Eglantine socks

Pattern written with the kind help of littknits

By stefanina, February 2009

Material

Yarn Bernetta Wolle Grilana (220m /50g)

Needles dpns 2.25 mm / US 1 size

SIZE

To fit a 38.5 /39 size foot Medium

GAUGE

30 st / 42 rows = 10 cm / 4’’ over stockinette stitch

Abbreviation

k: knit

p: p

M: increase

st: stitch

w&t : wrap next stitch and turn the work.

ssk: slip one st, slip one st, k2tog through back loop

k2tog: knit 2 st together

Cuff

Cast on 68 st, divide the st. evenly on 4 dpns (17 st per needles), join for working in the round, being careful not to twist the st. Work ribbing as follow:

*K2, p2, k4, p2, k4, p2, k2, p2, k4, p2, k4, p2, k2*, repeat once from * to *.

Continue in this manner for 9 more rounds.

Note: you can work any ribbing you desire, but this special ribbing is designed to match the Eglantine pattern on the leg.

LEG

Then begin the Eglantine socks chart on both front and back of the sock. Work from row 1 to 32, 2 times. After completing the chart twice, transfer the first 2 and last 2 st, of the heel needles to the instep needles. You have now, 30 stitch for the heel (sole st) and 38 st for the instep

NOTE : the heel is worked over 30 st, and the 4 stitches transferred to the instep will be decreased after the heel. However, if you want a wider heel and foot circumference, you can work a short-row heel over 34 st and not decrease these stitches after working the heel.

HEEL

The short row heel is worked on only sole stitches on the heel needles as follows:

Row 1: k 29 st of the sole stitches, wrap last st, and turn the work

Row 2: p 28 st, wrap last st, turn the work

Row 3: k 27 st, (to 1 st before wrapped st) w&t

Row 4: p 26 st, w&t

Row 5: k 25 st, w&

Row 6: p 24 st, w&t

Row 7: k 23 st w&t.

Row 8: p 22 st, w&t

Row 9: k 21 st w&t.

Row 10: p 20 st, w&t

Row 11: k 19 st w&t.

Row 12: p 18 st, w&t

Row 13: k 17 st w&t.

Row 14: p 16 st, w&t

Row 15: k 15 st w&t.

Row 16: p 14 st, w&t

Row 17: k 13 st w&t.

Row 18: p 12 st, w&t

Row 19: k 11 st w&t.

Row 20: p 10 st, w&t

Row 21: k 10 st, k the 9 wrapped st, w&t, the last st is double wrapped

Row 22: p 19 st, p the 9 wrapped st, w&t, the last st is double wrapped

Row 23: k 19, w&t.

Row 24: p 10 st, w&t

Row 25: k 10, k w st, w&t

Row 26: p 11 p w st, w&t

Row 27: k 12, k w st, w&t

Row 28: p 13, p w st, w&t

Row 29: k 14, k w st, w&t

Row 30: p 15, p w st, w&t

Row 31: k 16, k w st, w&t

Row 32: p 17, p w st, w&t

Row 33: k 18, k w st, w&t

Row 34: p 19, p w st, w&t

Row 35: k 20, k w st, w&t

Row 36: p 21, p w st, w&t

Row 37: k 22, k w st, w&t

Row 38: p 23, p w st, w&t

Row 39: k 24, k w st, w&t

Row 40: p 25, p w st, w&t

Row 42: k 26, k 2 w st

The heel is now complete. Knit 2 st, continue in pattern for the next 34 st of the instep needles, knit 2 st, knit 2 wrapped st and knit to the end of rnd.

FOOT

NOTE: if you have worked the short-row heel over 34 st., you don’t have to knit the next 2 rnds.

Next rnd: ssk, then continue in pattern for the 34 instep st, and k2tog, k 30 sole st.

Repeat this decreasing rnd one more time, 4 stitches decreased. You have now 34 instep st and 30 sole st.

Then continue following the chart for the instep st. and knitting the sole st.

Continue working in this manner or adjust as needed until you reach 6cm (2.5 inch) less than total desired foot length, here I have worked 2 pattern repeats, if you want to make it bigger you can knit all the rnds after finishing the rnd 32.

Toe

Set-up row:

Knit one rnd transferring the first st and the last st of the instep to the sole. You have now 16 st on each needle (32 instep st and 32 sole st). Knit to the end of the sole st, the beginning of the rnd is now at the beginning of the instep stitches.

Rnd 1: on instep st k1, ssk, k to last 3 st (26 st), k2tog, k1; on sole st k1, ssk, knit to 3 last st (26 st), k2tog, k1.

Rnd 2: knit

Repeat these 2 rnd decreasing 4 st every other rnd until 32 st remain (8 st on each needle), then repeat rnd 1 every rnd until it remains 8 st (2 st on each needle).

FINISHING

Break yarn. With a sewing needle pull the yarn through the remaining stitches and weave in ends.

Et voilà.