Fancy footwork
Hook up Kristen TenDyke’s pair of charming socks and you’ll be the ace of lace
You can make socks and sandals your statement look for spring when you’ve got this perfect pair on your feet.
NOTES
Socks are worked from the Toe up.
The smaller hook size is used for the Toe section only.
The Toe and Cuff are worked in the amigurumi style. Work stitches continuously in a spiral without closing off each round with a slip stitch. It may help to use a stitch marker in the first stitch of each round, moving it up as you work.
Select the size with the closest circumference to the circumference of your foot, measuring near your heel.
LACY SOCKS MAKE 2 TOE
Using a 2.5mm hook, ch11.
Round 1 (RS) 2dc in second ch from hook, dc in next 8 ch, 4dc in final ch, turn to work in opposite side of foundation chain, dc in next 8 ch, 2dc in final ch. [24 dc]
Round 2 2dc in first st, dc in next 10 sts, 2dc in next st, pm in last st, 2dc in next st, dc in next 10 sts, 2dc in final st. [28 sts]
Round 3 2dc in first st, dc in each st to marker, 2dc in marked st, move marker to last dc, 2dc in next st, dc in each st to final st, 2dc in final st. [32 sts]
Round 4 Dc in each st around, moving the marker up.
Rounds 5-10 Rep Rounds 3-4.
[44 sts at end of Round 10]
Round 11 As Round 3. [48 sts]
SIZES M, L AND XL ONLY
Repeat Round 4 once.
Repeat Rounds 3-4 another - (1: 3: 5) times. Repeat Round 3 once more. [- (56: 64: 72) sts] You should have worked a total of 11 (15: 19: 23) rounds.
ALL SIZES
Next round Dc in each st around, ss to beg dc to join.
FOOT
Change to a 2.75mm hook.
Round 1 (RS) Ch1 (does not count as st throughout), dc in next 3 dc, ch3, skip 2 sts, (dc in next 6 sts, ch3, skip 2 sts) rep to final 3 sts, dc in final 3 sts, ss to beg dc, ss to first ch-3 sp.
[6 (7: 8: 9) patt rep of (6dc, ch3)]
Round 2 Ch3 (counts as tr), 9tr in same ch-3 sp, (skip 6 dc, 10 tr in next ch-3 sp) rep around, ss to top of beg ch-3. [60 (70: 80: 90) tr]
Round 3 Ch1, dc in space between final tr of last round and beg ch-3, ch4 (dc and ch-4 count as tr and ch-2 sp), *skip first 3 tr of 10-tr group, dc in next 4 sts**, ch2, skip final 3 tr of group, tr in sp between 10-tr groups, ch2; rep from * around ending final rep at **, tr in second ch of beg ch-4 (counts as final ch-2 sp).
[6 (7: 8: 9) patt rep of (4dc, ch2, tr, ch2)]
Round 4 Ch1, dc in same sp, ch3, skip next tr, dc in next ch-2 sp, dc in next 4 sts, *dc in next ch-2 sp, ch3, skip next st, dc in next ch-2 sp, dc in next 4 sts; rep from * 4 (5: 6: 7) times, ss to beg dc. [6 (7: 8: 9) patt rep of (6dc, ch3)]
Round 5 Ss into ch-3 sp, ch3, 4tr in same ch-sp, skip 6 sts, 10tr in each ch-3 sp around, 5tr in same ch-sp as beg ch-3, ss to top of beg ch-3. [60 (70: 80: 90) tr]
Round 6 Ch1, dc in first st, dc in next st, *ch2, skip 3 sts, tr in sp between 10-tr groups, ch2, skip 3 sts, dc in next 4 sts; rep from * to end,
ss to beg dc.
[6 (7: 8: 9) patt rep of (4dc, ch2, tr, ch2)]
Round 7 Ch1, dc in first st, dc in next st, *dc in ch-2 sp, ch3, skip tr, dc in next ch-2 sp, dc in next 4 sts; rep from * around to end, ss to beg dc, ss in first ch-3 sp.
Repeat Rounds 2-7 until Foot measures approx 4(5: 5: 6.5)cm less than desired foot length, ending on a Round 3 repeat.
HEEL
The Heel is worked back and forth in rows over half of the stitches.
Row 1 (RS) Ch1, 2dc in ch-2 sp, *dc in next st, 2dc in ch-2 sp, dc in next 2 sts**, dc in next 2 sts, 2dc in next ch-2 sp) 3 (3: 4: 4) times, rep from * to ** 0 (1: 0: 1) times, turn. [29 (34: 38: 43) dc] Row 2 (WS) Ch1, dc in in each st to final st, turn leaving final st unworked, turn.
[28 (33: 37: 42) dc]
Repeat Row 2 until 18 (19: 23: 24) dc rem.
Next row Ch1, dc2tog first 2 sts, dc in each st to final st, turn leaving final st unworked.
[16 (17: 21: 22) dc]
Next row Ch1, dc2tog, dc in each st across, dc in skipped dc from 2 rows below, ss in same st, turn.
Next row Skip ss, dc in each dc across to end, dc in skipped dc 2 rows below, ss in same st, turn. [17 (18: 22: 23) dc]
Rep final row until you have increased to 26 (31: 35: 40) dc.
SIZES S AND L ONLY
Next row Skip ss, dc in each dc to end, dc into the next st from 2 rows below, ss in tr of final round of Foot, turn. [27 (-: 36: -) dc]
Next row Skip ss, dc in each dc across to end, dc in next dc from 2 rows below (this should be the first dc after the ch-2 sp on the final round of Foot), ss into next dc, turn so RS is facing. [28 (-: 37: -) dc]
Next round (RS) Ch1, skip ss, dc in first 2 sts, ch3, skip 2 dc, dc in next 6 sts, (ch3, skip 2 dc, dc in next 6 sts) 2 (-: 3: -) times, ch3, working across unworked sts from Foot: skip next tr, *dc in next ch-2 sp, dc in next 4 sts, dc in next ch-2 sp, ch3, skip tr; rep from * to final ch-2 sp, dc ion ch-2 sp, dc in next 3 sts, ss to beg dc to join into round, ss to first ch-3 sp. [6 (-: 8: -) patt rep of (6dc, ch3)]
SIZES M AND XL ONLY
Next row Skip ss, dc in each dc to end, dc into the next st from 2 rows below, ss to next dc (dc of the final round of Foot), turn. [- (32: -: 41) dc] Next row (WS) Skip ss, dc in each st across, dc in next dc from 2 rows below (the first dc after the ch-2 sp on the final round of Foot), ss into next dc, turn so RS is facing. [- (33: -: 42) dc] Next round (RS) Ch1, skip ss, dc in next 2 sts, ch3, skip 3 dc, (dc in next 6 sts, ch3, skip 2 dc) (3: -: 4) times, skip - (0: -: 1) st, dc in next 4 dc, working across unworked sts from Foot: dc in next dc, dc in ch-2 sp, ch3, skip tr, *dc in next ch-2 sp dc in next 4 sts, dc in next ch-2 sp, ch3, skip tr; rep from * to final ch-2 sp, dc in ch-2 sp, dc in next 3 sts, ss into beg dc to join into round, ss into next dc, ss to first ch-3 sp.
LEG
Repeat Rounds 2-7 of Foot 3 times, then rep Rounds 2-3 once more.
CUFF
Cuff is worked in a continuous spiral.
Round 1 (RS) Ch1, *2dc in ch-2 sp, skip tr, 2dc in next ch-2 sp, dc in next 4 sts; rep from * 5 (6: 7: 8) times mores. [48 (54: 64: 72) dc]
Rounds 2-4 Dc in each st around, ss to beg dc to join.
Fasten off and weave in ends.
Block to measurements listed.