Falling for Fall Socks

Indulge yourself in a pair of handknit socks. Knit with wonderfully soft fingering weight wool yarn and a super easy stitch pattern, you will be completing your first pair by the end of the week.

Materials

Knitting Loom:
54 peg fine gauge sock loom. Sample was knit on KB Adjustable Sock Loom.

Yarn:
350-400 yards of fingering weight yarn. Sample used Knit Picks Chroma in Gray.

Notions: Knitting tool, tapestry needle, 2 double pointed needles size 2 (to aid in grafting).

Gauge: 17 sts x 24 rows=  2 inch in stockinette.

Size: Fits 8.5 foot circumference.

Stitch Patterns Used

2×1 Ribbing

Rnd 1: *k2, p1; rep from *
Rep Rnd 1.

Farrow Rib (multiple of 3)

Rnd 1: *k2, p1; rep from * to end
Rnd 2: *k1, p2; rep from * to end
Rep these 2 rows

DIRECTIONS

Cuff
Cast on 54 sts, join to work in the round.
Round 1-10: Work 2x 1 Ribbing.

Leg
Work Farrow Rib pattern, until leg measures 7 inches. End on Rnd 2.

Short Row Heel

Work heel back and forth in short rows over 27 sts.

Row 1: k to peg 26, W&T peg 27
Row 2: K to peg 2, W&T peg 1
Row 3: k to peg 25, W&T peg 26
Row 4: k to peg 3, W&T peg 2
Row 5: k to peg 24, W&T peg 25
Row 6: k to peg 4, W&T peg 3
Row 7: k to peg 23, W&T peg 24
Row 8: k to peg 5, W&T peg 4
Row 9: k to peg 22, W&T peg 23
Row 10: k to peg 6, W&T peg 5
Row 11: k to peg 21, W&T peg 20
Row 12: k to peg 7, W&T peg 6
Row 13: k to peg 20, W&T peg 21
Row 14: k to peg 8, W&T peg 7
Row 15: k to peg 19, W&T peg 20
Row 16: k to peg 9, W&T peg 8

Reverse short-row shaping

Row 17: k to peg 20, lift both the wrap and the loop together off the peg. W&T peg 21 (peg 21 has two wraps and one loop).
Row 18: k to peg 8, lift both the wrap and the loop together off the peg. W&T peg 7 (peg 7 has two wraps and one loop).
Row 19: k to peg 21, lift both the wraps and the loop together off the peg. W&T peg 22 (peg 22 has two wraps and one loop).
Row 20: k to peg 7, lift both the wraps and the loop together off the peg. W&T peg 6 (peg 6 has two wraps and one loop).
Row 21: k to peg 22, lift both the wraps and the loop together off the peg. W&T peg 23 (peg 23 has two wraps and one loop).
Row 22: k to peg 6, lift both the wraps and the loop together off the peg. W&T peg 5 (peg 5 has two wraps and one loop).
Row 23: k to peg 23, lift both the wraps and the loop together off the peg. W&T peg 24 (peg 24 has two wraps and one loop).
Row 24: k to peg 5, lift both the wraps and the loop together off the peg. W&T peg 4 (peg 4 has two wraps and one loop).
Row 25: k to peg 24, lift both the wraps and the loop together off the peg. W&T peg 24 (peg 24 has two wraps and one loop).
Row 26: k to peg 4, lift both the wraps and the loop together off the peg. W&T peg 3 (peg 3 has two wraps and one loop).
Row 27: k to peg 25, lift both the wraps and the loop together off the peg. W&T peg 26 (peg 26 has two wraps and one loop).
Row 28: k to peg 3, lift both the wraps and the loop together off the peg. W&T peg 2 (peg 2 has two wraps and one loop).
Pegs 27 and peg 1 have two wraps on each of them as well as the loop/stitch. On the next round, lift the wraps and loop/stitch together as one.

Instep
Cont working in the round as follows: St st on bottom/sole of sock (from peg 1-27), est patt on instep (from pegs 28-54). Work until sole measures 7.5 inches from back of heel.

Short Row Toe
Work toe back and forth in short rows on 27 sts. Follow same instructions as for Heel.
Next: k to peg 27, lift both the wraps and the loop together off the peg. K to peg 1, lift both the wraps and the loop together off the peg.

Finishing
Sew the end of the toes together by kitchener stitch.
Weave ends in. Block lightly.