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1 True Brit knits page 1

2 Sock Advent Calendar True Brit knits Designed to use up leftovers of yarn. Knit socks plain or striped as you wish, then cross stitch the day number onto them in a contrasting colour. Charts are given if you want to further embellish the socks so that once the day has been opened the sock can be turned around so that no number is visible but a pattern is. The socks use 2 different heels and 2 different toes so you can practise your techniques as well as use up oddments of yarn. The 4 ply and DK socks are ideal for stuffing with sweets, single mini-sized bars of chocolate or tiny gifts, the aran weight sock will hold larger bars of chocolate or slightly larger gifts. So long as you knit 24 socks it really doesn t matter what weights they all are, and the more colours the merrier Varying yarn weights and needle sizes. Darning needle for embroidery. 2 4mm circs for bag. Note If you wish to knit the pattern (or even the numbers) into the sock rather than Swissdarn / cross stitch them on later remember you will need to work from the top of the chart downwards rather than the bottom of the chart upwards as would be usual. Numbers will have to be worked upside down and back to front in other words if you were knitting 24 in you would need to begin with the upside down 4 and then move onto the upside down 2. Adding them afterwards means it s easier to work them both in different colours if you wish. For Contrast Heel / Toe sock, work sections between * to *, ** to ** and *** to *** in your chosen contrast colour. For Striped sock, work as for Contrast Heel / Toe sock but work st st after ribbing in stripes of 3 rounds per stripe colour beginning and ending with a contrasting colour from the ribbing, work the heel (** to **) in the same solid colour as the ribbing, work foot again in stripes of 3 rounds beginning with the same colour as you worked the heel in and work toe section (*** to ***) in the same colour as heel / ribbing. Basic sock patterns 4-ply / sock yarn sock Using appropriate nds for your yarn cast on 42 sts (sock yarn may need smaller nds than 4-ply). Cast off the first 10 sts to leave a string which will become the loop to hang your sock up in. Arrange the rem 32 sts over your dpns with 8 sts on the 4 nds and join into a round, the string will show you where the rounds start. Ribbing round: *(k2, p2), rep from * Work this round 4 times more. Work now in st st (knit every round) until sock measures 4cm, ending last round 8 sts before the string. **Work heel: Row 1: k15, wt. Row 2: p14, wt. Row 3: k13, wt. Row 4: p12, wt. Row 5: k11, wt. Row 6: p10, wt. Row 7: k9, wt. Row 8: p8, wt. Row 9: k7, wt. Row 10: p6, wt. Row 11: k6, k next st with wrap tbl, wrap the next st, turn. Row 12: p7, p next st with wrap tbl, wrap the next st, turn. Continue re-activating 1 st on each row until you are back at 32 working sts **. Continue in st st on all 32 sts from now on until foot measures 3cm, begin toe ***: Round 1: *k6, k2tog, rep from * Round 2: *k5, k2tog, rep from * Round 3: *k4, k2tog, rep from * Work 3 rounds plain. Round 7: *k3, k2tog, rep from * Round 8: *k2, k2tog, rep from * Round 9: *k1, k2tog, rep from * Work 1 round plain. page 2

3 Rounds 10 and 11: *k2tog, rep from * form the loop that you ll hang the socks up with. Break yarn, thread through rem sts twice and draw up ***. For Contrast Heel / Toe sock, work sections between * to *, ** to ** and *** to *** in your chosen contrast colour. Darn in ends. DK sock *Using 4mm dpns, cast on 34 stitches. Cast off the first 10 stitches to leave a string (this will become the loop to hang the sock up with). Arrange the rem 24 sts over your dpns with 6 sts on each dpn and join into a round. The string will show you where rounds start. Ribbing round 1: *(k1, p1), rep ( ) Work this round twice more *. Work now in st st (so knit every round) until sock measures 5cm, ** ending last round 6 sts before the string Work heel: Row 1: k11, wt. Row 2: p10, wt. Row 3: k9, wt. Row 4: p8, wt. Row 5: k7, wt. Row 6: p6, wt. Row 8: k5, wt. Row 9: p4, wt. Row 10: k4, knit the next st with its wrap tbl, wrap the next st, turn. Row 11: p5, purl the next st with its wrap tbl, wrap the next st, turn. Continue re-activating 1 st on each row until you are back at 24 working sts **. Now work again in st st on all 24 sts for 3cm, again finishing the last round 6 sts before the string. Begin toe***: Round 1: Round 2: Round 3: Round 4: Round 5: Round 6: *k1, ssk, k6, k2tog, k1, rep from * *k1, ssk, k4, k2tog, k1, rep from * *k1, ssk, k2, k2tog, k1, rep from * Graft remaining toe sts together***. Darn in ends, sewing the 10 cast-on-cast-off sts from the very beginning to the base of itself to For Striped sock, work as for Contrast Heel / Toe sock but work st st after ribbing in stripes of 3 rounds per stripe colour beginning and ending with a contrasting colour from the ribbing, work the heel (** to **) in the same solid colour as the ribbing, work foot again in stripes of 3 rounds and work toe (*** to ***) in the same colour as heel / ribbing. Aran sock *Using 4.5mm dpns, cast on 44 stitches. Cast off the first 16 stitches to leave a string (this will become the loop to hang the sock up with). Arrange the rem 28 sts over your dpns with 7 sts on each dpn and join into a round, the string will show you where the rounds start. Ribbing round 1: *(k2, p2), rep ( ) Work this round 3 times more *. Work now in st st (so knit every round) until sock measures 8cm, ending last round 7 sts before marker. **Work heel: Next row (RS): k14, turn. Work on these 14 sts only for the heel. Next row: sl1 p-wise, p13, turn. Row 1: sl1 p-wise with yarn back, k13. Row 2: sl1 p-wise with yarn forward, p13. Repeat these 2 rows 3 times more. Turn heel: Row 1 (RS): k7, ssk, k1, turn. Row 2 (WS): sl1 p-wise, p1, p2tog, turn. Row 3: sl1p-wise, k2, ssk, k1, turn. Row 4: sl 1 p-wise, p2, p2tog p1, turn. Row 5: sl1 p-wise, k4. ssk, k1, turn. Row 6: sl 1 p-wise, p5, p2tog, p1. 8 sts now on nd and all sts worked. Gusset: Knit across 8 heel sts, with same nd pick up and knit 5 sts along edge of heel. page 3

4 With 2nd nd, work across 7 instep sts, with a 3rd nd work across next 7 instep sts, with 4th nd pick up and knit 5 sts along rem side of heel flap, k first 4 sts of heel again. 32 sts, 18 heel sts, 14 instep sts. Each round now beings at the centre of the heel. Snowflake chart Round 2: on nd 1, knit to last 3 sts, k2tog, k1; on nds 2 and 3, knit across instep sts, on nd 4, k1, ssk, knit to end, 30 sts. Round 3: knit all sts. Rep rounds 2 and 3 once more, 28 sts rem. Work in rounds of st st now on these 28 sts until foot portion (from end of heel) measures approx. 5cm. Begin toe: ***work 1 further round in st st, ending 7 sts before end of round (as set). Round 1: Round 2: Round 3: Round 4: Round 5: Round 6: Round 7: Round 8: *k1, ssk, k8, k2tog, k1, rep from * *k1, ssk, k6, k2tog, k1, rep from * Christmas Tree chart *k1, ssk, k4, k2tog, k1, rep from * *k1, ssk, k2, k2tog, k1, rep from * Graft remaining toe sts together***. Darn in ends, sewing the 16 cast-on-cast-off sts from the very beginning to the base of itself to form the loop that you ll hang the socks up with. Drawstring bag Using 4mm nds and DK yarn, cast on 90 sts using the Turkish Cast-on or Judy s Magic cast on. Zig-zag chart Work in rounds of st st for approx 20cm. Next round: * k6 yo, k2tog, rep from * to last 6 sts, k6. Work a further 2 rounds st st, next round: (k1, p1) rep ( ) Work in rib as set for 2 cm, cast off loosely and evenly in rib. Work a 3 st i-cord approx 50 cm long, thread through holes and knot. page 4

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