Priory Socks by Louise Tilbrook Designs

Size

Small (Medium , Large): 7” (8”,9”) circumference.

Yarn

100g The Uncommon Thread Posh Fingering 4 ply yarn. (70% wool, 20% silk, 10% cashmere; 440 yds [402m]/100 grams). Color Name Fe2 03. 1 skein.

Needles

Size US#1 (2.5 mm): 40” (100cm) long circular needle for magic loop or preferred length/method of small circumference knitting.

Notions

Cable needle, tapestry needle.

Gauge

32 sts and 44 rows = 4” [10 cm] in St st after wet blocking.

Abbreviations

Sock

Using Judy’s magic cast on and magic loop technique CO 24 (28, 32) sts; 12 (14, 16) sts on each needle and join to work in the round. K 1 rnd.

Increase Rounds

Rnd 1 N1: k1, yo, k to 1 st before end, yo, k1. N2: as N1.
Rnd 2 N1: k1, ktbl, k to 2nd yo, ktbl, k1. N2: as N1.
Rep rnds 1 and 2 until there are 56 (64, 72) sts ; 28 (32, 36) on each needle.

Top of Foot – charted directions

N1: Follow Cable Chart. N2: K plain

Note that stitches outlined in bold on the chart are worked 3 (4, 5) times. Rep rnds 1-15 of patt until slightly stretched sock reaches 2-2.5” from back of heel, finishing on an even row.

Top of Foot – written directions

Cable patt is worked across N1. Sts on N2 are k plain throughout foot.

Rnds 1-5: K1tbl, p2, k4, p1, [k1, p2, k1] 3 (4, 5) times, p1, k4, p2, k1tbl.
Rnd 6: K1tbl, p2, k4, p1, [1/1 LPC, 1/1 RPC] 3 (4, 5) times, p1, k4, p2, k1tbl.
Rnd 7: K1tbl, p2, 2/2 LC, p1, [p1, k2, p1] 3 (4, 5) times, p1, 2/2 RC, p2, k1tbl.
Rnd 8: K1tbl, p2, k4, p1, [p1, 1/1 LC, p1] 3 (4, 5) times, p1, k4, p2, k1tbl.
Rnd 9: K1tbl, p2, k4, p1, [p1, k2, p1] 3 (4, 5) times, p1, k4, p2, k1tbl.
Rnd 10: K1tbl, p2, k4, p1, [1/1 RPC, 1/1 LPC] 3 (4, 5) times, p1, k4, p2, k1tbl.
Rnds 11-15: as Rnd 1

Rnds 1-15 comprise cable patt. Rep in patt as set until slightly stretched sock reaches 2-2.5” from back of heel ending after N1 (ready to start working heel on N2). Note which rnd of chart you are on at this point as you will resume here after heel is finished.

Garter Stitch Heel

Heel will now be worked back and forth over N2 using garter st – k every row.

With RS facing k10 (11, 12), pm, k 8 (10, 12), pm, k9 (10,11), wrap last st and turn.

WS: K until 1 st remains, wrap st and turn.
RS: K until 1 st rem before last (wrapped) st, W&T.
WS: K until 1 st rem before last (wrapped) st, W&T.

Rep these last 2 rows until only center 8 (10, 12) sts rem unwrapped.

This completes the first half of the heel.

With RS facing k across center sts, sm, W&T next st – this will now be double wrapped.

WS: K across center sts, sm, W&T next st – this will also be double wrapped.
RS: K across center sts, k to first single wrapped st – as you come to a double wrapped st k it as normal – W&T.
WS: K to next single wrapped st, W&T.

Rep these last 2 rows until you have double wrapped each st on the two ‘sides’ and then k them on the return row.

You have now turned the heel and are ready to start working the leg.

Leg

N1: continue to work in patt as set – resume at point you stopped at before the heel.
N2: work in pattern as for N1

Work until leg measures 5 (6, 7)” from heel then begin cuff.

Cuff

N1: [Ktbl, p1] 14 (16, 18) times N2: as N1

Work until cuff is 1.5” or desired length and bind off with suitable stretchy bind off.

Finishing

Weave in ends and wet block.