DROPS Tube socks in double Alpaca ~ DROPS Design

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Knitting Tension: 18 sts x 23 rows on needles size 4.5 mm in double thread Alpaca and stocking sts = 10 x 10 cm.
Rib: *K3, P3*, repeat from *-*

Tube socks: Cast on 42-48-54 sts on double pointed needles size 4.5 mm with 1 thread of each colour. Knit 2 cm Rib. Now knit 1 round displacing the Rib 1 st to the left: over K3/P3 it’ll become P1/K3/P2. *Knit 1 round with K over K and P over P and then displace the Rib again 1 st to the left*, repeat from *-* until the piece measures 42-43-47 cm. Now insert a marking thread each side = 21-24-27 sts in between each marking thread. Continue in Rib (this means K over K and P over P without any displacement) at the same time dec for the toe as follows 3 sts before each marking thread: K2 tog, K2 (the MT is between these 2 sts), slip 1 st as if to knit, psso. Dec. on every other row a total of 3 times and then on every row a total of 5-6-7 times = 19-12-14 sts left on row. On the following row K all sts tog 2 by 2. Cut the thread and pull it through the remaining 5-6-7 sts two times and sew the thread.
The sock measures approx. 46-48-52 cm.

DROPS number 98-35

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