Carries Adapted Baby Sock

Rib Top Chevron

Finished Sock Size Infant 3 toe to heel 2 heel to cuff 4 foot circumference Yarn Patons UK Baby Pure Wool 3 ply/4ply (doesnt make much difference in gauge) 100% wool 50g/230 meters Needles 5 dpns 3mm Stitch Guide Ssp: Slip 2 stitches individually kwise, return these 2 sts to left needle, purl them together through the back loops. Sssp: Slip 3 stitches individually kwise, return these 3 sts to left needle, purl them together through their back loops YO: Bring working yarn forward under needle then up and over needle towards the rear used in knit rows YO backwards: YOB is made by placing the working yarn under the needle towards the rear, and then bringing it forward over needle used in purl rows Kitchner Stitch: Cut yarn from knitting leave 18 of yarn. Divide sts evenly upon 2 needles heel sts and instep sts. Thread yarn needle, and stitch as follows - insert yarn needle as P into front st, then as K into back st. Then follow pattern - knit-slip (front needle), purl-no slip (front needle), purl-slip (back needle) knit-no slip (back needle). Yarn should always be passed below needles Beginning Leg: CO 44 sts. Distribute evenly across 3 dpns. Place marker, then join for working in the round. Ribbing: Rnds 1-4: K2, P2 Rnd 5: K2, P2tog Rnd 6-7: K2, P1 ~33 sts remain~ Leg: Divide sts as follows, and remove marker: 9 sts on one dpn (working yarn to the right) 9 sts on next needle to the left 15 remaining sts on last needle Chevron Lace: (CL) is worked over 9 sts and 6 rows. Work CL on each needle with 9 sts, and on the first 9 sts of the last needle K the last 6 sts.

Chevron Lace: 6 \ O O / Row 1: Knit entire row 5 Row 2: K2tog, YO, K5, YO, SSK 4 \ O O / 3 Row 3: Knit entire row 2 \ O O / Row 4: K1, K2tog, YO, K3, YO, SSK, K1 1 Row 5: Knit entire row 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Row 6: K2, K2tog, YO, K1, YO, SSK, K2 / K2tog Work CL pattern twice 12 rows, always \ SSK knitting final 6 sts on the last needle (this will create chevrons pointing towards the toe reverse order of rows to make chevrons point toward cuff alternate patterns to create diamonds) Row 12 of CL: Make 1 st by picking up a bar Beside one of the 6 knits ~34 stitches~ Rearrange Stitches: (use 4 dpns) Place 17 sts on one dpn center the 6Ksts on that needle. This will split the side chevrons 4 sts on one needle on each side of 17 (side needles) 9 sts on last needle (instep) centered on CL pattern (if only 3 dpns are had, place the 9 CL sts and 4 sts to the left on same needle) It may be necessary to knit forward to bring the working yarn to the right of the 17 sole sts 1 entire knit row may be added if necessary Heel: Row 1: (RS knit) Knit 16, turn leaving 1 st unworked Row 2: YOB, p to end turn leaving last st unworked Row 3: YO, knit to paired sts, turn leaving pair unworked Row 4: YOB, purl to paired sts, turn leaving pair unworked Repeat rows 3 & 4 until 5 sts remain between pairs end on purl (WS) row

Heel Cup: Row 1: (RS) YO, knit to paired st, K1 (first st of pair) correct mount of next st (so that leading edge is on the front of the needle) K2tog (corrected st and first st of next pair) leaving next YO turn Row 2: (WS) YOB, purl to paired st, P1 (first st of pair) SSP (the YO with the first st of next pair) leaving the YO (see stitch guide) turn Row 3: YO, knit to paired st, K1 (first st of next pair) correct mount of next 2 sts, K3tog, turn Row 4: YOB, purl to pair, P1 (first st of next pair) SSSP turn Row 5: YO, knit to next pair, K1 (first st of next pair) correct mount of next 2 sts, K3tog turn Repeat rows 4 & 5 until all YOs have been consumed. The last turn will bring the right side facing 1 YO left on needle

Joining Round: YO, knit to YO at end of needle, place this YO on next needle then K2tog, knit to last stitch before sole, place this stitch on sole needle, then work as SSK Round begins at beg of sole sts Foot: Work knit sts across sole needle and side needles, and work 2 repetitions of Chevron Lace on center needle 12 rows When CL is complete, work 1 row of knit all the way around Toe: Work the same as for the heel be sure the correct sts are on the sole needle. Do not work joining round. Join toe to foot using kitchner stitch. Weave in all ends. Options to change size of sock: Increase length of foot/leg add knit rows between chevron repeats Increase diameter CO more stitches (an even number) then: 1. Add knits between Chevrons to keep 1 chevron centered on the instep, and move side chevrons farther to the sides 2. You will not need to make an extra stitch after leg if there is an even number of sts. 3. For rearranging 9 sts should remain on the instep needle for working chevron. of the total # of sts should be on the sole. Remaining sts will be on the side needles 4. Heel/toe width is increased by increasing the number of stitches between pairs before forming heel cup. 5 sts ~ 1 heel width, 9 sts ~ 1 heel width. Always end on WS row.