes with "egg-head.")

Leg (in orange):

• Cast on 45 stitches. Knit every row (flat) until there are 64 humps along the edge of the flap.
• Do a three-needle cast off (or cast off and then sew into a tube).

Leg (in green, switch to DPNs in the round):

• Pick up 64 stitches along one end of the tube using DPNs.
• Knit 5 rows.

Heel flap:

• Using the back seam as the “middle” start a heel flap with 16 stitches on either side of the “middle” (32 stitches total).
• Slip one, knit three, slip one, knit one. Repeat the square brackets until four stitches remain. Knit four.
• Turn the work so the inside of the heel flap is facing you. Slip one, knit three. Purl until four stitches remain. Knit four.
• Repeat the last two rows until the flap can be folded into a square.

Turn the heel:

• Knit 18 stitches. Slip one, knit one, pass slipped stitch over (PSSO). Knit one. Count the number of stitches remaining on the left needle.
• Turn your work. Slip one stitch purl-wise. Purl until there are two + the number you just counted. Purl two together, purl one.
• Turn your work. Slip one. Knit to one stitch before the “gap.” Slip one, knit one, PSSO. Knit one.
• Turn your work. Slip one. Purl to one stitch before the “gap.” Purl two together. Purl one.
• Repeat the last two rows until there is no more gaps at the edge.

Knit the gusset:

• Pick up the stitches along the edges of the heel flap and knit one round.
• Decrease
  one stitch at the edge of the heel flap until 16 stitches remain on
  each of the heel flap needles (32 stitches on the “top” needle).

Foot:

• Knit until you are 1” away from the tip of your toes.

Toe:

• Decrease four stitches every other round until there are 6 stitches on the heel flap needles (and 12 on the top needle). The decreases should be as follows: knit to within three stitches of the first needle, k2tog, Knit one. Knit one, slip one, PSSO. Knit to within three stitches of the end of the needle. K2tog, K1. Knit one. Knit one, slip one, PSSO. Knit to the end of the row.
• When only 24 stitches remain: k2tog each pair of stitches for two rounds.
• Create a draw-string toe: Pull yarn through the remaining stitches (take the yarn off the needles). Pull tight to close the top of the toe.

Finishing:

• Weave in ends.
• Wear with pride!

PS The trip has been great so far! Leslie and I started out with brunch at the Walter's Falls Inn (with Wally and mum).

   

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