Hand Painted Socks

You will need:

 4oz Henry’s Attic Kona yarn (DK weight superwash 100% merino wool (Hand painted Kona included in this kit)  

Size #3 double pointed needles – or size to knit to the gauge of 6 stitches per inch.

Tapestry needle

Abbreviations:  K-Knit, P-Purl, SL-slip 

(slip the stitch, without working it from the left hand needle to the right hand needle as if to purl), 

Turn-turn the work around so the opposite side is facing you,

tog-together (knit or purl two stitches together as one), 

SSK-slip, slip knit ( slip the next two stitches as if to knit, one at a time. 

 Insert the left hand needle into the front of them and K 2 tog through the back loops),

dpn-double pointed needle.

Sock Top:  Using one double pointed needle cast on 48 stitches (or enough stitches to make an 8 inch circle).  

If you need a larger sock, measure the ankle

and subtract 1 inch.  Distribute the stitches evenly on 4 needles.  I like using the German cast on method because 

it stretches so much better than others, but you may use any cast on method you want, just cast on loosely.  

German Cast-on in pictures 

Join the needles into a circle, making sure the stitches are not twisted.  Knit a ribbing for 

two to six inches.  Use any rib - k1p1; k2p1; k2p2.  Knit rib, and then knit around for 1 ½ inches.

Heel Flap  With the 5th needle, knit across 24 stitches of the first two needles.  

You will only be working on these 24 stitches, leaving the other 24 behind.  

If you’ve cast on more stitches, you will divide your stitches in half, 

half for the heel and half for the instep.  With the 24 stitches on one 

needle turn the work around and purl back, decreasing 1 stitch in the center, 

by P2 tog (23 stitches).  Work the following two rows for about 2 inches.

Row 1: K1, SL1, repeat across row and end with K1

Row 2: P

On the last purl row, increase one stitch in the 12th or middle stitch by knitting

 in front and back of the stitch, making 24 stitches again.

Turn the heel 

Knit 14, or just past the middle, SSK, K1, Turn

SL 1, purl 5, P2 tog, P1 turn

SL 1, K6, SSK, K1, turn

SL 1, P7, P2 tog, P1 turn

SL 1, K8, SSK, K1, turn

SL 1, P9, P2 tog, P1, turn

SL 1, K 10, SSK, K1 turn

SL 1, P11, P2, P1, turn

SL 1, K 12, SSK, turn

SL 1, P 13, P2 tog, turn                             There are 14 stitches remaining

Pick up stitches for foot:  Using a new needle, Knit 7. (or half the stitches)  With the old needle, 

pick up 14 stitches along the heel flap edge.  Pick up into the tight bump edge stitch.  

Using a new needle, place the edge stitch from the row below onto the left hand needle 

then knit that together with the first stitch on the left hand needle.  Knit across 22 stitches of the 

foot top. When you get to the last stitch, slip it.  Using a new needle pick up the edge stitch from 

the row below, (this would be the left hand needle) slide the slipped stitch onto that needle as well,

 and knit the two together. Using a new needle, pick up 14 stitches along the other heel edge.  

Using the same needle, work across the first 7 stitches. 

You should now have 3 needles two with 21 stitches and one with 24 stitches.

Gusset:  Complete the following two rows until you have returned 

to the original total number of stitches – 48

Row 1     1st needle- knit up to the last two stitches, K2 tog.

               2nd needle – knit across

               3rd needle – SSK, knit to end

Row 2: Knit around with no decreasing.

Knit the foot of the sock until it's about two inches less than the final length of the foot.  

Toes Shaping: Complete the following two rows until there are a total of 24 stitches.  

Row 1:  1st needle: K until the last 3 stitches on the needle, K2tog, K1

               Instep needle(s): K1, SSK, K until the last 3 stitches, K2tog, K1

               3rd needle: K1, SSK, K to the end.

Row 2:    knit evenly around

Divide stitches so you have 12 on the instep needle and 12 on another needle.  

Leave a length of yarn, about 12 inches, and thread it on a tapestry needle.  

Finish with the Kitchener Stitch.

Kitchener Stitch:  Thread the tail into a tapestry needle.  Make sure both needles 

are parallel, and the threaded tail is on the right. Insert the tapestry needles as if 

to P in the first stitch on the front knitting needle; leave the stitch on the needle 

and pull tail through the stitch.  Insert the tapestry needle as if to K in the first 

stitch on the back knitting needle; leave stitch on needle and pull the tail through.  

* Insert needle as if to K in first stitch on front knitting needle; SL stitch from the 

knitting needle and pull tail through.  Insert tapestry needle as if to P in the next 

stitch on the front knitting needle and leave the stitch on the needle.  Insert the 

tapestry needles as if to P in the first stitch on the back needle, SL stitch from 

needle and pull tail through.  Insert tapestry needle as if to K in the next stitch 

on the back needle, leave stitch on needle.  Rep from * until all stitches have 

been worked.