String Socks
by Linda
![[String Socks]](images/soxstrng.jpg)
I call these my string socks because when I first purchased the yarn,
I thought it looked just like standard kitchen string. It knits up
wonderfully soft, though, and is well worth using. I throw them in
the washer and hang them to dry. Drying them in the dryer tends to
shink them a bit.
There is no gusset in these socks, nor is there any grafting of the toe.
- 2 50g balls Paton's Weekender 100% cotton DK, ecru
- set of 4 dpn's, 3.5 mm or size to obtain gauge
- gauge: sts to 4 inches in fake rib pattern
- Cast on 40 stitches (12/16/12), join to form circle.
- Cable Rib:
- Knit 2 stitches, knitting into back of each, then purl two stitches.
Repeat these four stitches around.
- Repeat this round two more times (three in total).
- Knit 2nd stitch in front, then without removing it knit into front of
first stitch, remove both from needle; purl 2. Repeat this pattern
around.
- Repeat these four stitches for pattern.
- Work until there are five cable twists and three final KB2, P2 rows.
- - Knit one round plain.
- - Slip one stitch purlways, knit one stitch, repeat this pattern around.
- - Repeat these two rounds twice more (total six rounds).
- Heel Flap:
- Knit 10, place other two stitches on instep needle, turn.
- Purl 10, purl 10 from next needle, place other two stitches on instep
needle, turn.
- Work 20 rows of fake rib (below). There will be ten large knit
stitches up the right hand side of the heel flap.
- Fake Rib for Heel Flap:
- Slip one st, knit one stitch, repeat across, turn.
- Slip first stitch purlways, purl each stitch across, turn.
- Turn Heel:
- Knit 15 stitches, ssk, turn.
- Slip first stitch purlways, purl 10 stitches, purl two together, turn.
- Slip first st, work 10 sts across in fake rib pattern, ssk, turn.
- Repeat these last two rows til all stitches are taken up (12 sts on needle).
- On first needle, knit 2 tog, across next 8 heel stitches, knit 2 tog again;
then knit up 11 stitches along side of heel flap. On next needle, knit up a
stitch in space between heel and instep needles. Continue knitting across instep
needle, knit up a stitch in the space between instep and heel needles. On third
needle, knit up 11 stitches, then knit first 5 stitches from heel needle
onto this same needle. (16/22/16)
- Next round knit sts on needle one; K2tog, K20, K2tog on needle two;
knit sts on needle three. (16/20/16)
- Continue in Fake Rib pattern around the sock:
- Slip one st, knit one st, repeat these two stitches around.
- Knit each st around.
These two rows form the fake rib pattern worked in the round.
- Work in pattern until length reaches top of your baby toe. Arrange stitches
on needles as follows: 15/22/15
- (K3, K2tog) across first needle and to within two stitches of end of
needle 2, K2tog at end of needle 2, (K3, K2tog) across needle 3. (12/17/12)
- Knit evenly around.
- (K2, K2tog) across first needle and to within two stitches of end of
needle 2, K2tog at end of needle 2, (K2tog, K2) across needle 3. (9/12/9)
- Knit evenly around.
- (K1, K2tog) around. (6/8/6)
- Knit evenly around.
- K2 tog around. (3/4/3)
- Knit evenly around.
- Cut yarn and draw end through last 10 loops on needles and secure firmly.
- Make another one to match.
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