Fair Isle Socks Novita Nalle and Novita Nalle Garden
Fair isle pattern and beautifully multicolored Nalle Garden yarn give these socks a special look. Socks fit well due to their shaped calf.
Designer
Minna Metsänen
Size(s)
Shoe size 38
Finished dimensions
''
Yarn demand
Novita Nalle (061 beige) 100 g Nalle Garden (870 multi-purple) 100 g
Needles and other supplies
Set of 5 double-pointed Novita 3 mm needles Set of 5 double-pointed Novita 3,5 mm needles
Finished dimensions
''
Stitch pattern:
Rib in round: *K2,P2,rep from* to end.
Stocking stitch in round: knit all rows.
Fair isle pattern in round: See chart.
Tension:
28 sts to 10 cm measured over fair isle patt
Stitch pattern
Rib in round: *K2,P2,rep from* to end.
Stocking stitch in round: knit all rows.
Fair isle pattern in round: See chart.
Tension
28 sts to 10 cm measured over fair isle patt
Socks (both alike)
Using 3mm double-pointed needles and beige yarn cast on 80 sts loosely. Distribute sts evenly over 4 of the 5 needles ( 20 sts on each needle) and, taking care not to twist cast-on edge and using 5th needle, work in rounds as follows: Work in rib in round 12 rnds.
Distribute sts over 4 of the 5 needles as folls: 25sts on 1st needle, 15sts on 2nd needle, 15sts on 3rd needle, 25sts on 4th needle. Change to 3,5mm double-pointed needles. Knit one rnd and at the same time decrease 1 st on 1st needle =79sts.
Beg and ending rows as indicated, cont in patt from chart as folls:
Row 1: (1st needle:) work as indicated in chart from A to B (=24sts), (2nd needle:) from B to C (=15sts), (3rd needle:) from C-D (=15sts), (4th needle:) from D-E (=25sts). Cont in patt and repeat rows 1.-2. until sock meas 15 cm.
Make decreases in the middle of the back of sock as folls: work 3sts, using beige yarn: sl1, K1, psso, work until you have 6sts left on 4th needle, using beige: K2tog, work 4sts. Repeat decreases as indicated every 4th rnd 7 times more =63sts.
Work even until sock meas 32 cm. Last row: work 1st, 2nd and 3rd needle, leave 4th needle unworked.
Shape Heel
Heel is worked backwards and forwards in rows, not rounds.
Re-distribute sts of 1st and 4th needle on one needle, leave the rest of the sts on hold.
Turn.
Row1 (WS): work beige sts with beige yarn and purple sts with purple yarn =33sts. Turn.
Row2 (RS): cont working beige sts with beige yarn and purple sts with purple yarn. Turn.
These 2 rows form heel pattern.
Repeat these 2 rows until you have completed 16 rows. Shape heel as foll:
Row1 (RS): Knit in heel pattern 21 sts, K2tog with beige and purple strands held double. Turn.
Row2 (WS): Sl 1, work 9sts in heel patt, P2tog with beige and purple strands held double. Turn.
Row3 (RS): Sl 1, work 9sts in heel patt, K2tog with beige and purple strands held double. Turn.
Repeat rows 2.-3. until you have decreased sts on both sides, 11 sts are left in the middle. End with right side row. These sts form the bottom of the heel. Distribute these sts over 2 needles as folls: 1st needle: 5sts, 4th needle: 6sts. Pick up (alternately 1 st with beige yarn and 1 st with purple yarn) and knit 17sts (pick up new sts from front to back using working yarns) along the left edge of the heel, knit in pattern (following chart) 30 sts on front (3rd and 2nd needle), pick up (alternately 1 st with beige yarn and 1 st with purple yarn) and knit 17 sts along the right edge of the heel.
Re-distribute sts as folls: 22 on 1st needle, 15 sts on 2nd needle, 15sts on 3rd needle, and 23 sts on 4th needle.Cont in heel patt over 1st and 4th needle sts and in fair isle patt over 2nd and 3rd needle =75sts.
Now working in rounds over all sts again, work foot section as folls:
Start decreases as folls: (1st needle:) work 20sts, K2tog, work 30sts of 2nd and 3rd needles, (4th needle:) sl 1, K1, psso, work 21sts. Rep decrease round every 3rd round 5 times =63sts (16sts+15sts+15sts+17sts).
Continue as indicated until foot meas 19cm or 2,5cm less than required lenght.
Shape Toe
Round 1: (1st needle:) work 13 sts , K2tog with purple yarn, K1 with beige yarn, 30 sts in pattern from chart, (4th needle:) K1 with beige yarn, *sl 1, K1, psso with purple yarn from* ,work 14sts. =61sts.
Round 2: Work sts as indicated.
Round 3: (1st needle:) work 12 sts , K2tog with purple yarn, K1 with beige yarn, (2nd needle:) K1 with beige yarn, *sl 1, K1, psso with purple yarn from*, (3rd needle:) work 12 sts , K2tog with purple yarn, K1 with beige yarn, (4th needle:) K1 with beige yarn, *sl 1, K1, psso with purple yarn from* ,work 13sts. =57sts.
Round 4: Work sts as indicated.
Rep decreases as indicated in rnds 3.-4. 6 times =33sts.
Rep decreases as indicated in rnd 3. every rnd 5 times =13sts.
Break yarn leaving a long end. Pull end through all sts and tighten it. Weave in all ends.
Making Up
Lightly steam the socks.
Finished dimensions
''
Stitch pattern:
Rib in round: *K2,P2,rep from* to end.
Stocking stitch in round: knit all rows.
Fair isle pattern in round: See chart.
Tension:
28 sts to 10 cm measured over fair isle patt
Stitch pattern
Rib in round: *K2,P2,rep from* to end.
Stocking stitch in round: knit all rows.
Fair isle pattern in round: See chart.
Tension
28 sts to 10 cm measured over fair isle patt
Socks (both alike)
Using 3mm double-pointed needles and beige yarn cast on 80 sts loosely. Distribute sts evenly over 4 of the 5 needles ( 20 sts on each needle) and, taking care not to twist cast-on edge and using 5th needle, work in rounds as follows: Work in rib in round 12 rnds.
Distribute sts over 4 of the 5 needles as folls: 25sts on 1st needle, 15sts on 2nd needle, 15sts on 3rd needle, 25sts on 4th needle. Change to 3,5mm double-pointed needles. Knit one rnd and at the same time decrease 1 st on 1st needle =79sts.
Beg and ending rows as indicated, cont in patt from chart as folls:
Row 1: (1st needle:) work as indicated in chart from A to B (=24sts), (2nd needle:) from B to C (=15sts), (3rd needle:) from C-D (=15sts), (4th needle:) from D-E (=25sts). Cont in patt and repeat rows 1.-2. until sock meas 15 cm.
Make decreases in the middle of the back of sock as folls: work 3sts, using beige yarn: sl1, K1, psso, work until you have 6sts left on 4th needle, using beige: K2tog, work 4sts. Repeat decreases as indicated every 4th rnd 7 times more =63sts.
Work even until sock meas 32 cm. Last row: work 1st, 2nd and 3rd needle, leave 4th needle unworked.
Shape Heel
Heel is worked backwards and forwards in rows, not rounds.
Re-distribute sts of 1st and 4th needle on one needle, leave the rest of the sts on hold.
Turn.
Row1 (WS): work beige sts with beige yarn and purple sts with purple yarn =33sts. Turn.
Row2 (RS): cont working beige sts with beige yarn and purple sts with purple yarn. Turn.
These 2 rows form heel pattern.
Repeat these 2 rows until you have completed 16 rows. Shape heel as foll:
Row1 (RS): Knit in heel pattern 21 sts, K2tog with beige and purple strands held double. Turn.
Row2 (WS): Sl 1, work 9sts in heel patt, P2tog with beige and purple strands held double. Turn.
Row3 (RS): Sl 1, work 9sts in heel patt, K2tog with beige and purple strands held double. Turn.
Repeat rows 2.-3. until you have decreased sts on both sides, 11 sts are left in the middle. End with right side row. These sts form the bottom of the heel. Distribute these sts over 2 needles as folls: 1st needle: 5sts, 4th needle: 6sts. Pick up (alternately 1 st with beige yarn and 1 st with purple yarn) and knit 17sts (pick up new sts from front to back using working yarns) along the left edge of the heel, knit in pattern (following chart) 30 sts on front (3rd and 2nd needle), pick up (alternately 1 st with beige yarn and 1 st with purple yarn) and knit 17 sts along the right edge of the heel.
Re-distribute sts as folls: 22 on 1st needle, 15 sts on 2nd needle, 15sts on 3rd needle, and 23 sts on 4th needle.Cont in heel patt over 1st and 4th needle sts and in fair isle patt over 2nd and 3rd needle =75sts.
Now working in rounds over all sts again, work foot section as folls:
Start decreases as folls: (1st needle:) work 20sts, K2tog, work 30sts of 2nd and 3rd needles, (4th needle:) sl 1, K1, psso, work 21sts. Rep decrease round every 3rd round 5 times =63sts (16sts+15sts+15sts+17sts).
Continue as indicated until foot meas 19cm or 2,5cm less than required lenght.
Shape Toe
Round 1: (1st needle:) work 13 sts , K2tog with purple yarn, K1 with beige yarn, 30 sts in pattern from chart, (4th needle:) K1 with beige yarn, *sl 1, K1, psso with purple yarn from* ,work 14sts. =61sts.
Round 2: Work sts as indicated.
Round 3: (1st needle:) work 12 sts , K2tog with purple yarn, K1 with beige yarn, (2nd needle:) K1 with beige yarn, *sl 1, K1, psso with purple yarn from*, (3rd needle:) work 12 sts , K2tog with purple yarn, K1 with beige yarn, (4th needle:) K1 with beige yarn, *sl 1, K1, psso with purple yarn from* ,work 13sts. =57sts.
Round 4: Work sts as indicated.
Rep decreases as indicated in rnds 3.-4. 6 times =33sts.
Rep decreases as indicated in rnd 3. every rnd 5 times =13sts.
Break yarn leaving a long end. Pull end through all sts and tighten it. Weave in all ends.
Making Up
Lightly steam the socks.
