Seaside Socks
#seasidesocks
Crochet DROPS socks in ”Alpaca” with fan pattern on leg.
DROPS 120-36
DROPS design: Pattern no Z-457
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US: 5/6½ - 7½/9 - 9½/10½
EU: 35/37 - 38/40 – 41/43
Foot length: 22-24-27 cm / 8¾"-9½"-10½"
Leg length: approx 13-14-14 cm / 5⅛"-5½"-5½"
Materials: DROPS ALPACA from Garnstudio
100-100-150 g color no 6205, light blue.
For a more hard wearing sock use DROPS Fabel or DROPS Delight.
DROPS CROCHET HOOK size 2 mm / B/1 - or size needed to get 28 dc x 16 rows and 28 sc x 35 rows = 10 x 10 cm / 4" x 4".
DECREASING TIP:
Dec 1 st as follows:
Crochet 1 sc/dc but wait with last pull-through (= 2 sts on hook), work next sc/dc and when doing the last pull-through pull thread through all sts on hook – 1 dec st.
CROCHET TIP:
Replace first sc on round with ch 1.
Replace first dc on round with ch 3.
Finish each round with 1 sl st.
On heel turn each row with ch 1.
HEEL DECREASES:
ROW 1 (= RS): Crochet 19-20-22 sc, 7-8-8 sc now remain on row, dec 1 sc – SEE DECREASING TIP = 20-21-23 sc, turn piece.
ROW 2 (= WS): Crochet 13-13-15 sc, 7-8-8 sc now remain on row, dec 1 sc = 14-14-16 sc, turn piece.
ROW 3 (= RS): Crochet 13-13-15 sc, dec 1 sc, turn piece.
Repeat row 3 a total of 10-12-12 times, i.e. until all sts on each side of the middle 14-14-16 have been dec.
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SOCK:
Crochet in the round.
Ch 75-80-85 with hook size 2 mm / B/1 and form a ring with 1 sl st in first ch.
Round 1: ch 3, then 1 dc in each of the next 3 ch, skip 1 ch, * 1 dc in each of the next 4 ch, skip 1 ch *, repeat from *-*, finish with 1 sl st in 3rd ch from beg of round = 60-64-68 dc.
Crochet 2 rounds with 1 dc in each dc – SEE CROCHET TIP!
Now crochet sc back and forth on the first 26-28-30 dc on round for heel. Continue until heel measures approx 5-5.5-6 cm / 2"-2¼"-2⅜".
Insert a marker – NOW MEASURE PIECE FROM HERE!
Now dec for heel – see HEEL DECREASES.
After heel dec continue as follows: 1 dc in each of the 14-14-16 sc on heel, 14-15-16 dc along the side of heel, 1 dc in each of the 34-36-38 dc on upper foot and 14-15-16 dc along the other side of heel = 76-80-86 dc on round.
Insert a marker each side of the 34-36-38 dc on upper foot. Continue in the round with dc, AT THE SAME TIME dec 1 dc each side of the 34-36-38 dc on upper foot – SEE DECREASING TIP, and repeat the dec on every round a total of 10-10-11 times = 56-60-64 dc.
REMEMBER THE CROCHET GAUGE!
Continue until piece measures 19-20.5-23 cm / 7½"-8⅛"-9" from marker on heel (= approx 3-3.5-4 cm /1¼"-1⅜"-1½" remain). Insert a marker each side with 28-30-32 dc on upper foot and under foot. Continue as follows: 1 round with 1 sc in each dc, then 1 sc in each sc, AT THE SAME TIME dec 1 sc each side of both markers – SEE DECREASING TIP, and repeat the dec on every round a total of 10-11-12 times = 16 sc left.
On next round crochet 2 sc tog all the way round.
Cut the thread, pull through remaining 8 sc, tighten and fasten.
LEG:
Beg mid back on leg and crochet 64-64-72 sc in the round.
Crochet next round as follows: 1 sc in first sc, skip 3 sc, * 9 tr in next sc, skip 3 sc, 1 sc in next sc, skip 3 sc *, repeat from *-* 7-7-8 times, finish with 9 tr in next sc, skip 3 sc and 1 sl st in sc from beg of round.
Continue as follows: M.1A 1 time, then M.1B 7-7-8 times, finish with 1 sl st as shown in diagram.
Continue like this until you have 5 vertical fans in border.
Fasten off.
Diagram explanations
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= | ch 1 |
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= | 1 sc |
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= | 1 sc in ch-loop from previous row and in 5th tr from fan 2 rows below - see Fig.1 |
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= | 1 sl st |
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= | 1 tr |
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= | fan: Crochet 9 tr in the same ch. |
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= | this row is explained in pattern, beg on row 2. |
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