Celestina Socks

Knitted baby socks with cables. Sizes premature - 3/4 years. Piece is worked in DROPS BabyMerino.

DROPS Baby 31-8
DROPS Design: Pattern no bm-077-by
Yarn group A
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Sizes: (premature) 1/3 - 6/9 - 12/18 months (2 - 3/4) years
Size equivalent to approx. child’s length in cm:
(40/44) - 56/62 - 68/74 - 80/86 (92 - 98/104)
Fits foot length: (8) 10-11-12 (14-16) cm 
Materials:
DROPS BABYMERINO from Garnstudio (belongs to yarn group A)
(50) 50-50-50 (50-50) g colour 11, ice blue

The piece can also be knitted with yarn from:
"Alternative yarn (Yarn group A)" – see link below.

DROPS DOUBLE POINTED NEEDLES SIZE 2.5 MM for the rib – or the size needed to get 26 stitches and 34 rows stocking stitch on 10 cm in width and 10 cm in height.

DROPS CABLE NEEDLE – for cables.
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INFORMATION FOR THE PATTERN:

PATTERN:
See diagram A.1. Choose diagram for your size.

DECREASE TIP:
Decrease as follows before the marker: Start 2 stitches before the marker and knit 2 together. 
Decrease as follows after the marker: Slip 1 stitch as if to knit, knit 1, pass the slipped stitch over the knitted stitch.

HEEL DECREASE:
ROW 1 (= right side): Work until there are (5) 6-6-6 (7-8) stitches left, slip the next stitch as if to knit, knit 1, pass the slipped stitch over the stitch worked, turn the piece.
ROW 2 (= wrong side): Work until there are (5) 6-6-6 (7-8) stitches left, slip the next stitch as if to purl, purl 1, pass the slipped stitch over the stitch worked, turn the piece.
ROW 3: Work until there are (4) 5-5-5 (6-7) stitches left, slip the next stitch as if to knit, knit 1, pass the slipped stitch over the stitch worked, turn the piece.
ROW 4: Work until there are (4) 5-5-5 (6-7) stitches left, slip the next stitch as if to purl, purl 1, pass the slipped stitch over the stitch worked, turn the piece.
Continue to decrease like this, by working until there is 1 less stitch left before slipping the next stitch, until there are (6) 8-10-10 (10-12) stitches left on the needle.
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SOCK:
The piece is worked in the round.
Cast on (40) 50-50-50-(60-60) stitches with double pointed needles size 2.5 mm and BabyMerino. Work 1 round stocking stitch, then work A.1 (= (10) 10-10-10 (12-12) stitches). REMEMBER THE KNITTING TENSION!
When the piece measures (5) 7-8-8 (9-9) cm work 1 round stocking stitch AT THE SAME TIME as you decrease (8) 14-10-10 (16-12) stitches evenly on round = (32) 36-40-40 (44-48) stitches. Now keep the first (16) 18-20-20 (22-26) stitches on the needle for heel and the remaining (16) 18-20-20 (22-22) stitches are placed on 1 thread (= top of foot). Work stocking stitch back and forth over the heel stitches for (3) 3-3½-4 (4-4½) cm – insert 1 marker. Now work HEEL DECREASE - see description above! Then knit up (7) 8-9-10 (10-11) stitches on each side of the heel and the stitches from the thread (top of foot) are placed back on the needles, insert 1 marker thread on each side of the stitches on top of foot = (36) 42-48-50 (52-56) stitches. Continue in the round with stocking stitch.
AT THE SAME TIME on round 1, decrease 1 stitch before the (16) 18-20-20 (22-22) stitches on top of foot and decrease 1 stitch after the (16) 18-20-20 (22-22) stitches on top of foot – read DECREASE TIP. Decrease like this every 2nd round a total of (2) 3-6-7 (5-7) times = (32) 36-36-36 (42-42) stitches. Continue until the sock measures (6) 8-9-10 (12-14) cm from the heel marker. Now insert 1 new marker in each side of the sock (= (16) 18-18-18 (21-21) stitches between each marker = on top of and under the sock). Continue by decreasing 1 stitch on each side of each marker (= 4 stitches decreased). Decrease like this every round a total of (6) 7-7-7 (8-8) times = (8) 8-8-8 (10-10) stitches left on needle, cut the strand and pull it through the remaining stitches, pull tight and fasten well. The sock measures approx. (8) 10-11-12 (14-16) cm. Work 1 more sock in the same way.

Diagram explanations

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