Small Fox Socks….take two!
So….I’ve finished another project! Hopefully I’ll get organized to mail these soon.
Small Fox Socks:
2.5mm needles, 100% GEORGA wool, 100 g blue, 100g green. Undyed Kroy held doubled 50 g. scraps of orange, peach, black and brown for fox motif
Pattern Notes: Figure of 8 cast on 16 sts in blue.
Increase every alternate row to 56 sts.
*Knit 1 round white, Knit 8 rounds green, Knit 1 round white, Knit 8 rounds blue*
Repeat from * to * once
Gusset: Increase every alternate row maintaining stripe pattern (green, white, blue, white, green, white)
Heel: Put center 28 sts on one needle. *Knit in blue to the last two sts. K2tog. Turn. Purl to the last two sts. P2tog.* repeat from *to* until 10 sts remain.
Pick up and knit 9 sts from each side of the heel (28 sts on needle). turn.
*Purl heel stitches until one st. remains. Purl it together with a gusset stitch. turn. Knit heel stitches until one remains. Knit it together with a gusset stitch. turn.*
Continue from * to * until all gusset stitches have been incorporated.
Leg: (60 sts in round). Continue knitting in striped pattern for two more repeats.
Knit 1 round white, 1 round blue, 18 rounds white, 1 round blue, 1 round white
Cuff: K1 P1 for 15 rounds. Cast off in ribbing.
Fox Chart: work in duplicate stitch. Leave one row of white on top and bottom of chart.
These socks are to replace THESE socks that were lost in the mail.
Have you seen my pattern for Olympic Red Mittens yet?
