Being
the daughter, wife and sister of computer geeks, I have grown
up with the ins and outs of computers being scattered about.
The beauty and symmetry of the colors and designs has always
fascinated me. Ok, maybe I am a geek as well… My dad would
take me with him to Atari BBS conventions in the mid 80’s.
I had hi-tech toys like AG Bear that actually “spoke”.
It is little wonder that I grew up to have a thing for gadgets.
My knitting patterns are stored on my phone and an ereader. I
work for a Knitting Software company. One day I may even acquire
my own TARDIS.
These socks are made of circuit tiles. The construction
features corrugated ribbing on the cuff and a boomerang
heel with a clever way of adding a little extra depth than a
regular short row heel, for a better fit.
SIZE
Baby (9-12 months)[Toddler (18-24 months), Women (US shoe size
7-8), Men (US shoe size 9-10)]
FINISHED MEASUREMENTS Foot circumference: 4.25[5.5, 8.5, 9.75] inches Leg length to top
of heel: 3[3.5, 6.5, 7.75] inches Foot length: Adjustable to fit
MATERIALS
Yarn Silver and purpleshown in XS below [MC]
Simply Socks [BFL Superwash; 175 yds per 50g skein]; color: Silver;
less than oz [CC]
Simply Socks [BFL Superwash; 175 yds per 50g skein]; color: Purple;
less than 1 0z skein
Silver and teal shown in M above [MC] Simply Socks [BFL Superwash; 175
yds per 50g skein]; color: Silver; 2 skeins [CC] Simply Socks [BFL Superwash; 175
yds per 50g skein]; color: Teal ; 2 skeins
Recommended needle size [always use a needle
size that gives you the gauge
listed below -- every knitter's
gauge is unique] 1
set US #2 /2.75mm double-pointed needles OR 1
long US #2 /2.75mm circular needles for magic loop OR 2
US #2 /2.75mm circular needles for 2 circulars method
AND
1 set US #1.5/2.5mm double-pointed needles OR 1 long US #1.5/2.5mm circular needles
for magic loop OR 2 US #1.5/2.5mm circular needles for
2 circulars method
Notions Yarn
needle
GAUGE
32 sts/40 rounds = 4 inches
in stockinette stitch in the round using US #2 needles
PATTERN NOTES [Knitty's list of standard abbreviations and techniques can be found here.]
Working with Multiple colors
To prevent toes getting stuck in the color stranding on the inside of the
sock, twist yarns every 3-4 sts where there would be a long float. Here's a
tutorial on weaving the floats.
Charts The charts for this pattern are very
large. Each fits on a letter-sized page.
Click the appropriate size below and print
each resulting page.
Cuff
Using MC and larger needles, using the long tail method, cast on 42 [50,
72, 84] sts.
Join CC and work 7 [7,7, 10] rounds of corrugated ribbing as
follows: With both yarns at back, [k1 CC, bring MC to front,
p1 MC, return MC to back] around.
Knit 1 round even in MC.
Leg For XS, M, L: Work appropriate size Circuitry
Chart twice across round.
For S only: [K2, work Circuitry Chart
Size XS & S] twice.
Continue as set until chart is complete.
Heel Note: Keep W&T
sts and wraps on tips of needles when
knitting them together to prevent stretching
and enlarging the gaps.
Heel Step 2
In this step we add some extra rounds
to add depth to the heel and improve
the fit.
Round 1: K5[7, 10, 10], knit next 8[9, 13, 16] sts together
with their wraps. You are now at the end of the sole stitches. Knit to
the end of the round.
Round 2: K next 8[9, 13, 16] sts together with their wraps,
k to end of round.
Knit -[-, 1, 4] more rounds even.
Size M only: K1, m1, k to end of round.
37 sts on instep, 73 sts total.
Heel Step 3 Row 1 [RS]: K13[16, 23, 26],
w&t. Row 2 [WS]: P5[7, 10, 10],
w&t. Row 3 [RS]: K6[8, 11, 11],
working wrapped stitch together with its wrap, w&t. Row4 [WS]: P7[9, 12, 12],
working wrapped stitch together with its wrap, w&t. Row 5 [RS]: K8[10, 13, 13],
working wrapped stitch together with its wrap, w&t. Row6 [WS]: P9[11, 14, 14],
working wrapped stitch together with its wrap, w&t. Row 7 [RS]: K10[12, 15, 15],
working wrapped stitch together with its wrap, w&t. Row8 [WS]: P11[13, 16, 16],
working wrapped stitch together with its wrap, w&t. Row 9 [RS]: K12[14, 17, 17],
working wrapped stitch together with its wrap, w&t. Row10 [WS]: P13[15, 18, 18],
working wrapped stitch together with its wrap, w&t. Row11 [RS]: K14[16, 19, 19],
working wrapped stitch together with its wrap, w&t. Row12 [WS]: P15[17, 20, 20],
working wrapped stitch together with its wrap, w&t. Row 13 [RS]: K16[18, 21, 21],
working wrapped stitch together with its wrap, w&t. Row14 [WS]: P17[19, 22, 22],
working wrapped stitch together with its wrap, w&t. Row 15 [RS]: K18[20, 23, 23],
working wrapped stitch together with its wrap, w&t. Row16 [WS]: P19[21, 24, 24],
working wrapped stitch together with its wrap, w&t. Row 17 [RS]: K20[22, 25, 25],
working wrapped stitch together with its wrap, w&t. Size XS only: Proceed to Foot.
Row18 [WS]: P-[23, 26, 26],
working wrapped stitch together with its wrap, w&t. Row 19 [RS]: K-[24, 27, 27],
working wrapped stitch together with its wrap, w&t. Size S only: Proceed to Foot.
Row20 [WS]: P-[-, 28, 28],
working wrapped stitch together with its wrap, w&t. Row 21 [RS]: K-[-, 29, 29],
working wrapped stitch together with its wrap, w&t. Row22 [WS]: P-[-, 30, 30],
working wrapped stitch together with its wrap, w&t. Row 23 [RS]: K-[-, 31, 31],
working wrapped stitch together with its wrap, w&t. Row24 [WS]: P-[-, 32, 32],
working wrapped stitch together with its wrap, w&t. Row 25 [RS]: K-[-, 33, 33],
working wrapped stitch together with its wrap, w&t. Row26 [WS]: P-[-, 34, 34],
working wrapped stitch together with its wrap, w&t. Row 27 [RS]: K-[-, 35, 35],
working wrapped stitch together with its wrap, w&t. Size M only: Proceed to Foot.
Row28 [WS]: P-[-, 34, 36],
working wrapped stitch together with its wrap, w&t. Row 29 [RS]: K-[-, 35, 37],
working wrapped stitch together with its wrap, w&t. Row 30 [WS]: P-[-, 34, 38],
working wrapped stitch together with its wrap, w&t. Row 31 [RS]: K-[-, 35, 39],
working wrapped stitch together with its wrap, w&t. Row 32 [WS]: P-[-, 34, 40],
working wrapped stitch together with
its wrap, w&t. Row 33 [RS]: K-[-, 35, 41],
working wrapped stitch together with its wrap, w&t.
Foot
Change to larger needles. First
st of round is double wrapped. Work
this stitch together with its wraps at
the start of the first Foot round.
Size XS Foot Round: Work Foot
Chart XS & S on first half of round,
work XS Sole chart across second half
of round. Size S Foot Round:
K2, work Foot Chart XS & S on firstT
half of round k2 on first half of round;
k2 work XS Sole chart to last 2 sts,
k2. Size M Foot Round: K1, starting
again at Row 1 work Circuitry Chart M
on first half of round, work Sole chart
across second half of round. Size L Foot round: Starting
again at Row 1, work Circuitry Chart
L on first half of round, work Sole
chart across second half of round.
Continue as set until chart is complete.
Cut CC and change to smaller needles. Continue
only in MC until foot is 2 inches shorter
than desired length.
Toe Decreases Setup round, size M only:
K17, k2tog, k to end of round. 72 sts.
Decrease round: Knit to last
3 sts of sole sts, k2tog, k2, ssk, k
to last 3 sts of instep sts, k2tog, k2,
ssk knit to end of round. 4 sts decreased.
Knit 1 round even.
Repeat the last 2 rounds 0[3, 6, 7] more
times. 26[34, 44, 52] sts.
Work Decrease
round 6[4, 6, 8] more
times, to 14[18, 20, 20] sts.
FINISHING
Graft or work a three-needle BO to close toe.
Block and weave in ends.
ABOUT THE DESIGNER
Heatherly Walker, aka Yarn Yenta, lives
in Northern California with her husband
and 6 children - 5 of whom knit, 2 of them
spin, and 2 of them crochet. She spreads
the knitting bug wherever she goes. Having
infiltrated Favor Software, she taught them to knit and begged
them to make a better
charting software which she now shares
with others.
She can be found on Ravelry
as YarnYenta and
blogs here.
by Heatherly
Walker
