Free Favorite Socks by Ann Budd Page B

pwise wyf, p14, p2tog, p1, turn work.
    Row 2: (RS) Sl 1 pwise wyb, k3, ssk, k1, turn.
    Row 3: Sl 1, purl to 1 st before gap formed on previous row, p2tog (1 st each side of gap), p1, turn.
    Row 4: Sl 1, knit to 1 st before gap formed on previous row, ssk (1 st each side of gap), k1, turn. Rep Rows 3 and 4 until all heel sts have been worked—16 heel sts rem.
Shape Gussets
    Pick up sts along selvedge edges of heel flap and rejoin for working in the rnd as foll:
    Rnd 1: With Needle 1 (needle holding heel sts), pick up and knit 19 sts along left edge of heel flap; with Needle 2, work 32 instep sts according to Rnd 1 of Instep chart; with Needle 3, pick up and knit 19 sts along right edge of heel flap, then knit the first 8 heel sts from Needle 1 again—86 sts total; 27 sts each on Needle 1 and Needle 3; 32 instep sts on Needle 2. Rnd begins at center of heel.
    Rnd 2: On Needle 1, k8, [k1 through back loop (tbl)] 19 times; on Needle 2, cont in instep patt as established; on Needle 3, [k1tbl] 19 times, k8.
    Rnd 3: On Needle 1, knit to last 2 sts, k2tog;on Needle 2, cont in instep patt as established; on Needle 3, ssk, knit to end—2 sts dec’d.
    Rnd 4: On Needle 1, knit; on Needle 2, work instep patt as established; on Needle 3, knit.
    Rep Rnds 3 and 4 until 60 sts rem—14 sts each on Needle 1 and Needle 3; 32 instep sts on Needle 2.
Foot
    Cont even (work sts on Needle 2 in instep patt as established; work sts on Needle 1 and Needle 3 in St until foot measures 8" (20.5 cm) from back of heel, or about 1½" (3.8 cm) less than desired total foot length (measured with sock on foot or with lace pattern stretched horizontally; see Note ), ending with an even-numbered rnd of instep patt.
Toe
    Knit 1 rnd, redistributing sts as foll: On Needle 1, k14, k1 from Needle 2; on Needle 2, k30; on Needle 3, knit last st from Needle 2, then k14—15 sts each on Needle 1 and Needle 3; 30 sts on Needle 2.
    Rnd 1: On Needle 1, knit to last 3 sts, k2tog, k1; on Needle 2, k1, ssk, knit to last 3 sts, k2tog, k1; on Needle 3, k1, ssk, knit to end—4 sts dec’d.
    Rnd 2: Knit.
    Rep Rnds 1 and 2 until 32 sts rem, then work Rnd 1 only until 12 sts rem. Knit 3 sts from Needle 1 onto Needle 3—6 sts each on 2 needles.

Finishing
    Cut yarn, leaving a 12" (30.5 cm) tail. With tail threaded on a tapestry needle, use the Kitchener st (see Glossary, page 123 ) to join sts. Weave in loose ends. Block lightly.

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    from the Summer 2002 issue of Interweave Knits
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Hidden Passion Socks
    Jaya Srikrishnan
    Depending on the light or angle of view, Jaya Srikrishnan’s illusion socks reveal colorful stripes or “hugs and kisses.” The foot is worked flat as a strip that extends along the instep from the ankle to the short-row toe, then it continues along the sole to the heel, and is joined to the instep along the way. The heel is shaped with a standard gusset worked upside down.
    Download the charts for this project here.
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    F INISHED S IZE
    7 (8½, 10)" (18 [21.5, 25.5] cm) foot circumference and 8¾ (9½ 10¼)" (22 [24, 26] cm) foot length. To fit adult small (medium, large).
Y ARN
    Fingering-weight yarn (CYCA #1 Super Fine).
    Shown here: Lorna’s Laces Shepherd Sock (80% superwash wool, 20% nylon; 215 yd [195 m]/ 50 g): Color A, 1 (2, 2) skein(s); color B, 1 skein. Shown in #2ns Manzanita (A) with #9ns pewter (B), and #43ns sage (A) with #7ns cedar (B).
N EEDLES
    Size 0 (2.0 mm): set of 4 double-pointed (dpn). One needle two or more sizes larger for binding off (optional). Adjust needle size if necessary to obtain the correct gauge.
N OTIONS
    Markers (m); tapestry needle.
G AUGE
    18 stitches and 28 rows = 2" (5 cm) in stockinette stitch.
    S TITCH G UIDE
    RS join (worked on RS rows)
    Sl the last st pwise with yarn in front (wyf) to right needle, use left needle to pick up the 2 loops of the edge st on the adjoining strip, sl the last st back onto left needle and purl this st tog with the 2 loops, turn, sl first st kwise with yarn in back (wyb), purl