Cheery Checker Socks

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ABBREVIATIONS Approx=approximatelyk=knitstitchp=purlstitchCO=CastonBO=Bindoffst(s)=stitch(es) INSTRUCTIONS Thispatternusesamultipleof6pegs.Setloomtouse54pegs.Startingwithpeg1,castoncolorA,andk1round.Continuewithsockcuff.Cuff (Color A) Rnd1-22:K2,P1.Cuffwillbeapprox1½-2inches.ChangetocolorB.

Sock Leg (Color B) Rnds1-5:K3,P3.Rnds6-10:P3,K3.Continuethese10rndsuntilyouhave6repeats,orapprox7inchesfromtopofcuff.Endlastroundreadytobeginnextrowwithpeg1.ChangetocolorA.Heel (thissectionwillbeusedforthetoeaswell) Fortheheelusethefirst27pegs(orthefirsthalfofthepegs).Theheeliscreatedbyusingtheshortrowmethod.Itisrecommendedtoplaceamarkeronpeg1andpeg27asareminder.Fordetailedinstructionsoncreatingtheheel,seeHeelandToePartIandthenHeelandToePartII.Theheelandtoedetailsareexplainedatendofpattern.

LOOM:SockLoomOriginal.YARN:KnitPicksFelici,MerinoandNylon,color(B)Firefighter,2balls.LionBrandVanna’sGlamour,AcrylicandPolyester,color(A)Onyx,1ball.NOTIONS:Knittingtool,tapestryneedle.Optionalis2doublepointedknittingneedlesforclosingthetoeopening.SIZE:Adult,averagewomen’s.Toincreaseordecreasethesizeofthesock,workmultiplesof6pegsatatime.

Cheery Checker Socks

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Foot ForthissectionyouwillcontinuewiththeK3,P3patternacrossthetopofthefoot.Knitonlyonthesoleofthefoot,pegs1-27.Workacrossthefirst27pegswithcolorB.Rnds1-10:Atpeg28beginwiththeP3,K3pattern.(Onthefirstrowonly,peg28willhave2strandsonit.Takebothstrandsoverthepeg.)Rememberthatwhenyougettopeg1,allpegsfrom1to27areknit.Atpeg28,youwillrepeattheP3,K3pattern.Continueinthismanneruntilfootofsockis6inches(6patternrepeats)oruntilthesockreachesthebaseofthetoeswhenthesockisheldupagainstthefoot.ChangetocolorA.Toe RepeatthedirectionsfortheheelandheelturntocreatethetoeusingcolorA.Endatpeg1.Nowyoursockisreadytotakeoffoftheloom.PlaceallthestitchesthatarecolorAononeknittingneedleorstrandofcontrastingyarnandallthestitchesthatareincolorBonasecondknittingneedleorstrandofyarn.DetailsofHeelexplained:Usingonlytheknitstitch,knitaroundtopeg26.Youwillwrappeg27byliftingthestitchoffofthepegandwrappingtheworkingyarnaroundthepegfrombacktofront,andplacingthestitchbackonthepeg.Now,theknittingdirectionisreversedandyouwillknitbackto

peg2.Wrappeg1inthesamemannerasyoudidpeg27and,changingdirectionagain,knittopeg25.Wrappeg26andchangedirectionagainknittingtopeg3.Wrappeg2,changedirection,andknitbackacrossthepegs.Continueinthismanner,knittingbackandforthuntilyouhavethefirst9pegsandthelast9pegswrappedwith9pegsunwrappedinbetween.Completebyhavingjustwrappedpeg9.Wrap&Turn:Thispartiscalledturningtheheelbecauseyouwillbeworkingbackandforthacrosstherowsuntilyouhaveworkedallthewrappedstitchesandcreatedtheheelcup.Knitfrompeg10acrosstothefirstwrappedpeg(peg19).Knitpeg19takingboththestitchandthewrapoverthepeg.Wrappeg20andreverseknittingdirection.Peg20nowhas3strandsonit.Knitbackacrosstothefirstwrappedpeg(peg9)andknitit,takingboththestitchandthewrapoverthepeg.Wrappeg8(peg8nowhas3strandsonit)andreverseknittingdirectionbacktopeg20.Fromthispointon,thewrappedpegsthatwillbeknitnextwillhave3strandsonthem.Knitpeg20takingall3strandsoverthepeg.Wrappeg21,reversedirectionandknitbackacrosstopeg8.Knitpeg8takingall3strandsoverthepeg,andwrappeg7andreversedirection.Continueinthismanneruntilyouhaveknitallthewrappedstitches.Whenyouknitpeg27,taketheworkingyarnandwrappeg28forreinforcement.Reversedirectionandknitacrosstopeg1liftingall3strandsoverthepeg.Forreinforcement,wrappeg54andreversedirection.Knitpeg1.ChangetocolorB.