O! Socks

Supplies

• 250 yard (about 1.3 skeins - You might be able to get a pair out of 1 skein by making the leg shorter) Plymouth Yarn Happy Feet (I used color 2)
• Size 3 dpns or size needed to get gauge
• Size 2 dpns (or one size smaller than gauge needles)
• Darning needle

Notes

• pm - Place marker
• yo - yarn over
• sl 1, k2, psso - Slip one stitch onto the right needle, knit two stitches, pass the slipped stitch over the two knitted stitches
• ssk - left leaning decrease. Slip the first stitch as if to knit, slip the second stitch as if to knit, then slide the left-hand needle into the front part of both stitches and knit them together.
• k2tog - right leaning decrease. Knit two stitches together as if they were a single stitch.
• st st - stockinette stitch - knit all rows when in the round; knit on right side, purl on wrong side on straight needles
• Repeat anything in [brackets] to complete the round

Instructions

• Cast on 48 using the smaller needles. Join and pm.
  Work 1 inch of 1x1 ribbing.
• Switch to larger needle size. For the first round, [k1 p2 k3 p2]
• Start cable pattern
• [k1, p2, sl 1, k2, psso, p2]
• [k1 p2 k1 yo k1 p2]
• Two rounds - [k1 p2 k3 p2]
• 15 repeats of cable pattern.
• Remove marker. k1 pm

Cable Chart

Heel

• k23
• Turn and p23 the same stitches
• Continue to work 23 sts in st st for 2.5"

Turn Heel

• Slip 1 k11 ssk k1 turn.
• Slip 1, p3, p2tog, p1, turn.
• Slip 1, k to within one stitch of gap, ssk to close gap, k1, turn.
• Slip 1, p to within one stitch of gap, p2tog, p1, turn.
• Repeat last two rows until all stitches have been worked. 14 heel stitches remain.

Closeup of Cables

Gusset

• Pick up and knit 1 st in every other stitch along edge of heel flap (13 total)
• Place marker to indicate start of cable pattern.
• Pickup stitch purl-wise between base of heel flap and instep stitches.
• Work cable pattern across top of foot.
• Pickup stitch purl-wise between base of heel flap and instep stitches.
• Place marker to indicate end of Cable Pattern.
• Pick up and knit 13 stitches along the heel flap.
• Knit to marker.

Decrease round:
Slip marker, Work cable pattern to next marker, slip marker, K2tog, K to two sts before marker. ssk.

Normal round:
Work in established pattern.

Alternate until 22 sts remain in st st, 48 total.

Foot

• Work in established pattern until 2 inches remain for the toe.
• Knit the next row.

Toe

• Decrease round: K1, ssk, k1, k to 3 stitches before next marker, k1, slip marker, k1, k2tog, knit to 3 stitches before next marker, ssk, k1, slip marker, k1, k2tog, knit to end of round.
• Normal round: knit.
• Alternate decrease and normal rounds until toe measures 2 inches.
• Close the toe with kitchener stitch.
• Weave in ends.

Toes

Please let me know if you have any questions or corrections!