Leg
Loosely
CO 54[63] sts, and distribute the sts between
needles as follows:
Size M: 27 sts on each
needle
Size L: 31 on Needle 1,
32 sts on Needle 2.
Use a safety pin or stitch marker to indicate
which needle is Needle 1.
Join to begin working in the round, being
careful not to twist.
Round 1: [P3, k2, p2, k2] to end.
Repeat this round until work measures 1.25
inches.
Work Rounds 1-9 of Spiral Pattern six times,
or until leg is desired length to top of heel.
Next Round: Work all sts on Needle
1 in pattern as set; do not work sts on Needle
2.
Choose Flap Heel or Short Row Heel, and
proceed to the directions for that heel and
foot.
Flap Heel
Flap Heel is worked back
and forth over sts on Needle 2 only.
Size M Only: Row 1
[RS]: Sl 1, m1, [sl 1, k1] to end of Needle
2. 28 sts. Turn work.
Size L Only: Row 1
[RS]: [Sl 1, k1] to end of Needle 2.
32 sts. Turn work.
All Sizes:
Row 2 [WS]: Sl 1, p to end.
Row 3 [RS]: [Sl 1, k1] to end.
Repeat Rows 2 and 3, 12[14] times
more, then work Row 2 once more.
28[32] rows have been worked.
Turn Heel:
K16[18], ssk, k1. Turn work.
Sl 1, p5, p2tog, p1. Turn work.
Sl 1, k6, ssk, k1. Turn work.
Sl 1, p7, p2tog, p1. Turn work.
Sl 1, k8, ssk, k1. Turn work.
Sl 1, p9, p2tog, p1. Turn work.
Sl 1, k10, ssk, k1. Turn work.
Sl 1, p11, p2tog, p1. Turn work.
Sl 1, k12, ssk, k1. Turn work.
Sl 1, p13, p2tog, p1. Turn work.
Size M Only:
Sl 1, k14, ssk. Turn work.
Sl 1, p14, p2tog. 16 sts remain. Turn work.
K all sts on Needle 2, pick up and k 15
sts along edge of Heel Flap and 1 st in space
between flap and top of foot; using Needle
1, work sts for top of foot as follows: pfb,
work in Spiral Pattern as set to last st on
Needle 1, m1, p1; using Needle 2, pick up
and k 1 st in space between top of foot and
flap, pick up and k 15 sts along remaining
edge of flap, k remaining sts on Needle 2.
29 sts on Needle 1, 48 sts on Needle 2.
Size L Only:
Sl 1, k14, ssk, k1. Turn work.
Sl 1, p15, p2tog, p1. Turn work.
Sl 1, k16, ssk. Turn work.
Sl 1, p16, p2tog. 18 sts remain. Turn work.
K all sts on Needle 2, pick up and k 17
sts along edge of Heel Flap and 1 st in space
between flap and top of foot; using Needle
1, work sts for top of foot as follows: p2tog,
work in Spiral Pattern as set to last 2 sts
on Needle 1, p2tog; using Needle 2, pick up
and k 1 st in space between top of foot and
flap, pick up and k 17 sts along remaining
edge of flap, k remaining sts on Needle 2.
29 sts on Needle 1, 54 sts on Needle 2.
Gusset
All Sizes:
Round 1: P1, work in Spiral Pattern
as set to last st of Needle 1, p1; k1, ssk,
k to last 3 sts on Needle 2, k2tog, k1. 2
sts decreased.
Round 2: P1, work in Spiral Pattern
as set to last st of Needle 1, p1; k all sts
on Needle 2.
Repeat Rounds 1 and 2, 10[9] times
more. 26[34] sts remain on Needle 2. 55[63]
sts in total.
Size M Only:
Next Round: P1, work in Spiral Pattern
as set to last st of Needle 1, p1; k to last
3 sts on Needle 2, k2tog, k1. 1 st decreased.
25 sts on Needle 2; 54 sts in total.
All Sizes:
Continue working in pattern as set (as Round
2, above) until work measures 2[2.5] inches
less than desired length.
Size M Only:
Sl first and last sts of Needle 1 to Needle
2. 27 sts on each needle.
Proceed to directions for Toe.
Size L Only:
Sl first and last sts of Needle 2 to Needle
1. 31 sts on Needle 1, 32 sts on Needle 2.
Proceed to directions for Toe.
Short Row Heel
Short row heel method from Simple
Socks: Plain and Fancy by Priscilla Gibson-Roberts.
Heel is worked back and forth over sts on
Needle 2. Yarn overs (yo) are worked at the
turning point of each short row. These yarn
overs are worked together with adjacent stitches
on subsequent rows, to close the gaps which
would otherwise form.
To work the yarn over when beginning a WS
short row, bring yarn between needles to back
of work, bring over right needle to front
of work and proceed to p next st.
To work the yarn over when beginning a RS
short row, bring yarn between needles to front
of work, bring over right needle to back of
work and proceed to p next st.
Decreasing Short Rows:
Row 1 [RS]: K26[31], turn work.
Row 2 [WS]: Yo, p25[30], turn work.
Row 3 [RS]: Yo, k24[29], turn work.
Continue working in this way, working each
row 1 st shorter than the last, until:
Row 20[24] [WS]: Yo, p7[8], turn
work.
Increasing Short Rows:
Row 1 [RS]: Yo, k7[8]; k2tog, working
yo on left needle together with following
st. Turn work.
Row 2 [WS]: Yo, p8[9]; sl yo on left
needle knitwise to right needle, sl following
st in the same way, sl both sts back to left
needle and p2tog tbl. Turn work.
Row 3 [RS]: Yo, k9[10]; k3tog, working
2 yos on left needle together with following
st. Turn work.
Row 4 [WS]: Yo, p10[11]; sl each of next
2 yos knitwise to right needle, sl following
st in the same way, sl all 3 sts back to left
needle and p3tog tbl. Turn work.
Continue working as for Rows 3 and 4,
working each row longer than the last until:
Row 21[25] [RS]: Yo, k27[32]. All
sts have been worked, 1 yo remains on left
needle. Slip this yo to beginning of Needle
1. Slip the yo at the beginning of Needle
2, to end of Needle 1.
Foot may be worked either in Spiral Pattern
for both instep and sole (as shown), or in
Spiral Pattern for instep, and stockinette
st for sole.
If working both instep and sole in Spiral
Pattern, work as follows:
Next Round: Working in Spiral Pattern
as set, work first st of Needle 1 together
with yo at beginning of needle (k2tog or p2tog);
work next 25[29] sts of Needle 1 in patterns
as set, work last st on Needle 1 together
with yo at end of needle; work all sts of
Needle 2 in Spiral Pattern as established
by sts of Needle 1.
Continue working in Spiral Pattern until
work measures 2[2.5] inches less than desired
length. Proceed to directions for Toe.
If working instep in Spiral Pattern and
sole in stockinette st, work as follows:
Size M Only:
Next Round: Working in Spiral Pattern
as set, work first st of Needle 1 together
with yo at beginning of needle (k2tog or p2tog);
work next 25 sts of Needle 1 in pattern as
set, work last st on Needle 1 together with
yo at end of needle; p1, k to last st of Needle
2, p1.
Next Round: Work all sts on Needle
1 in Spiral Pattern as set; p1, k to last
st of Needle 2, p1.
Continue in pattern as set until work measures
2 inches less than desired length. Proceed
to directions for Toe.
Size L Only:
Next Round: K first st on Needle
1 together with yo at beginning of needle,
p1, work 27 sts in Spiral Pattern as set,
p1, [ssk] last st of Needle 1 together with
yo at end of needle; k all sts on Needle 2.
Next Round: K1, p1, work 27 sts
on Spiral Pattern as set, p1, k1; k to end
of round.
Continue in pattern as set until work measures
2.5 inches less than desired length. Proceed
to directions for Toe.
Toe
These socks may be worked with either a Grafted
Toe (shown on Flap Heel Sock), or with a Pointed
Toe. The Pointed Toe echoes the spiral pattern
and requires no grafting, while the Grafted
Toe is familiar to most sock knitters, and
flows easily from the stockinette sole.
Grafted Toe
Size M Only:
Next Round: K1, ssk, k all sts on
Needle 1; k to last 3 sts of Needle 2, k2tog,
k1. 52 sts.
K 2 rounds.
Size L Only:
K 3 rounds.
Next Round: K all sts on Needle 1;
k to last 3 sts of Needle 2, k2tog, k1. 62
sts.
K 2 rounds.
All Sizes:
Round 1: [K1, ssk, k to last 3 sts
on needle, k2tog, k1] twice. 4 sts decreased.
Round 2: K all sts. Repeat these
2 rounds 9[10] times more. 12[18] sts remain.
Graft sts of Needle 1 to sts of Needle 2.
Pointed Toe
Derived from Knitting Vintage Socks by Nancy
Bush.
Size M Only:
Next Round: K1, ssk, k to end of
Needle 1; k to last 3 sts of Needle 2, k2tog,
k1. 52 sts.
K 4 rounds.
Next Round: K first 7 sts from
Needle 1 onto Needle 2, this point (7 sts
into top of toe) will be new beginning of
round; using Needle 1, k all sts on Needle
1, then k first 7 sts of Needle 2; using Needle
2, k all sts on Needle 2. 26 sts on each needle;
beginning of round has shifted 7 sts to the
left.
Proceed to Round 10 below.
Size L Only:
Next Round: K all sts on Needle 1;
k1, m1, k to end of Needle 2. 64 sts.
K 1 round.
Next Round: K first 7 sts from Needle
1 onto Needle 2, this point (7 sts into top
of toe) will be new beginning of round; using
Needle 1, k all sts on Needle 1, then k first
7 sts of Needle 2; using Needle 2, k all sts
on Needle 2. 32 sts on each needle; beginning
of round has shifted 7 sts to the left.
Proceed to Round 1 below.
Shape Toe:
Round 1: [Ssk, k14] 4 times. 60 sts.
Rounds 2 & 3: K all sts.
Round 4: [Ssk, k13] 4 times. 56 sts.
Rounds 5 & 6: K all sts.
Round 7: [Ssk, k12] 4 times. 52 sts.
Rounds 8 & 9: K all sts.
(Size M begin here)
Round 10: [Ssk, k11] 4 times. 48
sts.
Rounds 11 & 12: K all sts.
Round 13: [Ssk, k10] 4 times. 44
sts.
Rounds 14 & 15: K all sts.
Round 16: [Ssk, k9] 4 times. 40 sts.
Round 17: K all sts.
Round 18: [Ssk, k8] 4 times. 36 sts.
Round 19: K all sts.
Round 20: [Ssk, k7] 4 times. 32 sts.
Round 21: K all sts.
Round 22: [Ssk, k6] 4 times. 28 sts.
Round 23: [Ssk, k5] 4 times. 24 sts.
Round 24: [Ssk, k4] 4 times. 20 sts.
Round 25: [Ssk, k3] 4 times. 16 sts.
Round 26: [Ssk, k2] 4 times. 12 sts.
Round 27: [Ssk, k1] 4 times. 8 sts.
Round 28: [Ssk] 4 times. 4 sts.
Break yarn, draw through remaining sts and
pull tight.