Put a spring in your step with this pair of stylish striped socks designed by Chloé Elizabeth Birch
TINY 3D FLORAL TRIM
YOU WILL NEED
■ West Yorkshire Spinners Signature 4ply (75% wool 25% nylon 100g/400m) 1 ball of each: Yarn A Pennyroyal (530) Yarn B Candyfloss (547) Yarn C Sunflower (1001)
■ A 3mm (US C/2 or D/3) hook
■ Stitch markers
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TENSION
26 sts and 24 rows measure 10x10cm (4x4in) over herringbone half treble stripe using a 3mm hook, or size needed to obtain correct tension 26 sts and 32 rows measure 10x10cm (4x4in) over double crochet using a 3mm hook, or size needed to obtain correct tension
ABBREVIATIONS
h-htr (herringbone half treble) Yrh, insert hook in next st, yrh and pull hook through st and first loop on hook, yrh and pull through 2 loops on hook flower stitch (Working into side of last h-htr) (ss, ch3, tr, 3tr, ss) twice, working into same stitch in row below (ss, ch3, tr, 3tr, ss), working into side of pervious h-htr on current row (ss, ch3, tr, 3tr, ss) twice, ss into current st to close spiked dc Insert hook in st 2 rounds below, yrh and pull loop up to height of current round, yrh and pull through 2 loops on hook fhtr (foundation half treble) Ch3 (counts as first st), insert hook in last ch from hook, yrh and pull up a loop, pull through one loop on hook (loop will sit at base of fhtr), yrh and pull through 3 loops on hook *insert hook in loop at base of prev fhtr, yrh and pull up a loop, pull through one loop on hook (loop will sit at base of fhtr), yrh and pull through 3 loops on hook
For a full list, see page 78
With an anklet of orange blooms and a stripy ribbed cuff on each sock, you’ll feel like whipping off your shoes and dancing!
NOTES
Socks are worked in rounds from the Cuff down. The Right and Left Socks are worked the same except for the Heel Space. The Heel is worked as an afterthought heel, working into the space left between the Leg and Foot. Work over yarn tails where possible to reduce the number of ends you need to weave in.
SOCKS
CUFF
Using Yarn A, ch48 (52: 56) and ss in last ch from hook to form a loop - being careful not to twist the chain.
Round 1 (RS) Ch3 (counts as tr), tr in each ch around, ss to top of beg ch-3. [48 (52: 56) sts] Round 2 Ch2 (counts as FPtr), (BPtr around next st, FPtr around next st) rep around to final st, BPtr around final st, ss to top of beg ch-2.
Rounds 3-11 As Round 2, changing to Yarn B at end of Roun
