Buttonjar’s Favorite

Basic Sock
Yarn
350 yards of fingering weight
Model: 2 colors of Claudia Hand Painted
Addiction (175 yards, 100% merino)

Needles and Notions

Gauge
7 sts=1” in stockinette stitch

Size
Medium Adult
 Buttonjar’s Favorite Basic Sock
Divide sts for heel.
Knit 30 sts on needle #1. Slip 15 sts on needle #2 & #3.
Glossary: These 2 needles will act as holders while the heel flap is
being knit back and forth.
K=knit
Work back and forth on needle #1 as follows:
P=Purl
Row 1: WS, Slip 1, purl across row.
RS=right side Row 2: RS, Slip 1, knit across row.
WS=wrong side Work rows 1 & 2 for 32 rows ending with a knit row.
SSK= 1 st decrease Turn Heel.
K2tog= 1 st decrease Row 1: Purl 17 sts, P2tog, P1, turn work to other side
Rnd=round (these are short rows, not all sts will be worked)
St(s)= stitch(es) Row 2: Slip 1, K5, SSK, K1, turn work to other side.
PU= pick and knit Row 3: Slip 1, P to one sts before the gap, P 2tog closing
the gap, purl 1, turn
Instructions Row 4: Slip 1, K to one sts before the gap, SSK, K1, turn.
Repeat rows 3 & 4 until 18 sts remain, ending with a knit
Cast on 60 sts using long tail method. Divide sts
row.
evenly over 3 needles, join in round being careful
Gusset:
not to twist sts.
With a spare needle PU and knit 16 sts up side of heel
Work *K2, P2* ribbing for 7” or desired length
using the slipped st edge.
(approximately 80 rounds)
Combine the instep sts on needles 2 & 3 by slipping the sts
If using 2 colors, cut yarn and add new color for
onto 1 needle. Using a spare needle knit across these 30
heel and foot here.
instep sts.
With another needle, PU and knit 16 sts down the other
side of the heel. On this same needle K 9 sts from the first
needle holding the 18 heel sts.
Slip the remaining 9 sts from the heel needle onto the first
“PU” needle.
80 sts on 3 needles.
Needle 1: 25 sts up one side of heel.
Needle 2: 30 instep sts.
Needle 3: 25 sts down other side of heel. Center back of
heel is beginning of round.
Knit one round.
Begin decrease for Gusset:
Needle 1: Knit until 3 sts remain, K2tog, K1. Needle 2:
Knit all sts.
Needle 3: K1, SSK, K to end of round
Continue to decrease every other row until original 60 sts
remain. Decreasing only on needles 1 and 3. Continue
knitting until sock measures 2” less than desired length.
Toe Shaping: Round 1:
Needle 1: K to last 3 sts, K2tog, K1.
Needle 2: K1, SSK, knit to last 3 sts, K2tog, K1.
Needle 3: K1, SSK, knit to end of round.
Round 2: Knit
Repeat rounds 1 and 2 until 24 sts remain. Needle 1 & 3
have 6 sts Needle 2 has 12 sts.
Knit sts from needle 1 onto needle 3. Using Kitchner stitch,
graft remaining 24 sts.
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