Walking on Sunshine

Crochet DROPS socks with lace pattern in "Fabel". Size 35 - 43

DROPS Extra 0-1242
DROPS design: Pattern no fa-343
Yarn group A
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Size: 35/37 - 38/40 - 41/43
Sock length: approx. 22 - 24 - 27 cm
Sock height: approx. 32 - 35 - 37 cm

Materials: DROPS FABEL from Garnstudio
150 g in all sizes in colour no 111, mustard

DROPS CROCHET HOOK SIZE 2 mm – or size needed to get 28 tr in width x 16 tr vertically and 28 dc in width x 35 dc vertically = 10 x 10 cm.

CROCHET TIP:
Replace first tr on round with 3 ch. Finish every round with 1 sl st in 3rd ch from beg of round. On heel turn every row with dc with 1 ch.

PATTERN:
See diagrams A.1, A.2 and A.3.

DECREASE TIP:
Dec 1 st as follows – beg 2 sts before marker:
Work 1 dc/tr but wait with last pull through (= 2 sts on hook), then work next dc/tr but on last pull through, pull yarn through all sts on hook = 1 st dec.

HEEL DECREASE:
ROW 1 (= RS): Work 19-22-22 dc, 8-9-9 dc now remain on row, dec 1 dc - SEE DECREASE TIP = 20-23-23 dc. Turn piece.
ROW 2 (= WS): Work 12-14-14 dc, 8-9-9 dc now remain on row, dec 1 dc = 13-15-15 dc, turn piece.
ROW 3: Work 12-14-14 dc, dec 1 dc, turn piece.
Repeat 3rd row 12-14-14 times in total, i.e. Until all sts on each side of the middle 13-15-15 dc on heel are dec.
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SOCKS:
Crochet 98-105-112 ch on hook size 2 mm with Fabel and form a ring with 1 sl st in first ch. * Work 1 tr in each of the first 6 ch, skip 1 ch *, repeat from *-* = 84-90-96 tr - READ CROCHET TIP. Continue to work as follows: 12-15-18 tr, A.1A (= 5 tr), repeat A.1B over the next 40 sts (= 2 repetitions in width), work A.1C (= 15 tr), 12-15-18 tr. Continue this pattern, when A.1 has been worked one time vertically, continue with A.1 X. AT THE SAME TIME when piece measures 5-5-5 cm, dec 1 st at beg and end of round - READ DECREASE TIP. Repeat dec every 2 cm 9-10-11 more times = 64-68-72 tr. REMEMBER THE CROCHET TENSION! Work until piece measures 25-27-29 cm. Now continue by working heel with dc back and forth over the first 13-15-15 tr on round and the last 14-16-16 tr on round. Work 1 dc in every dc until approx. 5-5½-6 cm have been worked over heel sts. Insert 1 marker, NOW MEASURE PIECE FROM HERE!
Now dec for heel - see HEEL DECREASE!
After heel dec work as follows: 1 tr in each of the 13-15-15 dc on heel, work 14-15-16 tr along edge on heel, 1 tr in each of the 37-37-41 tr on top of foot and work 14-15-16 tr along edge on the other side of heel = 78-82-88 tr on round. Insert 1 marker on each side of the middle 33-37-41 tr on top of foot. Then work in the round with tr under foot and A.2 over the 33-37-41 tr on top of foot AT THE SAME TIME dec 1 tr on each side of the 33-37-41 sts on top of foot, repeat dec every round 11-11-12 more times (12-12-13 dec in total) = 54-58-62 tr. Work until piece measures 19-21-23 cm from marker on heel (= approx. 3-3-4 cm remain until finished measurements). Insert 1 marker in each side so that there are 27-29-31 tr both on top of foot and under foot. Finish as follows: 1 round with 1 dc in every tr, then work 1 dc in every dc AT THE SAME TIME dec 1 dc on each side of each marker – SEE DECREASE TIP, repeat dec every round 9-10-11 more times (10-11-12 dec in total) = 14 dc remain. On next round work all dc tog 2 by 2. Cut the yarn and pull it through the remaining dc, tighten tog and fasten.

Finish with an edge at the top of sock, work according to A.3. Fasten off when A.3 has been worked one time vertically. Work another sock the same way.

Diagram explanations

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