MUMMY AND BABY SOCKS
Christmas babies are a special gift in their own right. Celebrate the new mums and babies in your life by giving the gift of cosy toes. By Kat Goldin.
■ Debbie Bliss Aymara (100% baby alpaca, 50g/100m), Mummy socks: 2 balls of Yarn A Gold (09), 1 ball of Yarn B Amethyst (13), Baby socks: 1 ball of each: Yarn A Moss (08), Yarn B Ruby (12)
■ A 4mm (US G/6) hook
■ Stitch markers
TENSION
20 tr and 10 rows in pattern measures 10x10cm (4x4in)
TOE
Using Yarn B, ch6 (13: 13).
Round 1 2dc in 2nd ch from hook, dc in each of next 3 (10: 10) ch, 4dc in last ch, rotate to work along opposite side of starting ch, dc in each of next 3 (10: 10) ch, 2dc in last st, ss to first dc to join. [14 (28: 28) sts]
Round 2 Ch1 (does not count as st), 2dc in first st, 5 (12: 12) dc, 2dc in each of next 2 sts, 5 (12: 12) dc, 2dc in last st, join.
[18 (32: 32) sts]
Size B only
Rounds 3-4 Ch1, dc in each st around. [18 (-: -) sts]
Fasten off.
Sizes M and L only
Round 3 Ch1, 2dc in first st, 14 dc, 2dc in each of next 2 sts, 14 dc, 2dc in last st, join. [- (36: 36) sts]
Round 4 Ch1, 2dc in first st, 16 dc, 2dc in each of next 2 sts, 16 dc, 2dc in last st, join. [- (40: 40) sts] Rounds 5-8 Ch1, dc in each st around. [- (40: 40) sts]
Fasten off.
INSTEP
Size B only
Round 1 Join Yarn A in first st, ch3 (counts as tr), tr in st at base of ch-3, tr in each of next 8 sts, 2tr in next st, tr in each st around, ss to top of beg ch-3 to join. [20 tr]
Round 2 Ch4 (counts as tr, ch1), tr in each of next 4 tr, FPtr round next 2 sts, tr in each of next 4 tr, ch1, tr in next st, tr in each st across to end, ss to 3rd ch of beg ch-4 to join.
Round 3 Ch2 (does not counts as st), (tr, ch1, tr) in ch-1 sp, tr in each of next 3 tr, skip 1 tr, FPtr round next 2 sts, skip 1 tr, tr in each of next 3 tr, (tr, ch1, tr) in ch-1 sp, skip next tr, tr in each st across to end, ss to top of first tr to join.
Round 4 Repeat Round 3.
Round 5 Ch2 (does not counts as st), (tr, ch1, tr) in ch-1 sp, tr in each of next 3 tr, skip 1 tr, FPtr round next 2 sts, skip 1 tr, tr in each of next 3 tr, (tr, ch1, tr) in ch-1 sp, skip next tr, 8fdc, skip next 8 tr, ss to top of first tr to join.
Sizes M and L only
Round 1 Join Yarn A in first st, ch3 (counts as tr), tr in st at base of ch-3, tr in each st around, ss to top of beg ch-3 to join. [41 tr]
Round 2 Ch4 (counts as tr, ch1), tr in each of next 4 tr, FPtr round next 2 sts, tr in each of next 3 tr, (tr, ch2, tr) in next st, tr in each of next 3 tr, FPtr round next 2 sts, tr in each of next 4 tr, ch1, tr in each st across to end, ss to 3rd ch of beg ch-4 to join.
Round 3 Ch2 (does not counts as st), (tr, ch1, tr) in ch-1 sp, tr in each of next 3 tr, skip 1 tr, FPtr round next 2 sts, skip 1 tr, tr in each of next 3 tr, (tr, ch2, tr) in next ch-2 sp, tr in each of next 3 tr, skip 1 tr, FPtr round next 2 sts, skip 1 tr, tr in each of next 3 tr, (tr, ch1, tr) in ch-1 sp, skip next tr, tr in each st across to end, ss to top of first tr to join.
Rounds 4-13 Repeat Round 3.
Size L only
Rounds 14-15 Repeat Round 3.
Sizes M and L only
Next round Ch2 (does not counts as st), (tr, ch1, tr) in ch-1 sp, tr in each of next 3 tr, skip 1 tr, FPtr round next 2 sts, skip 1 tr, tr in each of next 3 tr, (tr, ch2, tr) in next ch-2 sp, tr in each of next 3 tr, skip 1 tr, FPtr round next 2 sts, skip 1 tr, tr in each of next 3 tr, (tr, ch1, tr) in ch-1 sp, skip next tr, 19fdc, skip last 20 tr, ss to top of first tr to join.
ANKLE
Size B only
Round 1 Ch3 (counts as tr), *(tr, ch2, tr) in ch-1 sp, tr in each of next 3 tr, skip 1 tr, FPtr round next 2 sts, skip 1 tr, tr in each of next 3 tr, (tr, ch2, tr) in ch-1 sp, tr in next tr, (tr in each of next 2 fdc, skip next fdc) twice, tr in each of next 2 fdc, ss to top of beg ch-3 to join. Round 2 Ch3 (counts as tr), tr in next tr, *(tr, ch2, tr) in ch-2 sp, tr in each of next 3 tr, skip 1 tr, FPtr round next 2 sts, skip 1 tr, tr in each of next 3 tr, (tr, ch2, tr) in next ch-2 sp, tr in each of next 3 tr, skip 1 tr, FPtr round next 2 sts, skip 1 tr, tr in each of next 2 tr, ss to top of beg ch-3 to join.
Rounds 3-6 Repeat Round 2. Fasten off.
Sizes M and L only
Round 1 Ch3 (counts as tr), *(tr, ch2, tr) in ch-1 sp, tr in each of next 3 tr, skip 1 tr, FPtr round next 2 sts, skip 1 tr, tr in each of next 3 tr, (tr, ch2, tr) in next ch-2 sp, tr in each of next 3 tr, skip 1 tr, FPtr round next 2 sts, skip 1 tr, tr in each of next 3 tr, (tr, ch2, tr) in ch-1 sp, tr in next tr, (tr in each of next 2 fdc, skip next fdc) twice, tr in each of next 3 fdc, (tr, ch2, tr) in next fdc, tr in each of next 3 fdc, (skip next fdc, tr in each of next 2 fdc) twice, ss to top of beg ch-3 to join.
Round 2 Ch3 (counts as tr), tr in next tr, *(tr, ch2, tr) in ch-2 sp, tr in each of next 3 tr, skip 1 tr, FPtr round next 2 sts, skip 1 tr, tr in each of next 3 tr, (tr, ch2, tr) in next ch-2 sp, tr in each of next 3 tr, skip 1 tr, FPtr round next 2 sts, skip 1 tr, tr in each of next 3 tr; repeat from * once more, omitting last 2 tr, ss to top of beg ch-3 to join.
Rounds 3-10 Repeat Round 2. Fasten off.
HEEL
All sizes
Round 1 Join Yarn A at heel corner to work along opposite side of fdc, ch1 (does not count as st), dc in each fdc across to corner, place marker in last st made, rotate to work into unworked trs in last round of Instep, dc in each tr around to first dc, ss to first dc to join, mark last st of round. [16 (39: 39) dc] Round 2 Ch1, dc2tog, dc in each st to 2 sts before marker, dc2tog, dc in marked st, move marker up, dc2tog, dc in each st to 2 sts before marker, dc2tog, dc in marked st, move marker up. [12 (35: 35) dc]
Round 3 Ch1, dc in each st around. Rounds 4-5 (11: 11) Repeat Rounds 2-3 one (three: three) more times. [8 (23: 23) sts] Fasten off, leaving a long tail.
TO FINISH
Thread tail onto a sewing needle and sew together heel seam neatly.