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I met Audrey Clarke when our youngest kids were in first grade. (They are juniors in college now.) We just happened to volunteer in class on the same day. On our first school field trip we got on the school bus and both took out our knitting, looked at each other and laughed. From then on we became fast friends and were inseparable. Audrey was the best BKFF (Best Knitting Friend Forever) a person could ever want. When I needed to go look for yarn or buttons Audrey would say, “When should I come over and pick you up?” When my knitting was giving me trouble she would say, “Come on over, let’s take a look”. She even once volunteered to frog several inches of lace for me because I discovered a mistake and was contemplating whether or not to fix it. I spent many hours sitting at Audrey’s kitchen table, laughing, drinking coffee, margaritas, or wine (depending on the time of day) and knitting. Audrey was also an excellent cook and seamstress. |
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of her prized knitting accomplishments was
the making of Eugen Beugler’s “Frost Flowers & Leaves” shawl.
She was so proud to show it to him a few
years back at Stitches West. I have favored this lace
pattern as well and decided to incorporate
it into a design of my own. By changing
the starting point of this sock pattern,
I was able to take a challenging lace pattern
and make it simple.
Audrey lost her battle with cancer last May. These socks are my Tribute to our friendship and all her beautiful work. |
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 photos: Milt
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Because of the nature of this lace pattern, this pattern is easier to work on magic loop or 2 circular needles, rather than double points. There will be fewer shifting of stitches between needles to complete the work. When working the leg, pay attention to the note about slipping stitches at the start of certain chart rounds. You will need to rearrange your stitches for ease of working.
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| Charts The charts for this pattern are very large and fit on a letter-sized page. Click the chart name below and print the resulting page. Chart A&B |
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DIRECTIONS 
Loosely cast on 68 sts leaving a 12-inch tail to sew down cuff. Join being careful not to twist and mark beginning of round. Work even in stockinette stitch for 1 inch. Picot round: [K2tog, yo] to end of round. Continue in stockinette stitch for 1 inch. Next round: Work Chart A twice across round. Continue as established until you have worked two full repeats of Chart A. Work another 11 full rounds, and work to the last 2 sts of a 12th round. This will be the new start of the round – rearrange your stitches if you need to. Heel Flap: Repeat Rows 1 & 2 15[16, 17] more times. Repeat row 1. 33[35, 37] rows total. RS will be facing. Heel Turn: 
Pick up and knit 18[19, 20] sts along the side of the heel flap for right gusset. Place marker for start of round. Work across 34 instep sts following row 13 of Chart B and place a second marker for end of instep. Pick up and knit 18[19, 20]sts along the side of the heel flap for left gusset. Knit the 18 heel flap stitches and the 18[19, 20] right side gusset stitches. 88[90, 92] sts total. Gusset decreases: Foot: Toe: All sizes: Repeat these two rounds until 32[36, 40] sts remain. |
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| ABOUT THE DESIGNER |
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You can find more of Brenda’s designs here and here. She's on Ravelry as Beeeepatipaknits and Twitter as bpatipaknits. |
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Pattern & images © 2010 Brenda Patipa. Contact Brenda |
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