Anklets Pattern #2559

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Anklets Pattern #2559

Sizes 7½ to 11
For Women and Children

MATERIALS:
CHADWICK'S RED HEART SHETLAND FLOSS, 2 balls (1 oz. balls) for sizes 7½ to 9; 3 balls for sizes 9½ to 11.
4 double-pointed steel needles No. 13.

GAUGE: 11 rnds make 1".

Sizes

to 8

to 9

to 10
10½
to 11
Starting at cuff, cast on
60 sts
64 sts
68 sts
72 sts

Divide sts on 3 needles. Join, being careful not to twist sts. Work in ribbing of k 2, p 2 for 1½". Now work in pattern as follows: 1st rnd: * K the 2nd st on left-hand needle, k the 1st st on left-hand needle, slip both sts off together, p 2. Repeat from * around. 2nd, 3rd and 4th rnds: * K 2, p 2. Repeat from * around. Repeat these 4 rnds until piece measures, in all

3½"
4"
4½"
5"

Now divide the sts as follows: For heel, place on 1 needle

30 sts
30 sts
34 sts
34 sts

Divide remaining sts between 2 needles for instep. Work back and forth in stockinette stitch (k 1 row, p 1 row)—always slip the 1st st on each row and k the last st on each purl row—ending with a purl row, for

26 rows
28 rows
30 rows
32 rows
To Turn Heel: Knit
17 sts
17 sts
19 sts
19 sts

Then k 2 tog., k 1, turn, sl 1, p 5. Then p 2 tog., p 1, turn, sl 1, k 6. Then k 2 tog., k 1, turn, sl 1, p 7. Then p 2 tog., p 1. Continue in this manner, always working 1 st more on each row until there remain

18 sts
18 sts
20 sts
20 sts

Knit 1 row. With another needle, pick up along the left side of heel

14 sts
15 sts
16 sts
17 sts

With another needle, work in pattern across all the instep sts (this is 2nd needle). With 3rd needle, pick up along other side of heel

14 sts
15 sts
16 sts
17 sts

With same needle, knit across half of the heel sts. Slip remaining heel sts onto the 1st needle. There are now on each heel needle

23 sts
24 sts
26 sts
27 sts
To Shape Instep: 1st rnd: On 1st needle, k to 3 sts from end, k 2 tog., k 1. Work in pattern across 2nd needle. On 3rd needle, k 1, sl 1, k 1, p.s.s.o., k to end. 2nd rnd: Knit across 1st needle, work in pattern across 2nd needle, knit across 3rd needle. Repeat these 2 rnds alternately until there remain on each heel needle
13 sts
13 sts
15 sts
15 sts
Work around, keeping the sts on 1st and 3rd needles in stockinette stitch, and instep sts in pattern, until piece measures from where sts were picked up at side of heel
4½"
5"
5½"
6"

Discontinue pattern and knit around for ½".

To Shape Toe: Slip from the beginning of the 2nd needle onto the end of the 1st needle
1 st
2 sts
1 st
2 sts

Slip from the end of 2nd needle onto the beginning of 3rd needle

1 st
2 sts
1 st
2 sts

1st rnd: On 1st needle, k to 3 sts from end, then k 2 tog., k 1. On 2nd needle, k 1, sl 1, k 1, p.s.s.o., k to 3 sts from end, k 2 tog., k 1. On 3rd needle, k 1, sl 1, k 1, p.s.s.o., k to end. 2nd and 3rd rnds: Knit around. Repeat last 3 rnds

4 more times
4 more times
3 more times
3 more times

Then knit only 1 rnd straight between each dec. rnd, until 20 sts remain. Weave sts together; or bind off, fold and sew.

Press through damp cloth with moderately hot iron.