Knitted socks

SIZE:
35/37 - 38/40 - 41/43
Foot length: 22-25-27 cm
Leg height down to heel: Approx. 12-12-12 cm

YARN:
DROPS NORD from Garnstudio (belongs to yarn group A)
100-100-100 g colour 28, dandelion

NEEDLES:
DROPS DOUBLE POINTED NEEDLES SIZE 3 mm
DROPS DOUBLE POINTED NEEDLES SIZE 2.5 mm

KNITTING TENSION:
26 stitches in width and 34 rows vertically in stocking stitch = 10 x 10 cm.
NOTE! Remember that needle size is only a suggestion. If you have too many stitches on 10 cm switch to larger needles. If you have too few stitches on 10 cm switch to smaller needles.

PATTERN:
See diagram A.1.

HEEL DECREASE:
ROW 1 (= right side): Knit until 6-7-7 stitches remain, slip next stitch as if to knit, knit 1, pass slipped stitch over stitch knitted, turn piece.
ROW 2 (= wrong side): Purl until 6-7-7 stitches remain, slip next stitch as if to purl, purl 1, pass slipped stitch over stitch purled, turn piece.
ROW 3 (= right side): Knit until 5-6-6 stitches remain, slip next stitch as if to knit, knit 1, pass slipped stitch over stitch knitted, turn piece.
ROW 4 (= wrong side): Purl until 5-6-6 stitches remain, slip next stitch as if to purl, purl 1, pass slipped stitch over stitch purled, turn piece.
Continue decrease like this with 1 stitch less before each decrease until there are 14-14-16 stitches on needle.

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START THE PIECE HERE:

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SOCKS - SHORT OVERVIEW OF THE PIECE:
Worked in the round on double pointed needles from leg and down to toe.

LEG:
Cast on 54-58-62 stitches on double pointed needles size 2.5 mm with DROPS Nord. Knit 2 rounds. Work rib (= knit 1 twisted/purl 1) for 4 cm. Switch to double pointed needles size 3 mm. Insert 1 marker at beginning of round. Knit 1 round. Then work as follows: 25-28-31 stitches in stocking stitch, A.1 (mid front) and 1-2-3 stitches in stocking stitch.
REMEMBER THE KNITTING TENSION!
Continue until piece measures approx. 12 cm - finish after 1 whole repetition of A.1 vertically.

HEEL AND FOOT:
Now keep the first 24-26-28 stitches on needle for heel and slip the next 30-32-34 stitches on a thread (= mid on top of foot). Work in stocking stitch over heel stitches for 6-6-6½ cm. Insert 1 marker in the middle of last row, marker should be used later to measure the length of foot. Then work HEEL DECREASE - read explanation above. After heel decrease, pick up 14-15-17 stitches on each side of heel and slip the 30-32-34 stitches from thread back on needle = 72-76-84 stitches. Insert 1 marker on each side of the 30-32-34 stitches on top of foot. Then continue in stocking stitch and A.1 on top of foot as before. AT THE SAME TIME decrease in each side as follows: Knit the last 2 stitches BEFORE first marker on top of foot twisted together and knit the first 2 stitches AFTER last marker on top of foot together.
Repeat decrease on every round 2 times, then on every other round 10-10-12 times in total = 48-52-56 stitches. Continue until piece measures approx. 18-20-22 cm from marker on heel - adjust to finish after 1 whole repetition of A.1 (= approx. 4-5-5 cm remain).

TOE:
Insert 1 marker in each side so that there are 24-26-28 stitches both on top of foot and under foot. Continue in stocking stitch over all stitches while AT THE SAME TIME decreasing for toes on each side of both markers as follows: Before marker: Knit 2 together. After marker: Knit 2 twisted together. Decrease on every other round 5-6-7 times in total and then on every round 5-4-4 times in total = 8-12-12 stitches remain on needles. On next round knit all stitches together 2 by 2 = 4-6-6 stitches. Cut the yarn and pull it through the remaining stitches, tighten together and fasten.

Diagram

	= knit
	= purl
	= between 2 stitches make 1 yarn over
	= knit 2 together
	= slip 1 stitch knitwise, knit 1, pass slipped stitch over stitch worked
	= slip 1 stitch knitwise, knit 2, pass slipped stitch over stitches worked
	= no stitch, move directly to next square in diagram