SOCK – SHORT OVERVIEW OF THE PIECE
The piece is worked in the round with double pointed needles, top down.
LEG
Cast on 40-44-48-48 (52-56) stitches with double pointed needles size 2.5 mm and DROPS Baby Merino. Work rib (knit 2, purl 2) in the round for 6-7-8-9 (12-14) cm. REMEMBER THE KNITTING TENSION!
HEEL AND FOOT
Knit the first 10-10-12-12 (12-14) stitches and leave them on the needle for the heel, place the next 22-26-26-26 (30-30) stitches on a thread (top of foot), keep the last 8-8-10-10 (12-12) on the needle for the heel = 18-18-22-22 (22-26) stitches on the needle.
Work stocking stitch back and forth over the heel stitches for 3-3½-4-4½ (5-5) cm.
Insert 1 marker in the middle of the last row – the foot is measured from this marker.
Now work HEEL DECREASES as described above.
After the heel decreases, continue as follows: Work stocking stitch over the 8-8-10-10 (10-12) heel stitches, knit up 8-9-10-12 (13-13) stitches along the side of the heel, work rib over the 22-26-26-26 (30-30) stitches from the thread and knit up 8-9-10-12 (13-13) stitches along the other side of the heel = 46-52-56-60 (66-68) stitches. Work to the middle of the heel – the round now starts from here.
Continue with rib over the 22-26-26-26 (30-30) stitches on top of the foot and stocking stitch over the other stitches. On the first round decrease 1 stitch on each side of the ribbed section – read DECREASE TIP-1. Decrease like this every 2nd round a total of 4-6-8-8 (9-10) times = 38-40-40-44 (48-48) stitches. Continue working until the foot measures 7-8-9-10 (11-13) cm from the marker on the heel. There is 3-3-3-3 (4-4) cm left to finished length.
TOE
Insert 1 marker on each side of the foot with 19-20-20-22 (24-24) stitches between the markers, both on top and underneath. Work stocking stitch. AT THE SAME TIME on the first round decrease for the toe on each side of both markers – read DECREASE TIP-2.
Decrease like this every 2nd round a total of 3 times, then every round 5-5-5-6 (7-7) times = 6-8-8-8 (8-8) stitches. Cut the strand, pull it through the remaining stitches, tighten and fasten well. The foot measures approx. 10-11-12-13 (15-17) cm, measured underneath. Work the other sock in the same way.
