Knitty: Interlocking Leaves

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photos: Kelly Porpiglia

by Kelly Porpiglia

Autumn is by far my favorite season. I love the promise of change and the chill in the air after a long summer. Although I'm no longer living in an area where I have a front row seat to the explosion of colors, I still have a great appreciation for the beauty of the season.

These socks are the perfect thing to ward off the dropping temperatures. They are worked from the toe up, with leaves organically growing out of a stockinette toe. The leaves march their way up the sock, past a toe-up heel flap, and transition into a rib that compliments the strong vertical lines of the pattern.

SIZE

Small [Large] (Shown in size Large)
To fit foot circumference: 7.75[9] inches

FINISHED MEASUREMENTS

Circumference: 7[8.25] inches, unstretched

MATERIALS

Tess' Designer Yarns Super Socks and Baby [80% merino wool, 20% nylon; 450yd/412m per 100g skein]; unmarked color; 1 skein

Recommended needle size:

1 set of five US #1.5/2.5mm double-point needles
[always use a needle size that gives you the gauge listed below -- every knitter's gauge is unique]

Tapestry needle

GAUGE

34 sts/48 rows = 4 inches in stockinette stitch

PATTERN NOTES
[Knitty's list of standard abbreviations and techniques can be found here]

m1L: Make 1 left-slanting knit stitch: Insert left needle, from front to back, under strand of yarn which runs between last stitch on left needle and first stitch on right needle; knit into back of this stitch.

m1R: Make 1 right-slanting knit stitch: Insert left needle, from back to front, under strand of yarn which runs between last stitch on left needle and first stitch on right needle; knit into front of this stitch.

SK2P: Slip 1 knitwise, k2tog, pass slipped st over. 2 sts decreased.

Directions for Judy's Magic Cast On can be found here.

InterlockingLeavesInstepCHTs

InterlockingInstepCHTL

InterlockingLeavesCHTkey

InterlockingLeavesLegCHT

DIRECTIONS

TOE
Using the Magic Cast On method, CO 10[11] stitches onto each of 2 needles: 20[22] sts. K 1 round, knitting all sts on second needle through back loops.

Divide sts between 4 needles as follows:
Needles 1 and 3: 5[6] sts each
Needles 2 and 4: 5 sts each

Increase Round: K1, m1R, k to end of Needle 1; k to last st on Needle 2, m1L, k1; k1, m1R, k to end of Needle 3; k to last st on Needle 4, m1L, k1.
K 1 round.
Repeat these 2 rounds 9[11] times more. 60[70] sts: 15[18] sts each on Needles 1 and 3, 15[17] sts each on Needles 2 and 4.

FOOT
Size Small Only:
Slip first st from Needle 3 to end of Needle 2. Needle 2 holds 16 sts, Needle 3 holds 14 sts.

All Sizes:
Next Round: Work Round 7 of Instep Chart for your size over the 31[35] sts on Needles 1 and 2; k all sts on Needles 3 and 4. Pattern repeat outlined in red is worked 2[3] times in each round.
Continue in pattern, working sts on Needles 1 and 2 in chart pattern and sts on Needles 3 and 4 in stockinette st, until work measures 2.5[3] inches less than desired length to back of heel. Rounds 7-22 of chart are worked first, then Rounds 1-22 are repeated until foot is desired length.

GUSSET
Increase Round: Work sts on Needles 1 and 2 in pattern; k1, m1R, k to end of Needle 3; k to last st on Needle 4, m1L, k1.
Work 1 round in pattern.
Repeat these 2 rounds 7[8] times more. 76[88] sts: 15[18] sts on Needle 1, 16[17] sts on Needle 2, 22[27] sts on Needle 3, 23[26] sts on Needle 4.

TURN HEEL
Work next round of Instep Chart over sts on Needles 1 and 2. Heel turning will be worked back and forth over the 45[53] sts on Needles 3 and 4.
Row 1 [RS]: K29[35], m1, k1, W&T.
Row 2 [WS]: P15[19], m1p, p1, W&T.
Row 3 [RS]: K14[18], m1, k1, W&T.
Row 4 [WS]: P13[17], m1p, p1, W&T.
Row 5 [RS]: K12[16], m1, k1, W&T.
Row 6 [WS]: P11[15], m1p, p1, W&T.
Row 7 [RS]: K10[14], m1, k1, W&T.
Row 8 [WS]: P9[13], m1p, p1, W&T.
Row 9 [RS]: K8[12], m1, k1, W&T.
Row 10 [WS]: P7[11], m1p, p1, W&T.
Row 11 [RS]: K6[10], m1, k1, W&T.
Row 12 [WS]: P5[9], m1p, p1, W&T.

Size Large Only:
Row 13 [RS]: K8, m1, k1, W&T.
Row 14 [WS]: P7, m1p, p1, W&T.

All Sizes:
There are 88[102] sts: 15[18] sts on Needle 1, 16[17] sts on Needle 2, 28[34] sts on Needle 3, 29[33] sts on Needle 4.

HEEL FLAP
Next Round: K to end of Needle 4, picking up wraps and working them together with wrapped sts; work sts on Needles 1 and 2 in pattern as set; k all sts on Needle 3, picking up wraps and working them together with wrapped sts; k14[16], ssk; 13[15] sts remain unworked on Needle 4. Turn work.

Row 1 [WS]: [Sl 1, p1] 14[17] times, p2tog. Turn work.
Row 2 [RS]: Sl 1, k27[33], ssk. Turn work.
Row 3 [WS]: Sl 1, [sl 1, p1] 13[16] times, sl 1, p2tog. Turn work.
Row 4 [RS]: Work as for Row 2.
Repeat Rows 1-4 five[six] times more, then work Rows 1-3 once more. 29[35] heel sts remain.
K to end of Needle 4.

There are 60[70] sts: 15[18] sts on Needle 1, 16[17] sts on Needle 2, 14[18] sts on Needle 3, 15[17] sts on Needle 4.

LEG
Size Large Only:
Work first 2 sts of Needle 1 onto Needle 4 in pattern. Needle 1 now holds 16 sts, Needle 4 holds 19 sts. This moves beginning of round so that it will be correctly positioned for Leg Chart.

All Sizes:
Begin working all sts following Leg Chart, beginning with the chart round which follows the round of the Instep Chart you worked last.
Continue working Leg Chart until leg measures 1.5 inches less than desired length, ending with chart round 19. Leg of sock shown measures 8.5 inches before cuff.

CUFF
Next Round: [K1 tbl, p1, k2, p1] to end of round.
Repeat this round until cuff measures 1.5 inches.
Loosely BO all sts in pattern.

FINISHING

Weave in ends. Block as desired.

ABOUT THE DESIGNER

Kelly is a computer scientist by day, knitter by night. She dreams of cooler days so that she can finally wear all of her handknit socks!

You can read about her knitting, spinning, and sewing adventures at kelp! knits.