TENSION
5 sts x 5 rows = 1 inch (2.54cm) in single crochet. (Please be sure to
check your gauge. I tend to need a larger hook than most patterns call
for, so my patterns tend to call for a larger hook than you might need.)
INSTRUCTIONS
Make two.
Chain 16 to work on 15 sts. This makes a 3-inch (7.62cm) wide cuff for
ankle socks. If you want a bigger cuff, just add stitches.
Row 1: Sc in 2nd chain from hook, and in each remaining ch across (15
sts). Ch 1, and turn.
Row 2: Sc in each back loop only, across (15 sts). Ch 1, and turn.
Repeat Row 2 until piece measures 8 inches (20.32cm), or 1/2 inch
(1.27cm) smaller than foot width.
Sew short ends together to form a tube. I slip stitch across so I don't
have to cut the yarn, and re-attach it. (The seam will be the back of
the sock.)
Sc around for 2 rounds (36 sts each round for the size I'm making here).
Sc across front half of tube (18 sts). Chain 18, and attach on the other
side of the tube. (The space between the cuff and the chain is where the
heel will go later.)
i'm a sock.Sc around front sts and back chain (36 sts).
Sc around until piece measures 6 inches (15.24cm), or 1 1/2 inches
(3.81cm) before toe decrease (excluding cuff).
Decrease 1 st on each side (that's 2 sts per round) for 1 1/2 inches
(3.81cm) (it was about 7 rows for my sock).
Attach yarn at heel opening. Sc around once.
Sc around decreasing 1 st on each side for 1 1/2 inches (3.81cm). (You
make the heel the same way as the toe decrease.)
Sew toe and heel seams.
Abbreviations:
ch = chain
sc = single crochet
st(s) = stitch(es)
About the Designer:
Pam has been crocheting for about 33 years. I have three kids ages 19 (Matthew), 22 (Sid), and 25 (Cindy). Cindy just made me a grandmother of a baby girl. I love a good cup of tea (with all the gadgets), chocolate, British comedy, Wallace & Gromit, and the old Dark Shadows series. I collect anything ladybug. I am not really a designer. I'm more of a designer want to be. I design out of necessity when I can't find what I'm looking for, or if what I'm looking for is too expensive. My designs are very few, and very basic, and I don't mind passing them out to anyone who wants to use them.
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