Lion Brand Mani-Pedi Squaw Valley Socks

SUPPLIES & TOOLS:

• LION BRAND® MANI-PEDI Mittens, 1 ball
• LION BRAND stitch markers
• LION BRAND stitch holders
• LION BRAND large-eyed blunt needle
• Double pointed knitting needles size 2 (2.75 mm), set of 5

SIZE:
Woman's Medium, foot length is adjustable

GAUGE:
32 sts = about 4" (10 cm) in St st worked in the rnd (k every st on every rnd).
BE SURE TO CHECK YOUR GAUGE.

DIRECTIONS:

STITCH EXPLANATION:
ssk (slip, slip, knit): Sl the next 2 sts as if to k, one at a time, to right needle. Insert left needle into fronts of these 2 sts and k them tog.

Grafting
Holding the 2 needles parallel with WS of fabric together, thread a large-eyed blunt needle with the yarn end and work as follows: 1. Insert needle as if to purl into first st on front needle. Insert needle as if to knit into first st on back needle. Pull yarn through, leaving sts on needles.
2. Insert needle as if to knit through first st on front needle and let the st drop from needle.
3. Insert needle into 2nd st on front needle as if to purl and pull the yarn through, leaving st on the needle.
4. Insert needle into first st on back needle as if to purl and let it drop from the needle.
5. Insert needle as if to knit through 2nd st on back needle and pull the yarn through, leaving st on needle.
Rep steps 2-5 until all sts are gone. When finished, adjust tension as necessary. Weave in ends.

SOCKS (make 2): Leg Loosely cast on 64 sts. Divide sts evenly onto 4 double pointed needles, with 16 sts on each needle. Place marker and join by working the first st on the left hand needle with the working yarn from the right hand needle, being careful not to twist sts. Rnd 1: *K1, p1; rep from * around.
Rep Rnd 1 for 1" (2.5 cm).
Work in St st in the rnd (knit every st on every rnd) until piece measures about 6" (15 cm) from beg. Slip the last 32 sts onto a holder for the instep.

Heel flap (worked back and forth on remaining 32 heel sts only) Row 1 (RS): Sl 1, k across. Row 2: Sl 1, p across. Repeat Rows 1 and 2 until heel flap measures about 2 1/4" (5.5 cm), end with a WS row as the last row you work.

Turn Heel Row 1 (RS): K19, ssk, k1, turn. Row 2: Sl 1, p7, p2tog, p1, turn. Row 3: Sl 1, k8, ssk, k1, turn. Row 4: Sl 1, p9, p2tog, p1, turn. Row 5: Sl 1, k10, ssk, k1, turn. Row 6: Sl 1, p11, p2tog, p1, turn. Continue in this way, working 1 more st between dec until all 32 sts have been worked, end with a WS row as the last row you work - 20 heel sts rem.

Next Rnd: K across heel sts, with same needle, pick up and k19 sts along side of heel flap, with 2nd needle work across first 16 sts of instep, with 3rd needle, work across rem 16 sts of instep, with 4th needle pick up and k19 sts along side of heel flap, k across 10 heel sts - 90 sts. Pm for new beg of rnd (at center of heel sts).

Shape Gusset Rnd 1: Knit. Rnd 2: K to last 3 sts on 1st needle, k2tog, k1; k across instep sts; on 4th needle, k1, ssk, k to end of rnd. Rep Rnds 1 and 2 until 64 sts rem.

Foot Work even in St st until foot measures about 7 1/2" (19 cm), or 2" (5 cm) less than desired total length.

Shape Toe Rnd 1: K to last 3 sts on 1st needle, k2tog, k1; on 2nd needle, k1, ssk, k to end; on 3rd needle, k to last 3 sts, ssk, k1; on 4th needle, k1, k2tog, k to end of rnd.
Rnd 2: Knit. Rep Rnds 1 and 2 until 20 sts rem.
With 4th needle, k5 from 1st needle - 10 sts on 4th needle. Sl sts from 3rd needle onto 2nd needle.
Graft toe together.

FINISHING: Weave in ends.

ABBREVIATIONS:
beg = begin(s)(ning)
dec = decreas(e)(s)(ing)
k = knit
k2tog = knit 2 stitches together
pm = place marker
p = purl
rem = remain(s)(ing)
rep = repeat(s)(ing)
rnd(s) = round(s)
RS = right side
sl = slip
St st = Stockinette stitch
st(s) = stitch(es)
tog = together
WS = wrong side