Whisper Twister

Tread Softly Socks

Whisper Twister 2013

GENERAL INFORMATION
Size adult
Follow the instructions for Rows 19-28 to adjust the socks to your exact
foot size.

Materials
- crochet hook US G-6 (4 mm)
- 3.5 oz (100 g), 296 yds (270 m) medium (4) weight alpaca, acrylic or wool
yarn. If you wish to use a yarn with different parameters, please check your
gauge (see below).
The socks on the photos were crocheted with 2 skeins of Rowan Alpaca
Cotton yarn beige socks with shade No 400 (Rice) and grey socks with
Shade No 404 (Raindrop). More info on this yarn is available here:
www.knitrowan.com

Gauge
Crochet few rows of hdc-s to check your gauge. Use smaller/bigger hook
to obtain the following gauge:
- 7 hdc-s measure 2 inches/5 cm (width)
- 5 hdc-s measure 2 inches/5 cm (height)

Stitches (American crochet terms)

sl st
ch
sc
hdc
hdc3tog
dc

- slip stitch
- chain
- single crochet
- half double crochet
- joined 3 half double crochets
- double crochet

INSTRUCTIONS FOR CROCHETING THE SOCKS

Beginning
- 4 ch:

- sl st to form a ring:

Round 1 (8 hdc-s)
- 2 ch (counts as the first hdc):

- 7 hdc-s in the ring

- sl st in the 2nd ch which you crocheted in the beginning of this Round:

Round 2 (16 hdc-s)

- 2 ch
- hdc in the place where you started crocheting this Round
- [2 hdc in the next stitch] * repeat the instructions in brackets [ ] around
- sl st in the 2nd ch which you crocheted in the beginning of this Round:

Round 3 (32 hdc-s)

- 2 ch
- hdc in the place where you started crocheting this Round
- [2 hdc in the next stitch] * repeat the instructions in brackets [ ] around
- sl st in the 2nd ch which you crocheted in the beginning of this Round:

Round 4 (32 hdc-s)

- 2 ch
- hdc around
- sl st in the 2nd ch which you crocheted in the beginning of this Round:

Rounds 5-17 (32 hdc-s)

- repeat Round 4
- finish off in the end of the Round 17:

Row 18 (24 hdc-s)

- count 12th stitches to the right from the place where you just finished off in
the end of the Round 17 and insert the hook in the next stitch
- 2 ch (counts as the 1st hdc)
- 23 hdc:

Row 19
- turn around
- 2 ch
- 23 hdc-s:

Rows 20-28 (24 hdc-s)

- turn around
- repeat Row No 19:

- try the sock on depending on your exact foot size, you might want to repeat
these rows a few times more

Row 29
- turn the sock inside out
- sew the back side of the sock together
- finish off and turn the sock inside out again

Round 30
- insert the hook in the opening of the sock
- 1 ch (counts as the first sc)
- sc around the opening of the sock. Note that you have to crochet 32 sc-s in total
(11 sc-s in the sides and 10 sc-s in the front).
- sl st in the ch which you crocheted in the beginning of this Round:

Round 31
- 1 ch
- sc around
- sl st in the ch which you crocheted in the beginning of this Round:

Round 32
- 3 ch
- dc around
- sl st in the 3rd ch which you crocheted in the beginning of this Round:

Round 33
- 1 ch
- sc around
- sl st in the ch which you crocheted in the beginning of this Round:

Round 34
- 1 ch:

- 3 ch:

- skip 3 stitches and 5 dc in the 4th stitch:

- 3 ch:
- skip 3 stitches and sc in the 4th stitch:

- 3 ch
- [skip 3 stitches and 5 dc in the 4th stitch, 3 ch, skip 3 stitches and sc in the
4th stitch, 3 ch] * repeat the instructions in brackets [ ] 1 more time
- skip 3 stitches and 5 dc in the 4th stitch, 3 ch
- sl st in the ch which you crocheted in the beginning of this Round:

Round 35
- 1 ch
- 2 ch
- [1 dc on top of the dc, 2 dc on top of the next dc, 1 dc on top of the next dc,
2 dc on top of the next dc, 1 dc on top of the next dc, 2 ch, sc on top of the sc,
2 ch] * repeat the instructions in brackets [ ] 2 times more
- 1 dc on top of the dc, 2 dc on top of the next dc, 1 dc on top of the next dc,
2 dc on top of the next dc, 1 dc on top of the next dc, 2 ch
- sl st in the ch which you crocheted in the beginning of this Round:

Round 36
- 3 ch
- 1 ch
- [hdc3tog on top of the 1st dc, 2 ch, hdc3tog on top of the 3rd dc, 2 ch,
hdc3tog on top of the 5th dc, 2 ch, hdc3tog on top of the 7th dc, 1 ch, dc on
top of the sc, 1 ch] * repeat the instructions in brackets [ ] 2 times more

- hdc3tog on top of the 1st dc, 2 ch, hdc3tog on top of the 3rd dc, 2 ch, hdc3tog
on top of the 5th dc, 2 ch, hdc3tog on top of the 7th dc, 1 ch
- sl st in the 3rd ch which you crocheted in the beginning of this Round:

Round 37
- 1 ch
- 1 ch
- [sc between the 1st and 2nd bundle of hdc-s, 2 ch, sc between the 2nd and
3rd bundle of hdc-s, 2 ch, sc between the 3rd and the 4th bundle of hdc-s,
2 ch, sc on top of the dc, 2 ch] * repeat the instructions in brackets [ ] 2
times more
- sc between the 1st and 2nd bundle of hdc-s, 2 ch, sc between the 2nd and
3rd bundle of hdc-s, 2 ch, sc between the 3rd and the 4th bundle of hdc-s,
2 ch
- sl st in the ch which you crocheted in the beginning of this Round:

Round 38 (corresponds to the Round 34)

- 1 ch
- 3 ch
- [5 dc on top of the sc which you crocheted between the 2nd and
3rd bundles of hdc-s during the previous Round, 3 ch, sc on top of the sc, 3 ch] *
repeat the instructions in brackets 2 times more
- skip 3 stitches and 5 dc on top of the sc which you crocheted between the 2nd
and 3rd bundles of hdc-s during the previous Round, 3 ch
- sl st in the 3rd ch which you crocheted in the beginning of this Round:

Rounds 39-41
- repeat Rounds 35-37

Rounds 42-45
- repeat Rounds 38-41

Rounds 46-49
- repeat Rounds 38-41

Rounds 50-53
- repeat Rounds 38-41
- finish off in the end of the Round 53

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