Knitting Pattern!

Knitting pattern

Fynn’s Wedding Ring Socks
Inspired by Missouri Dalton’s The Hanged Man’s Ghost, available from
Torquere Press
Pattern by Sheena Pennell

The nature of the cable pattern makes the cuff of these socks rather fiddly.
Make sure you read and understand all of the instructions before you begin.
If you are willing and able to cable without a cable needle, then this would
be a perfect opportunity to do so, since all of these cables involve only
1-2 stitches each.

I’ve provided instructions for a medium-sized ladies sock. If you find that
your measurements are different, you can cast on fewer or additional
stitches in multiples of 8, and simply repeat the cuff pattern the necessary
number of times. When working the leg, center the pattern stitches on the
front; extra space can easily be filled with additional ribbing. If you
require a tighter fit (fewer than 64 stitches cast on) then adjust the
center of the instep as follows: P3, K4, P1, K2, P1, K4, P1, K2, P1, K4, P3
should become P3, K4, P1, K2, P1, K4, P3 and S2CNB, K2, K2CN, P1, K2, P1,
K4, P1, K2, P1, K4, P1, K2, P1, S2CNF, K2, K2CN becomes S2CNB, K2, K2CN, P1,
K2, P1, S2CNF, K2, K2CN [see † below].

Tools and Materials
Set of 4 US 3 DPNs (3.25 mm), or size needed to obtain gauge
2 hanks Claudia Handpaint fingering weight yarn
Cable needle
Yarn needle

Gauge: 8 stitches/11 rows to the inch

Getting Started:
Begin by casting on 64 stitches in the long-tail method, and work 2x2
ribbing (knit 2, purl 2) for 12 rows.

Cuff band:
Row 1: Purl 2, slip 2 stitches cable needle and hold to the back, knit 1,
purl 2 from cable needle, slip 1 to cable needle and hold to the front,
purl 2, knit 1 from cable needle. Repeat to end of round.
Row 2: Purl 2, knit 1, purl 4, knit one. Repeat to end of round.
Row 3: Purl 1. *Slip 1 to cable needle and hold to the back, knit 1, purl 1
from cable needle, purl 4, slip 1 to cable needle and hold to the front,
purl 1, knit 1 from cable needle. Repeat from * until you reach the end of
the round. Count your stitches just for good measure, and make sure you
still have the same number you cast on. Still looking for an extra stitch?
That’s because we’re going to overlap the last stitch of the current round
with the first stitch of the next one. So put that last stitch on your
cable needle, hold it to the front, then knit the next stitch. Slip the
stitch on your cable needle back onto the left hand needle.
Row 4: Knit 1, Purl 6, Knit 1 all the way around.
Row 5: Knit 1. *Purl 6, slip 1 to cable needle and hold to the front, knit
1, knit 1 from cable needle. Repeat from *. Once again, the last stitch of
this row will twist with the first stitch of the next row, so slip that
last stitch onto your cable needle and hold it to the front, knit the next
stitch, then slip the one on the cable needle back to the left hand needle.
Row 6: Knit 1. *Purl 6, knit 1 to end of round.
Row 7: Knit 1. *Purl 6, slip 1 to cable needle and hold to the front, knit
1, knit 1 from cable needle. Repeat from * to end of round.
Row 8: Knit 1, Purl 6 all the way around.
Row 9: Slip 1 to cable needle and hold to the front, purl 1, knit 1 from
cable needle, purl 4, slip 1 to cable needle and hold to back, knit 1, purl
1 from cable needle. Repeat to end of round.
Row 10: Purl 1, knit 1, purl 4, knit 1, purl 1 all the way around.
Row 11: Purl 1, slip 1 to cable needle and hold to front, purl 2, knit 1
from cable needle, slip 2 to cable needle and hold to back, knit 1, purl 2
from cable needle, purl 1.

Leg:
At this point, we are going to arrange our stitches in preparation for the
heel and foot. The first needle, Needle 1, will have all of the stitches for
the top of the foot, while the heel will be worked on needles 2 and 3. The
cable pattern is a 6 round repeat. Remember, if you changed the cast on
number to center it on Needle on (that would be everything from ҠPurl
3....Purl 3 *” in the next step). For the medium sized sock, there should be
32 stitches on needle 1 and 16 on needles 2 and 3.
Rounds 1-5: (needle 1) Knit 1, purl 2, knit 2, purl 2, knit 2, purl 1, knit
4, purl 1, knit 2, purl 1, knit 4, purl 1, knit 2, purl 2, knit 2, purl 2,
knit 1.
Needle 2-3: Knit 1. Purl 2, knit 2 to the end (the last stitch will be a
knit stitch).
Round 6: (Needle 1) Knit 1, purl 2, knit 2, purl 2, knit 2, purl 1, slip 2
to cable needle and hold to front, knit 2, knit 2 from cable needle, purl
1, knit 2, purl 1, slip 2 to cable needle and hold to back, knit 2, knit 2
from cable needle, purl 1, knit 2, purl 2, knit 2, purl 2, knit 1. Continue
working needles 2 and 3 as before.

Heel flap
Heel is worked on needles 2 and 3 (36 stitches). S1, K1 across, turn work.
S1, purl across. Repeat these two rows until flap is square.

Heel Cup
Knit until 8 stitches remain, knit 2 together, knit 1. Turn work.
Purl until 8 stitches remain, purl 2 together, purl 1. Turn work.
*Knit until 1 stitch before gap, knit 2 together, knit 1. Turn work.
Purl until 1 stitch before gap, purl 2 together, purl 1. Turn work.
Repeat from * until all stitches are included.
Knit across the heel stitches. When you reach the end of the needle, pick up
16 stitches down the side of the heel flap. Knit needle 1 in pattern, then
pick up another 16 stitches going up the other side of the heel flap.
Rearrange your stitches as follows: Needle 1 should remain the same, with
the 32 pattern stitches for the top of the foot. Needles 2 and 3 should
each have the 16 picked up stitches plus half of the remaining heel
stitches (28 stitches each).

Gusset
Thanks to all of that back and forth, the start of the round has shifted,
and is now in the middle of the heel. So, from this point forward we’ve got
a new numbering system: Needles 1 and 3 make up the heel, while Needle 2 is
the top of the foot.
Round 1: Knit across needle 1 until 2 stitches remain. Slip 1 stitch, knit
1, pass the slipped stitch over. Knit Needle 2 in pattern. For needle 3,
knit 2 together, then knit to the end of the round.
Round 2: Knit needles 1 and 3 plain but keep needle 2 in pattern.
Repeat these two rounds until 64 total stitches remain on all needles.

Foot
Knit needle 1 in pattern, needles 2 and 3 plain until foot reaches the base
of your toes (18 cable repeats for a ladies 8.5).
Make sure there are 36 stitches on each needle. For the first 2 stitches,
slip 1, knit 1, pass slipped stitch over. Knit to last 2 stitches of on the
needle, knit 2 together. For needles 2 and three, slip 1, knit 1, pass
slipped stitch over, knit plain until 2 stitches remain on needle 3, knit 2
together.
Next row, knit plain.
Repeat these two rows three more times, then decrease every row until 8
stitches remain. Graft the toe, weave in ends.

Have questions? You can contact me as SophiaRowan on Ravelry, or follow my
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