Knitted socks with lace pattern and small cables made of fine woolen yarn not only keep women’s feet warm, but also beautify them. Only an experienced craftswoman can knit such socks.
Size: 35/37 – 38/40 – 41/43.
Foot length: approx. 22 – 24 – 27 cm.
Leg height: approx. 16 – 18 – 20 cm.
Materials
- Drops fabel 50-100-100 g colour 104, purple, 50-50-50 g colour 109, dark pink.
- Double pointed needles size 2.5 mm – or size needed to get 26 stitches and 34 rows in stocking stitch = width 10 cm and 10 cm vertically.
Diagram socks with lace pattern and cables
 | =knit | |
 | = purl | |
 | = slip 1 stitch knitwise, knit 2 and pass slipped stitches over stitches worked | |
 | = no stitch, skip this square | |
| = 1 yarn over between 2 stitches | |
 | = slip 1 stitch knitwise, knit 1 and pass slipped stitch over stitches worked | |
| = knit 2 together | |
 | = slip 1 stitch knitwise, knit 2 together and pass slipped stitch over stitches worked together | |
 | = purl 2 together |
Knitting tip
To get a stronger heel the entire heel and heel decrease can be worked in 2 strands. Use strand inside and outside of ball and work 1 stitch alternately with one and the other strand. This way you get a thicker heel without working with double strand.
Heel decrease
Row 1 (= right side): Knit until 7-8-8 stitches remain, slip next stitch as if to knit, knit 1, pass slipped stitch over stitch knitted, turn piece.
Row 2 (= wrong side): Purl until 7-8-8 stitches remain, slip next stitch as if to purl, purl 1, pass slipped stitch over stitch purled, turn piece.
Row 3 (= right side): Knit until 6-7-7 stitches remain, slip next stitch as if to knit, knit 1, pass slipped stitch over stitch knitted, turn piece.
Row 4 (= wrong side): Purl until 6-7-7 stitches remain, slip next stitch as if to purl, purl 1, pass slipped stitch over stitch purled, turn piece.
Continue decrease like this with 1 stitch less before each decrease until there are 14-14-16 stitches on needle.
Decrease tip (applies to toe)
Decrease on each side of marker as follows: Begin 3 stitches before marker, knit 2 together, knit 2 (marker is between these two stitches), slip 1 stitch knitwise, knit 1, pass slipped stitch over stitch worked (= 2 stitches decreased).
Knitted socks with lace pattern and small cables
Sock
Worked in the round on double pointed needles from leg and down to toe.
Cast on 64-72-80 stitches on double pointed needles size 2.5 mm with Fabel colour 104, purple. Knit 1 round.
Then work as follows: A.1 (= 32-36-40 stitches) 2 times on round.
When A.1 has been worked, there are 60-64-68 stitches on round.
Continue with A.2 over A.1 (= 2 repetitions of A.2 in width). Continue pattern until piece measures 16-18-20 cm.
Heel
The heel is knitted with dark pink thread.
Now keep the first 5-6-7 stitches on needle for heel, slip the next 35-37-39 stitches on 1 stitch holder (= mid on top of foot) and keep the last 20-21-22 stitches on needle for heel.
Read knitting tip and work in stocking stitch back and forth over the 25-27-29 heel stitches, at the same time on first row adjust number of stitches to 26-28-30 stitches.
Work in stocking stitch for 5-5½-6 cm. Insert 1 marker in middle of row, measure piece from here.
Now work heel decrease – see explanation above. When heel decrease is done, pick up 13-15-16 stitches on each side of heel and slip the 35-37-39 stitches from stitch holder back on needle = 75-81-87 stitches. Insert 1 marker on each side of the 35-37-39 stitches on top of foot.
Continue A.2 over stitches on top of foot, and work in stocking stitch over stitches under foot. Knit the last 2 stitches before first marker on top of foot together and knit the first 2 stitches after last marker on top of foot twisted together.
Decrease like this every other round 9-10-12 times in total = 57-61-63 stitches. Continue A.2 until piece measures approx. 18-19-21 cm from marker on heel (approx. 4-5-6 cm remain until finished measurements).
Change yarn to dark pink.
Insert 1 marker in each side of sock so that there are 28-30-31 stitches on top of foot and 29-31-32 stitches under foot. Now decrease for toes on each side of these two markers and continue with stocking stitch until finished measurements – read decrease tip (= 4 stitches decreased).
Decrease like this on every other round 4-7-9 times in total and then on every round 6-3-2 times in total = 17-21-19 stitches remain on needle. On next round knit all stitches together 2 by 2 = 9-11-10 stitches. Cut the yarn and pull it through the remaining stitches, tighten together and fasten.
Knit another socks with lace pattern and small cables the same way.
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