Mens Fishbone Socks Novita 7 Veljestä (7 Brothers)

Stitch pattern

Rib in round: *K2,P2, rep from* to end.

Stocking stitch in round: knit all rows.

Pattern st in round: See chart.

Tension

22 sts and 28 rows to 10 cm measured over stocking st

Leg

Using light grey yarn and smaller double-pointed needles cast on 60 sts loosely. Distribute sts over 4 of the 5 needles ( =15 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 as folls:

Using light grey yarn rib 3 rnds.

* Using Raita yarn rib 2 rnds, using light grey yarn rib 3 rnds, rep from * twice more.

Using light grey yarn knit 1 rnd. Change to larger needles.
Beg and ending rnds as indicated, cont in patt from chart as folls:

Rnd 1: rep 15 st patt 4 times. Rep rnds 1-18 twice. Work rnds 1-4.

Heel Flap and Gusset

Start the heel flap. Using light grey yarn work 15 sts of needle I. onto needle IV. =30 sts. Leave sts on needle II. and III.waiting. Work the 30 heel sts back and forth in rows in patt as folls:

WS: Row 1: sl1wyf (=with yarn in front), purl to end.

RS: Row 2: * sl1wyb (=with yarn in back), K1, rep from * 14 times.

Rep rows 1-2 15 times =30 rows.

Turn Heel

Cont in heel flap patt as before.

RS: Row 1: Work until you have 11 sts left on your left hand needle, sl1,K1,psso, turn.

WS: Row 2: sl1wyf, P8, P2tog, turn.

RS: Row 3: sl1wyb, work until you have 10 sts left on your left hand needle, sl1,K1,psso, turn.

Rep rows 2-3 until all sts have been worked, ending with a RS row. Note that the number of sts left on your left hand needle is decreased by one every other row. Divide 10 heel sts onto needle I. =5 sts and needle IV. =5 sts.

Needle I. : K5, pick up and knit 16 sts along left edge of heel flap

Needle II. and III.: cont in patt from chart,

Needle IV: pick up and knit 16 sts along right edge of heel flap, K5.

Join for working in rnds. Work sts on needle I. and IV. in stocking st stripes according to patt (=using light grey yarn: 2 rnds, using Raita yarn :1 rnd) and sts on needle II. and III. in patt from chart.

Shape Gusset

Dec rnd 1: Needle I. : work until you have 2 sts left on needle I., K2tog

Needle II. and III.: cont in patt from chart,

Needle IV: sl1, K1, psso, work to end.

Work 1 rnd.

Rep dec rnd every alt rnd until the amount of sts is 60.

Foot

Cont working until foot meas 25 cm or until foot covers your little toe.

Toe

Cont in stocking st and light grey yarn only.

Dec rnd: K2tog in the middle and at the end of each needle =52 sts.

Work 6 rnds.

Rep dec rnd = 44 sts.

Work 5 rnds.

Rep dec rnd = 36 sts.

Work 4 rnds.

Rep dec rnd = 28 sts.

Work 3 rnds.

Rep dec rnd = 20 sts.

Rep dec rnd as given until the amount of sts is 8. Break yarn leaving a long end. Pull end through all sts and tighten it. Weave in all ends.

To Make Up

Lightly steam the socks.