Planet Prowler Socks
#planetprowlersocks
Knitted half long socks with stocking stitch and rib in DROPS Fiesta. Size 35 - 43
DROPS 253-45
DROPS design: Pattern fs-003
Yarn group B
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SIZE:
35/37 - 38/40 - 41/43
Foot length: 22-24-26 cm
Leg height down to heel: Approx. 16-17-18 cm
YARN:
DROPS FIESTA from Garnstudio (belongs to yarn group B)
150-150-150 g colour 15, purple rain
NEEDLES:
DROPS DOUBLE POINTED NEEDLES SIZE 3.5 mm
DROPS DOUBLE POINTED NEEDLES SIZE 3 mm
KNITTING TENSION:
22 stitches in width and 30 rows vertically in stocking stitch on needle size 3.5 mm = 10 x 10 cm.
NOTE! Remember that needle size is only a suggestion. If you have too many stitches on 10 cm switch to larger needles. If you have too few stitches on 10 cm switch to smaller needles.
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EXPLANATION FOR THE PATTERN:
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HEEL DECREASE:
ROW 1 (= right side): Knit until 6-7-7 stitches remain, slip next stitch as if to knit, knit 1, pass slipped stitch over stitch knitted, turn piece.
ROW 2 (= wrong side): Purl until 6-7-7 stitches remain, slip next stitch as if to purl, purl 1, pass slipped stitch over stitch purled, turn piece.
ROW 3 (= right side): Knit until 5-6-6 stitches remain, slip next stitch as if to knit, knit 1, pass slipped stitch over stitch knitted, turn piece.
ROW 4 (= wrong side): Purl until 5-6-6 stitches remain, slip next stitch as if to purl, purl 1, pass slipped stitch over stitch purled, turn piece.
Continue decrease like this with 1 stitch less before each decrease until there are 12-12-14 stitches on needle.
DECREASE TIP:
Begin 3 stitches before marker, knit 2 together, knit 2 (marker is between these 2 stitches), slip 1 stitch knitwise, knit 1, pass slipped stitch over stitch worked (= 2 stitches decreased).
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START THE PIECE HERE:
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SOCKS - SHORT OVERVIEW OF THE PIECE:
Worked in the round on double pointed needles from leg down to toe.
LEG:
Cast on 60-68-72 stitches on double pointed needles size 3 mm with DROPS Fiesta.
Work rib in the round (= knit 2/purl 2) for 15-16-17 cm. Continue with stocking stitch and double pointed needles size 3.5 mm, AT THE SAME TIME on 1st round decrease 14-18-20 stitches evenly = 46-50-52 stitches. Work until piece measures 16-17-18 cm.
Remember to follow the knitting tension!
Now work heel and foot as explained below.
HEEL AND FOOT:
Work over the first 11-12-13 stitches and keep stitches on needle for heel, work the next 24-26-26 stitches and slip them on a thread (mid on top of foot), and work the last 11-12-13 stitches on needle for heel = 22-24-26 heel stitches on needle.
Work in stocking stitch back and forth over heel stitches for 6-6-6½ cm. Insert 1 marker in the middle of last row - measure piece from this marker later.
Work in HEEL DECREASE - read explanation above.
Remember to follow the knitting tension! After heel decrease work next round as follows:
Work in stocking stitch over the 12-12-14 heel stitches, pick up 13-13-14 stitches along the side of heel, work in stocking stitch over the 24-26-26 stitches from thread on top of foot, and pick up 13-13-14 stitches along the other side of heel = 62-64-68 stitches. Work until mid under heel – round now begins here.
Insert 1 marker on each side of the 24-26-26 stitches on top of foot.
Work in stocking stitch and decrease in each side as follows: Knit the last 2 stitches before first marker on top of foot together and knit the first 2 stitches after last marker on top of foot twisted together. Decrease like this on every round 4-3-3 times in total, and then on every other round 8-8-8 times in total = 38-42-46 stitches.
Work until piece measures 18-20-21 cm from marker on heel – measured under foot.
4-4-5 cm remain until finished measurements, try the sock on for desired length before decreasing for toes as explained below.
TOE:
Insert 1 marker in each side of sock so that there are 18-20-22 stitches on top of foot and 20-22-24 stitches under foot. Work in stocking stitch. AT THE SAME TIME on first round decrease for toes on each side of both markers – read DECREASE TIP (= 4 stitches decreased). Decrease like this on every other round 4-4-5 times in total and then on every round 3-4-4 times in total = 10-10-10 stitches remain. Cut the yarn and pull yarn through stitches, tighten together and fasten. The sock measures approx. 22-24-26 cm from marker on heel – measured under foot.
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