Simply Knitting - UK (2020-01)

FAIR ISLE SOCKS

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YOUWILLNEED

QNovitaNalle4ply(75%wool,

25%polyamide,100g/260m)

Oneballofeach:

YarnAOffWhite(010)

YarnBNutria(690)

YarnCPomegranate(533)

SmallamountofYarnDSaffron

(285)

QA setoffour3mmdouble-

pointedneedles(DPNs)

QStitchmarkers and holders

TENSION

27 stsand 29 roundstomeasure

10x10cm (4x4in) over Fair Isle

COLOURWORK SOCKS

CUFF

Caston 60 ( 70 ) stswithYarnC,dividingthemevenlyontofour

needles:15,15, 15 and 15 sts(17,18, 18 and 17 sts). Jointoworkin

theround,takingcarenottotwist the stitches. Beg of round is

betweenNeedles4 and1.

Ribround*K1withYarnC,P1with Yarn A; rep from * to end. (Sets

patternforcorrugatedrib.)

Continueincorrugated rib until work measures 2.5cm(3cm) from

cast-onedge.

LEG

Rounds1 to 30 Knit, using ChartA (B) for colourwork pattern.

HEELFLAP

Setupround(partial)Knitthe 15 ( 17 ) stsofRow 31 of ChartA (B)

intoNeedle4,turn.[30( 34 ) stsnowonNeedle4]

Leavetherem 30 ( 36 ) stsonhold.BreakoffYarnA.

BeginthereinforcedstpatternonNeedle4 usingYarn B as folls:

Row 1 (WS)Sl1 withyarninback,P29( 33 ), turn.

Row 2 (RS)(Sl1 withyarninback,K1) 15 ( 17 ) times,turn.

RepRows1 and2 another 13 ( 15 ) times. [28( 32 ) rows]

Work Row 1 once more.

HEELTURN

Row 1 Sl1,pattacrossheelflapuntil 11 ( 12 ) sts rem, skpo, turn.

Row 2 Sl1,P8( 10 ), p2tog,turn.

Row 3 Sl1,pattuntil 10 ( 11 ) stsrem, skpo, turn.

Row 4 Sl1,P8( 10 ), p2tog,turn.

Continthismanneruntilonlythecentre 10 ( 12 ) stsrem.Distribute

thesestsontotwoneedles,5 ( 6 ) stseach.Knitthe5 ( 6 ) stsonthe

firstofthesetwoneedles(nowNeedle4).Youarenowatthe

midpointoftheHeelFlap,andatthebeginningoftheround, ready

toworkthesecond set of5 ( 6 ) sts (now Needle 1).

GUSSET

JoinYarnA andresumethecolourworkpatternonRound 32 of

ChartA (B): followingtheChart,workthe5 ( 6 ) stsonNeedle1 and

pickupandknitthenext 14 ( 16 ) stsdowntheleftedgeoftheHeel

Flapand1 stfrombetweentheHeelFlapandNeedle2.Work

Needles2 and3 followingtheChart.FollowingtheChartpickup

andknit1 stfrombetweenNeedle3 andtheHeelFlapand 13 ( 15 )

stsuptherightedgeoftheHeelFlap. Work the remaining5 ( 6 ) sts

following the Chart. [69( 81 ) sts]

SIZES ONLY

WorkRounds 33 to 43 ofChartA,decreasing1 ston Needles 1 and

4 as shown on Rounds 33, 35, 37 and 39. [61 sts]

TAKE ON A CHALLENGE

using3mmneedles

MEASUREMENTS

Small(Medium)

Tofitfootcircumferenceapprox

23 ( 24 )cm,(9( 9 )in)

ABBREVIATIONS

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WHERETOBUY

QForyarnstockists

contactNovitaat

http://www.novitaknits.com

ORYOUCOULD TRY...

QLoveCrafts

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TOP TIP

If you’renewtoa FairIsle

pattern,swatcha smallsection

beforeyoustarttoboostyour

confidence.It’llhelpfocusyour

mindontherepeatedsections

andgiveyoua feelforyour

chosenyarnandtensionbefore

you start your garment.

STEP-BY-STEPSKPOSLIP 1, KNIT 1, PASS SLIPPED STITCH OVER

1 Insertthepointoftheright-hand

needleintothenextstitchasif to

knit,butinsteadslipthestitch on to

the right-hand needle.

2 Knit the next stitch as normal. 3 Insertthepointoftheleft-hand

needleintotheslippedstitchonthe

right-handneedleand lift it over the

knitted stitch.

4 Continueknittingasdirectedin

thepattern.Thisdecreaseformsa

slant that slopes towards the left.