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passerinesocksby A

esThese socks are workedtop-down with a tradi-

tional slipped-stitch heel.

Yo can work these socks

on doble-pointed or

circlar needles.

The design o these socks evokes the structure o eathers,

with sleek vanes and prominent quills coming together in

the classic interlocking arrangement. Twisted-stitch ribbing

alternates with stockinette to create a three-dimensional

design, and two dierent methods o decreasing taper the

eathers. Let your fngers y though this addictive pattern!

maerialsFInIshed sIze8" (20.5 c) foot circference and 8"

(22 c) long fro back of heel to tip of toe, to t woens

u.. shoe size 8. Foot length is adjstable.

Yarn Ble moon Fiber Arts ocks That ock Lightweight(100% sperwash erino; 360 yd [329 ]/127 g): spinel

(ble), 1 skein.

needLes ize 1 (2.5 ). ee Notes abot needle op-

tions. Adjst needle size if necessary to obtain the correct

gage.

ntIns markers (); tapestry needle.

GauGe 34 sts and 44 rnds = 4" (10 c) in charted patt;

30 sts and 44 rnds = 4" (10 c) in t st.


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Lg

CO 64 sts. Distribute sts over needles so

each needle holds a multiple of 16 sts (seeNotes). Place marker (pm) if needed and join

for working in the rnd.

Next rnd: *K1tbl, p1; rep from * around.

Cont in twisted rib until piece measures 1"

(2.5 cm) from CO.

Work Rows 114 of Set-up chart once. Work

Rows 128 of Feather chart once, then work

Rows 114 once morepiece measures

about 6" (15 cm) from CO.

HL

Heel FlapHeel ap is worked back and forth on rst 31

sts of rnd; last 33 sts of rnd will be worked

later for instep.

Rw 1: (RS) [Sl 1 pwise wyb, k1] 15 times, k1,

turn.

Rw 2: (WS) Sl 1 pwise wyf, p30, turn.

Rep last 2 rows until heel ap measures 2"

(5.5 cm), ending with a WS row.

Turn Heel

Rw 1: (RS) Sl 1 pwise wyb, k17, ssk, k1, turn.

Rw 2: (WS) Sl 1 pwise wyf, p6, p2tog, p1,

turn.

Rw 3: Sl 1 pwise wyb, knit to 1 st before

gap, ssk (1 st from each side of gap), k1,

turn.

Rw 4: Sl 1 pwise wyf, purl to 1 st before

gap, p2tog (1 st from each side of gap),

p1, turn.

Rep last 2 rows 4 more times19 sts rem

for heel.

guet

(RS) Sl 1 pwise wyb, k8, pm for beg of rnd,

k10 heel sts, pick up and knit 1 st in each sl

st along edge of heel ap, M1, pm to mark

right side of foot, work 33 instep sts in es-

tablished patt, pm to mark left side of foot,

M1, pick up and knit 1 st in each sl st along

edge of heel ap (picking up same number

of sts as on other edge of heel ap), knit

to end of rnd. Right and left side markers

divide foot into instep and sole.

Rnd 1: Knit to 2 sts before right side m,

k2tog, work in patt to left side m, sl m,

ssk, knit to end2 sts decd.

27

25

23

21

19

17

15

13

11

9

7

5

3

1

Feather

knit

purl

k1tbl

yo

k2tog

13

11

9

7

5

3

1

Set-up

Rnd 2: Work even in patt, working sole in

St st.

Rep last 2 rnds until 64 sts rem: 33 instep sts

and 31 sole sts.

FooT

Work even in patt until foot measures 6"

(17 cm) from back of heel, or 2" (5 cm) less

than desired nished length.

To

Knit to right side mthis is new beg of rnd.

Rnd 1: K2tog, k29, ssk, knit to end of rnd62

sts rem: 31 sts each for instep and sole.

Rnd 2: Knit.

ssk

sl 1, k2tog, psso

sl 2 as if to k2tog, k1, p2sso

pattern repeat


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Rnd 3: K1, ssk, knit to 3 sts before left side m,

k2tog, k1, sl m, k1, ssk, knit to 3 sts before

right side m, k2tog, k14 sts decd.

Rep last 2 rnds 9 more times22 sts rem.

FiNisHiNg

Graft toe with Kitchener st. Weave in loose

ends. Block as desired.

Cooki Ais an avid sock knitter,teacher, and designer. Her patterns have

been featured in Vogue nitting andnit.1 magazines and Knitty online maga-

zine. She teaches intensive sock design

workshops internationally and is the au-

thor ofSock nnovation (Interweave).

Visit her website at CookieA.com.

Fig 1

Fig 2

Fig 3

Fig 4

Yov [Y]Between Two Knit Stitches

Bring the yarn to the front between the

needle tips, over the top of the needle,

and to the back, ready to knit the next

stitch (Fig 1).

After a Knit, Before a Purl

Bring the yarn to the front between

needle tips, over the top of the needle,

glssary and between the needles again to the front,ready to prl the next stitch (Fig 2).After a Purl, Before a Knit

Bring the yarn over the right-hand needle

to the back ready to knit the next stitch

(Fig 3).

Between Two Purl Stitches

Bring the yarn over the right-hand needle to

the back, then to the front again between

the tips of the needles, ready to prl the

next stitch(Fig 4).

K2og

Knit 2 stitches together as if they were a

single stitch2 stitches redced to 1.

P2og

Prl 2 stitches together as if they were a

single stitch2 stitches redced to 1.

[ GLssarY page 4]

K1bl

nsert right needle throgh the loop of the

back of the left needle fro right to left,

wrap the yarn arond the needle, and pll

a loop throgh while slipping the stitch o

the left needle. This is siilar to a reglar

knit stitch, bt is worked into the back

loop of the stitch instead of the front.

Fig 5

Fig 6

sklip two stitches knitwise one at a tie

(Fig 5). nsert point of left needle

into front of two slipped stitches and

knit the together throgh back loopswith right needle (Fig 6).


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glssary (contd)Kic ic

sp 1:Bring threaded needle throghfront stitch as if to prl and leave stitch

on needle.

sp 2: Bring threaded needle throgh

back stitch as if to knit and leave stitch

on needle.


rst front stitch as if to knit and slip this

stitch o needle. Bring threaded needle

throgh next front stitch as if to prl and

leave stitch on needle.


rst back stitch as if to prl (Fig 12),slip this stitch o needle. Bring threaded

needle throgh next back stitch as if to

knit and leave stitch on needle.

epeat teps 3 and 4 ntil 1 stitch re-

ains on each needle. Bring threaded

needle throgh rst front stitch as if to

knit and slip this stitch o needle. Bring

threaded needle throgh rst back stitch

as if to prl and slip this stitch o needle.

Fig 12

Fig 9

sl 2, k1, p2olip 1 stitch knitwise, knit the next 2

stitches together, then se the point

of left needle to pass the slipped stitch

over the knit stitch and o the right

needle (Fig 9-11).

Fig 10

Fig 11

sl1, k2og, polip 1 stitch knitwise, knit the next 2

stitches together (Fig 7), then se

the point of left needle to pass the

slipped stitch over the knit stitch and o

the right needle (Fig 8).

Fig 7

Fig 8

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