SIZES
10 years (length, 8 ½ inches, foot 8 ½ inches);
12 years (length, 9 inches, foot 9 inches).
MATERIALS
Three-ply fingering yarn: 1 ounce white and 1 ounce color.
Knitting needles: 1 pair No. 1 [No. 2]; 1 set (4) double-pointed needles, No. 1 [No. 2].
GAUGE
9 [8 ½] stitches = 1 inch.
With color yarn and single-pointed needles, cast on 66 stitches. Work in ribbing of knit 1, purl 1 for ½ inch. Break off color, attach white. Continue in ribbing for 2 ½ inches more. Work 2 rows in stockinette stitch (knit 1 row, purl 1 row), then attach color and start pattern. Following chart for any of the three patterns and continuing in stockinette stitch, repeat the 11 stitches on first row of chart 6 times across row. Follow chart until 9th row has been completed. Break off color and work 3 rows in stockinette stitch, then start all-over pattern. Attach color.
1st row: Knit 4 white, * knit 1 color, knit 5 white. Repeat from * to within last 2 stitches, knit 1 color, knit 1 white. 2nd row: * Purl 3 color, purl 3 white. Repeat from * across. 3rd row: Repeat first row. Drop color. With white, purl 1 row, knit 1 row. 6th row: Purl 4 white, * purl 1 color, purl 5 white. Repeat from * to within last 2 stitches, purl 1 color, purl 1 white. 7th row: * Knit 3 color, knit 3 white. Repeat from * across. 8th row: Repeat 6th row. Drop color. With white, knit 1 row, purl 1 row. Repeat last 10 rows until work measures 6 ½ [7] inches from beginning, ending with a 4th or 10th pattern row. Break off yarns. Next row: Slip first 16 stitches on a stitch holder, rejoin white and color and work in pattern across next 34 stitches, turn. Place remaining 16 stitches on another stitch holder.
INSTEP
Continue in pattern on center 34 stitches for 5 ¼ [5 ¾] inches, ending with a 4th or 10th pattern row. Break off yarns and slip stitches on a stitch holder.
HEEL
With right side facing, arrange the 2 sets of 16 stitches each from holders on 1 needle and attach color.
1st row: * Slip 1, knit 1. Repeat from * across. 2nd row: Purl across. Repeat last 2 rows 11 times more.
TO SHAPE HEEL
1st row: Knit 23, knit 2 together, turn. 2nd row: Purl 15, purl 2 together, turn. 3rd row: Knit 15, knit 2 together, turn. Repeat last 2 rows until 16 stitches remain, ending with a purl row. Next row: Knit 16, then pick up and knit 16 stitches across one side of heel. Following row: Purl across, then pick up and purl 16 stitches across other side of heel. Next row: Knit 1, slip 1, knit 1, pass slip stitch over knit stitch, knit to within last 3 stitches, knit 2 together, knit 1. Following row: Purl across. Repeat last 2 rows until 32 stitches remain.
FOOT
Work even in stockinette stitch until foot measures the same as instep, ending with a knit row. Do not break off.
TO SHAPE TOE
Arrange all stitches of instep and foot on 3 double-pointed needles (1st needle = instep: 34 stitches; 2nd and 3rd needles: 16 stitches each). Work in rounds.
1st round: 1st needle: Knit 1, slip 1, knit 1, pass slip stitch over knit stitch, knit 6, knit 2 together, knit 12, knit 2 together, knit 6, knit 2 together, knit 1. 2nd needle: Knit 1, slip 1, knit 1, pass slip stitch over knit stitch, knit to end. 3rd needle: Knit to within last 3 stitches, knit 2 together, knit 1.
2nd round: Knit around.
3rd round: 1st needle: Knit 1, slip 1, knit 1, pass slip stitch over knit stitch, knit to within last 3 stitches, knit 2 together, knit 1. 2nd needle: Knit 1, slip 1, knit 1, pass slip stitch over knit stitch, knit to end. 3rd needle: Knit to within last 3 stitches, knit 2 together, knit 1. Repeat last 2 rounds until 24 stitches remain. Break off, leaving an 18 inch end. Join stitches with Kitchener Stitch. Join leg and instep seams.
Other great patterns from All-American Sock Book, Volume 8:
Knitting Patterns
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Man's Shaded Socks
Man's Little Fish Socks
Men's and Boys' Ski Socks with Cross-Bands
Man's Argyle Socks
Man's Cabled Socks with Squares
Men's and Boys' Fair Isle Sport Socks
Man's Gray Socks with Black and White
Man's Fair Isle Socks
Man's Two-color Cable Socks
Man's Short Cable Socks
Men's and Women's Ski Socks with Cabled Cuffs
Big Girl's Lace-Rib Socks
Big Girl's High Socks
Youngster's All-Over Design Socks
Youngster's Fair Isle Socks
Child's Striped Socks
Little Girl's Lacy Socks