Some days, you just want to stick your tongue out at someone.
Since that’s not generally considered polite, a little
:P might work better. These socks let you do socks for
every mood all in one or socks for each mood you have. Just
mix and match the interchangeable charts to create smiley socks,
frowny socks, googly eyed socks or every mood you have. They’re
like mood rings, only warmer.
These socks are knit toe up with a short-row heel and toe. Complementary
colors are used for the toe, heel and cuff of each sock and the
Fair Isle method is used for the colorwork emoticons. You
can add as many or as few emoticons as you’d like!
Recommended needle size [always use a needle
size that gives you the gauge
listed below -- every knitter's
gauge is unique] US
#2/2.75 mm needles for working in the
round
Notions Yarn
needle
GAUGE
32 sts/40 rounds = 4 inches in
stockinette stitch
PATTERN NOTES [Knitty's list of standard abbreviations and techniques can be found here.]
The emoticon charts are all the same
size, and you can mix and match them to communicate the message
you want! Use
the same chart all the way around, or use different ones.
Provisional Cast on: This project uses a provisional cast on.
Use your preferred provisional cast on
technique; directions for one technique
may be found here.
To prevent holes in the corner of your short row toe and heel,
you may need to pick up a stitch in the
corner when you resume working in the round. If that is the case,
simply decrease on your next round until you have correct number
of total stitches again.
Toe – Second Half Row 1 [RS]: K12[14, 16], knit
the wrapped st together with its wrap,
w&t. Row 2 [WS]: P13[15, 17], purl
the wrapped st together with its wrap,
w&t. Row 3 [RS]: K14[16, 18], knit
the wrapped st together with its wraps,
w&t. Row 4 [WS]: P15[17, 19], purl
the wrapped st together with its wraps,
w&t. Row 5 [RS]: K16[18, 20], knit
the wrapped st together with its wraps,
w&t. Row 6 [WS]: P17[19, 21], purl
the wrapped st together with its wraps,
w&t. Row 7 [RS]: K18[20, 22], knit
the wrapped st together with its wraps,
w&t. Row 8 [WS]: P19[21, 23], purl
the wrapped st together with its wraps,
w&t. Row 9 [RS]: K20[22, 24], knit
the wrapped st together with its wraps,
w&t. Row 10 [WS]: P21[23, 25],
purl the wrapped st together with its
wraps, w&t. Row 11 [RS]: K22[24, 26],
knit the wrapped st together with its
wraps, w&t. Row 12 [WS]: P23[25, 27],
purl the wrapped st together with its
wraps, w&t. Row 13 [RS]: K24[26, 28],
knit the wrapped st together with its
wraps, w&t. Row 14 [WS]: P25[27, 29],
purl the wrapped st together with its
wraps, w&t. Row 15 [RS]: K26[28, 30],
knit the wrapped st together with its
wraps, w&t. Row 16 [WS]: P27[29, 31],
purl the wrapped st together with its
wraps, w&t. Row 17 [RS]: K28[30, 32],
knit the wrapped st together with its
wraps, w&t. Small Only: Proceed to Foot.
Medium and Large Only:
Row 18 [WS]: P-[31, 33], purl the wrapped
st together with its wraps, w&t.
Row 19 [RS]: K-[32, 34], knit the wrapped
st together with its wraps, w&t. Medium Only:Proceed to Foot.
Large Only:
Row 20 [WS]: P-[-,35], purl the wrapped
st together with its wraps, w&t.
Row 21 [RS]: K-[-,36], knit the wrapped
st together with its wraps, w&t.
Foot
Undo provisional cast on and return 28[32,
36] sts to needle. Arrange sts on needles as you prefer and join
for working in the round.
Cut MC and attach CC.
Knit even until foot measures 2 inches
less than desired foot length.
Cut CC and attach MC.
Note: Although CC is picked up again at
the end of the heel, cutting it and
rejoining it helps you keep the stitches even.
Heel – First Half Row 1 [RS]: Using
MC ,
knit 28[32, 36] stitches, w&t.
Heel – Second Half Row 1 [RS]: K12[14, 16], knit
the wrapped st together with its wrap,
w&t. Row 2 [WS]: P13[15, 17], purl
the wrapped st together with its wrap,
w&t. Row 3 [RS]: K14[16, 18], knit
the wrapped st together with its wraps,
w&t. Row 4 [WS]: P15[17, 19], purl
the wrapped st together with its wraps,
w&t. Row 5 [RS]: K16[18, 20], knit
the wrapped st together wth its wraps,
w&t. Row 6 [WS]: P17[19, 21], purl
the wrapped st together with its wraps,
w&t. Row 7 [RS]: K18[20, 22], knit
the wrapped st together with its wraps,
w&t. Row 8 [WS]: P19[21, 23], purl
the wrapped st together with its wraps,
w&t. Row 9 [RS]: K20[22, 24], knit
the wrapped st together with its wraps,
w&t. Row 10 [WS]: P21[23, 25],
purl the wrapped st together with its
wraps, w&t. Row 11 [RS]: K22[24, 26],
knit the wrapped st together with its
wraps, w&t. Row 12 [WS]: P23[25, 27],
purl the wrapped st together with its
wraps, w&t. Row 13 [RS]: K24[26, 28],
knit the wrapped st together with its
wraps, w&t. Row 14 [WS]: P25[27, 29],
purl the wrapped st together with its
wraps, w&t. Row 15 [RS]: K26[28, 30],
knit the wrapped st together with its
wraps, w&t. Row 16 [WS]: P27[29, 31],
purl the wrapped st together with its
wraps, w&t. Row 17 [RS]: K28[30, 32],
knit the wrapped st together with its
wraps, w&t. Small Only: Proceed to Leg.
Medium and Large Only: Row 18 [WS]: P-[31, 33], purl
the wrapped st together with its wraps,
w&t. Row 19 [RS]: K-[32, 34], knit
the wrapped st together with its wraps,
w&t. Medium: Proceed to Leg.
Large Only: Row 20 [WS]: P-[-,35], purl
the wrapped st together with its wraps,
w&t. Row 21 [RS]: K-[-,36], knit
the wrapped st together with its wraps,
w&t.
Leg
Cut MC.
Rejoin CC, and resume working in the round.
Work even until leg measures 6 inches from
top of heel. Rejoin MC.
Next round, setup Emoticon patterns: Work Smiley chart
7[8, 9] times around.
Work in pattern as set until chart is
complete.
Cuff
Cut CC. Continue only in MC.
Ribbing round: [K2, p2] around.
Work in ribbing as set until cuff measures
1.5 inches.
Bind off using your favorite stretchy
method.
(See Pattern Notes for suggestions.)
Yellow Sock [shown
on top foot in picture below]
Using CC and a provisional cast on method,
cast on 28[32, 36] stitches. Work Toe as
for Blue Sock.
Foot
Undo provisional cast on and return 28[32, 36] sts to needle.
Arrange sts on needles as you prefer
and join for working in the round.
Attach MC. Using MC, knit two rounds even. Next round, setup Emoticon patterns:
Work Smiley chart 7[8, 9] times around.
Work in pattern as set until chart is
complete.
Note: Each chart takes up a little less than an inch in
length. The heel starts 2 inches short of full foot length – check
the foot length before beginning the
Googly Eyes chart. If at that point, the sock is less than
3 inches short of full foot length, skip the Google Eyes chart
and just work even to required length.
Work the Grinning chart 7[8,
9] times around.
Work the Frowny chart 7[8, 9] times around.
Work
the Shocked chart 7[8, 9] times around.
Work
the Tongue chart 7[8, 9] times around.
Work
the Wink chart 7[8, 9] times around.
Work
the Googly Eyes chart 7[8, 9] times around.
Knit even as required until foot measures 2 inches less than
desired foot length.
Cut MC.
Note: Although MC is picked up again at
the end of the heel, cutting it and
rejoining it helps you keep the stitches
even.
Heel
Working only with CC, work Heel as for
Blue Sock.
Leg
Rejoin MC, and resume working in the
round. Next round, setup Emoticon patterns: Work Mad chart 7[8, 9]
times around.
Work in pattern as set until chart is
complete.
Work
the Smiley chart 7[8, 9] times around.
Work
the Grinning chart 7[8, 9] times around.
Work the Frowny chart 7[8, 9] times around.
Work
the Shocked chart 7[8, 9] times around.
Work
the Tongue chart 7[8, 9] times around.
Using MC, work two rounds even.
Cuff
Cut MC. Continue only in CC. Ribbing round: [K2, p2] around.
Work in ribbing as set until cuff measures
1.5 inches.
Bind off using your favorite stretchy
method. (See Pattern Notes for suggestions.)
FINISHING
Weave in all ends.
ABOUT THE DESIGNER
Allison Sarnoff lives in Troy, New York,
with a roommate, two cats and a really
irresponsible amount of yarn. She recounts
her knitting adventures as the writer of
the web comic Knit
Princess.
