 |
 |
 |
Inspired by a wavy rib detail in a vintage stitch pattern book, I wondered: what would happen if I knit the waves in the round, mirrored on one side and intersecting with themselves on the other? This remarkable sock was the result! The sock looks much
more difficult than it actually is – you get five rounds
of plain 2x2 rib in between the cable rounds. The waves themselves
are only a 12-round repeat; the snaking cable off center on
top of the foot makes up the few extra rows. |
 photos: Sarah
Wilson and Jonathan Wilson |
 |
|
SIZE |
 
|
|
|
FINISHED MEASUREMENTS |
|
|
MATERIALS Notions |
|
|
GAUGE |
| 26
sts/44 rounds = 4 inches in stockinette stitch |
|
PATTERN NOTES |
|
C4F = Slip 2 sts to cable needle and hold to front of work; k2
then k2 from cable needle. Crosswaves Pattern: Left Leg |
| Crosswaves
pattern charts The charts for this pattern are very large and fit on a letter-sized page. Click here and print the resulting page. |
|
DIRECTIONS 
CO 62[70, 78] sts. Distribute across your needles as you prefer, and join for working in the round, being careful not to twist. Note or mark beginning of round. Ribbing Round: [K1, p1] around. Increase Round: ([K2, kfb] ten times, k1[5, 9]); repeat
once more. 82[90, 98] sts. Work in Crosswaves pattern, until work measures 7.5[8, 9.5] inches from cast on edge, or 2.25[2.25, 2.5] inches less than desired length of leg, ending on Round 12 or 24.
Heel Flap Setup Round Right Sock: P1; slip this st to last needle of round (it will now be the last st of the round), work in patt to center marker; pfb, sl1 st to cable needle and hold to back of work; k2, pfb from cable needle; work in patt across, p1. Heel Flap Setup Round Left Sock: Work in patt to last st before center marker; slip this st onto next needle (this will become the first st of heel); cont in patt to last 4 sts; slip 2 sts to cable needle and hold to front of work; pfb, k2 from cable needle; pfb. Heel flap will now be worked back and forth on 44[48, 52] sts. Important note: Repeat Rows 1-12 until heel flap measures 2.25[2.25, 2.5] inches, ending with a WS row. Heel Turn Women’s Large/Men’s Medium & Men’s
Large Only: Men’s Large Only:
Purl across 24[26, 28] heel stitches. Pick up and knit 13[15, 15] sts along the side of the heel. (This will be the new start of round position. Place a marker if you wish.) Work in pattern across 40[44, 48] instep sts and place a marker. Pick up and knit 13[15, 15] sts along the side of the heel. Purl to end of round (start of instep sts). Start of round is at start of instep sts, and a marker designates the end of the instep. Begin Gusset Shaping Continue working even as established (pattern across instep, reverse stockinette across sole) until piece measures 7[8.5, 9.25] inches from base of heel, or 2 inches short of full foot length from back of heel to toe. Toe Round 1 (Decrease Round): P1, p2tog, p to 3 sts before
end of instep, ssp, p2, p2tog, p to last 3 sts, ssp, p1. Repeat Rounds 1 and 2 until 28[32, 32] sts remain. 14[16, 16] each on instep and sole. |
|
|
FINISHING |
|
| ABOUT THE DESIGNER |
|
|
|
Pattern & images © 2010 Sarah Wilson. Contact Sarah |
|
