Crochet
Cast On:
Using waste yarn, work a crochet chain several
sts longer than the number of sts to be cast
on. Starting 1 or 2 sts in from end of chain
and using working yarn, pick up and k 1 st in
the back loop of each ch until the required
number of sts have been worked.
When the hem is turned, stitches from the
CO will be worked together with the sts on the
needle. This may be done in several ways:
1. The waste yarn can be removed and the
resulting live sts placed on spare needles,
which are held to the back of the work, then
each st from a working needle is worked together
with a corresponding st from a spare needle.
2. The waste yarn crochet chain can be gradually
unravelled as the row is worked, with each
loop of the chain being released as the stitch
it holds is worked together with a stitch
from the needle.
3. The cast on stitches may be worked together
with the stitches on the needle before the
crochet chain is removed, and the chain may
be unravelled afterwards. If you choose to
use this method, it is advisable to first
practice on a swatch.
Working with Two Circular
Needles
This project is worked in the round using 2
circular needles. If you are unfamiliar with
this technique, instructions may be found here.
 Beaded
Welt
Round 1: P all sts.
Round 2: P1, [B, p2] to last st, B,
p1.
Round 3: P all sts.
Thunderbird Pattern
(Worked in the round over a multiple of 14 sts):
Rounds 1-2: K all sts.
Round 3: [K1, p6] to end.
Round 4: [K1, p5, k3, p5] to end.
Round 5: [K1, p4, k5, p4] to end.
Round 6: [K1, p3, k7, p3] to end.
Round 7: [K1, p2, k9, p2] to end.
Round 8: [K1, p1, k11, p1] to end.
Round 9: [P1, k13] to end.
Rounds 10-11: K all sts.
Round 12: [K1, p6] to end.
Round 13: [K2, p5, k1, p5, k1] to end.
Round 14: [K3, p4, k1, p4, k2] to end.
Round 15: [K4, p3, k1, p3, k3] to end.
Round 16: [K5, p2, k1, p2, k4] to end.
Round 17: [K6, p1, k1, p1, k5] to end.
Round 18: [K7, p1, k6] to end.
Rounds 19-20: K all sts.
Garter Rib (Worked
in the round over a multiple of 4 sts):
Round 1: [K2, p2] to end.
Round 2: K all sts.
Grafting
Instructions for grafting can be found here.
B:
Place Bead as follows: Slide a bead as
close as possible to right needle, before working
the next stitch. When the next stitch is worked,
the bead will be positioned on the horizontal
strand which lies between two stitches. When
working the the beaded rounds, you may have
to leave a bead between needles. This works
fine - just try to snug the stitches up as best
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  Woman's
Sock
Use dental floss threader or big-eye
beading needle to thread 140 beads onto one
ball of yarn. Push the beads down the yarn
as you work, until they are needed.
Using Crochet Cast On, CO 70 sts. Place
35 sts on each of two circular needles and
join to begin working in the round, being
careful not to twist.
K 10 rounds.
Work Beaded Welt.
Work Rounds 1-10 of Thunderbird Pattern.
Turn Hem
Fold hem along beaded round to WS of work.
Work each st from the CO edge together with
a st on the needle (see Pattern Notes).
Work Beaded Welt.
Work Rounds 10-20 of Thunderbird Pattern.
Work Beaded Welt.
Work Rounds 1-11 of Thunderbird Pattern.
Work Beaded Welt.
K 1 round.
Next Round: [K9, k2tog] 6 times, k4. 64
sts.
Work in Garter Rib until work measures 3 inches
from last Beaded Welt, ending with Round 2 of
Garter Rib pattern.
Heel Flap
Slip first 2 sts of second needle to end of
first needle. 34 sts on first needle. Heel flap
will be worked back and forth on these 34 sts,
which should begin and end with 2 knit sts.
Sts on second needle remain on hold for instep.
Row 1 [RS]: Sl 1, k1, [p2, k2] to end.
Row 2 [WS]: Sl 1, p to end.
Repeat these 2 rows 16 times more. There are
17 slipped sts along each side edge of the heel
flap.
 Turn
Heel
Row 1 [RS]: K19, ssk, k1, turn work.
Row 2 [WS]: Sl1, p5, p2tog, p1, turn
work.
Row 3 [RS]: Sl1, k6, ssk, k1, turn
work.
Row 4 [WS]: Sl1, p7, p2tog, p1, turn
work.
Row 5 [RS]: Sl1, k8, ssk, k1, turn
work.
Row 6 [WS]: Sl1, p9, p2tog, p1, turn
work.
Row 7 [RS]: Sl1, k10, ssk, k1, turn
work.
Row 8 [WS]: Sl1, p11, p2tog, p1,
turn work.
Row 9 [RS]: Sl1, k12, ssk, k1, turn
work.
Row 10 [WS]: Sl1, p13, p2tog, p1,
turn work.
Row 11 [RS]: Sl1, k14, ssk, k1, turn
work.
Row 12 [WS]: Sl1, p15, p2tog, p1,
turn work.
Row 13 [RS]: Sl1, k16, ssk, k1, turn
work.
Row 14 [WS]: Sl1, p17, p2tog, p1.
20 sts remain.
Gusset
Using first needle (Needle 1), k all heel
sts, pick up and k 17 sts (1 st in each slipped
st) along side edge of heel flap and 1 st
in space between top of heel flap and held
instep sts, place marker, work first 15 instep
sts from second needle (Needle 2) in Garter
Rib as set; using Needle 2, work remaining
instep sts in Garter Rib as set, pick up and
k 1 st in space between instep sts and top
of heel flap, and 17 sts along side edge of
heel flap, k first 10 heel sts from Needle
1. This point (center of heel) is now the
beginning of the round. 86 sts; 43 sts on
each needle.
Round 1: K to 3 sts before marker,
k2tog, k1, work in Garter Rib to end of Needle
1; work in Garter Rib to marker, k1, ssk,
k to end of Needle 2.
Round 2: Work all sts in patt as set.
Repeat these 2 rounds 10 times more. 64 sts;
32 sts on each needle.
Continue working in patt as set until work
measures 2 inches less than desired length.
Toe
Decrease Round: K to 4 sts before
marker, k2tog, k2, ssk, work in patt to end
of Needle 1; work in patt to 2 sts before
marker, k2tog, k2, ssk, k to end of Needle
2.
K 1 round.
Repeat these 2 rounds 8 times more, removing
markers on last row. 28 sts remain; 14 sts
on each needle.
K first 7 sts of Needle 1. Slip last 7 sts
of Needle 1 to Needle 2, and last 7 sts of
Needle 2 to Needle 1. Pass the st at each
end of each needle over the stitch next to
it; 12 sts remain on each needle. Graft sts
on Needle 1 to sts on Needle 2. Proceed to
Finishing.
Use dental floss threader or big-eye beading
needle to thread 84 beads onto one ball of
yarn. Push the beads down the yarn as you
work, until they are needed.
Using Crochet Cast On, CO 56 sts. Place
28 sts on each of two circular needles and
join to begin working in the round, being
careful not to twist.
K 8 rounds.
Work Beaded Welt.
Work Rounds 2-9 of Thunderbird Pattern.
Turn Hem
Fold hem along beaded round to WS of work.
Work each st from the CO edge together with
a st on the needle (see Pattern Notes).
Work Beaded Welt.
Work Rounds 11-19 of Thunderbird Pattern.
Work Beaded Welt.
Work Rounds 2-10 of Thunderbird Pattern.
Work Beaded Welt.
K 1 round.
Next Round: [K2, k2tog, k3, k2tog] 6
times, k2. 44 sts.
Work 8 rounds in Garter Rib.
Heel Flap
Heel flap will be worked back and forth on
22 sts on first needle. Sts on second needle
remain on hold for instep.
Row 1 [RS]: Sl 1, k1, [p2, k2]
to end.
Row 2 [WS]: Sl 1, p to end.
Repeat these 2 rows 10 times more. There are
11 slipped sts along each side edge of the
heel flap.
Turn Heel
Row 1 [RS]: K13, ssk, k1, turn work.
Row 2 [WS]: Sl1, p5, p2tog, p1, turn
work.
Row 3 [RS]: Sl1, k6, ssk, k1, turn
work.
Row 4 [WS]: Sl1, p7, p2tog, p1, turn
work.
Row 5 [RS]: Sl1, k8, ssk, k1, turn
work.
Row 6 [WS]: Sl1, p9, p2tog, p1, turn
work.
Row 7 [RS]: Sl1, k10, ssk, k1, turn
work.
Row 8 [WS]: Sl1, p11, p2tog, p1.
14 sts remain.
Gusset
Using first needle (Needle 1), k all heel
sts, pick up and k 11 sts (1 st in each slipped
st) along side edge of heel flap and 1 st
in space between top of heel flap and held
instep sts, place marker, work first 11 instep
sts from second needle (Needle 2) in Garter
Rib as set; using Needle 2, work remaining
instep sts in Garter Rib as set, pick up and
k 1 st in space between instep sts and top
of heel flap, and 11 sts along side edge of
heel flap, k first 7 heel sts from Needle
1. This point (center of heel) is now the
beginning of the round. 60 sts; 30 sts on
each needle.
Round 1: K to 3 sts before marker,
k2tog, k1, work in Garter Rib to end of Needle
1; work in Garter Rib to marker, k1, ssk,
k to end of Needle 2.
Round 2: Work all sts in patt as set.
Repeat these 2 rounds 7 times more. 44 sts;
22 sts on each needle.
Work 11 rounds in patt as set.
Toe
Decrease Round: K to 4 sts before
marker, k2tog, k2, ssk, work in patt to end
of Needle 1; work in patt to 2 sts before
marker, k2tog, k2, ssk, k to end of Needle
2.
K 1 round.
Repeat these 2 rounds 3 times more, removing
markers on last row. 28 sts remain; 14 sts
on each needle.
K first 7 sts of Needle 1. Slip last 7 sts
of Needle 1 to Needle 2, and last 7 sts of
Needle 2 to Needle 1. Pass the st at each
end of each needle over the stitch next to
it; 12 sts remain on each needle. Graft sts
on Needle 1 to sts on Needle 2.
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