Knitted socks

Description:
The socks are knitted in the round from the cuff using the “Magic Loop” method. First the cuff is knitted, then the leg to the required height. The heel wall is reinforced and the heel is a “horseshoe”. Picking up stitches from the heel wall for the wedge that transitions to knitting the foot. Then the toe is knitted and the stitches are bound off with a stockinette stitch. The file contains the main diagrams and video instructions (see video).

Materials:
– yarn 400–420 m/100 g with at least 20% polyamide
– circular needles 80 cm, diameter 2 and 2.25 mm
– additional needle 2.25 mm
– knitting needle

Gauge:
36 stitches × 48 rows = 10 × 10 cm with 2.25 mm needles in stockinette after blocking. If you do not hit the specified gauge — switch to smaller or larger needles.

Sizes:
S (36–37) and M (38–39). The numbers for size M are shown in parentheses.

Legend:
No stitch — ☐
Twisted knit —  

Knit — |
Purl — –
Yarn over — ○
K2tog left —  

K2tog right —  

P2tog right —  

Slip stitch, yarn in back — V
Slip stitch, yarn in front — 

4 п. перекрестить налево — 2 п. перенести на доп. спицу перед работой, 2 лиц., петли с доп. спицы провязать лиц. скрещ.- 

4 п. перекрестить направо — 2 п. перенести за работу, 2 лиц. скрещ., петли с доп. спицы провязать лиц.- 

Start of work:
Cast on stitches onto 2 mm needles in any method and join in the round (see video).
Cuff — 14–15 rounds.
Size S — 72 stitches + 1 for joining.

Size M — 76 stitches + 1 for joining.

Leg (shaft):
Change needles to 2.25 mm and knit according to the chart (S — chart 1, M — chart 2).
Height: 2 full repeats and 11 rows or 3 full repeats and 11 rows.

Heel wall:
Before starting, divide the stitches: top — 37(39) sts, heel — 35(37) sts.
Knit the heel wall in short rows.

Foundation row (WS): 1 edge stitch (slip stitch, yarn in front), 33(35) purl, 1 knit.
Row 1 (RS): 1 edge (yarn in back), 1 slip, yarn in back, 1 knit. — repeat to the end, at the end slip 1 as knit, yarn in back, 1 purl.
Row 2 (WS): 1 edge, 33(35) purl, 1 knit.
Repeat rows 1 and 2 another 16(17) times. Total 34(36) rows.

The height can be varied.

Heel corner:
We start with a knit row.
Row 1: 1 edge, 19(21) knit, 2 together left, 1 knit.
Row 2: 1 edge, 6(8) purl, 2 together purlwise to the right, 1 purl.
Continue decreases according to the chart until you have 21(23) stitches.

Picking up stitches from the heel wall:
Slip 1 stitch, yarn in back, 10(11) knit, move the right needle to start the row.
Next:
10(11) knit, pick up 17(18) stitches from the edge of the heel wall (see video), knit 37(39) stitches according to chart 3(4), pick up 17(18) stitches from the heel wall, 11(12) knit.
Total 92(98) stitches.
If the heel wall was of a different height, the number of stitches will change.

Foot wedge:
Decreases — in every 2nd row in the picked-up stitches.
Row 1 — no decreases.
Row 2: knit, except the last 3 → knit two together to the right, knit, chart 3(4), knit, knit two together to the left, knit to the end.
Continue until 72(74) stitches remain.

Foot:
Knits up to the base of the big toe; try on the sock.

Foot length sizes:
S — 17–18.5 cm
M — 18.5–19.5 cm
Toe length: 4.5–5 cm

Toe:
Move the start of the round: 17(17) knit, pull the right needle, count 35(35) stitches, make the turn on the cable.
Distribution:
top — 37(39) stitches, bottom — 35(35) stitches.
Row 1 — knit.
Then decreases according to the chart.
Toe length can be adjusted.

Lower part diagram

Upper part diagram for size M

Final step:
Sew the remaining stitches with a stockinette seam (see video).
Weave in the yarn ends on the wrong side.
Knit the second sock the same.
Wash with a special yarn detergent, lay flat to dry away from heat and sun.