English-Rib Anklets

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Size 8 ½ to 11

1 Pr. Standard No. 2 Needles

SCALE: 8 sts to 1 in.

Jack Frost Sport Yarn—2 2-oz. Balls

Cast on 64 sts. Work in ribbing as follows:

Row 1--(right side)—P 1, * K 2, P 2; repeat from * across row ending K 2, P 1.

Row 2—K 1, * P 2, K 2; repeat from * across row ending P 2, K 1. Repeat above 2 rows until ribbing measures 2 in. ending on wrong side. Work in pattern as follows:

Row 1—P 1, * K 6, P 2; repeat from * across row ending P 1.

Row 2—K 1, * P 6, K 2; repeat from * across row ending K 1.

Repeat above 2 rows until piece measures 4 ½ in. in all, ending on wrong side.

HEEL: Row 1—K 1, slip 1, over the first 17 sts; place remaining 47 sts on st-holder.

Row 2—Slip 1, P 16. Repeat above 2 rows on the 17 heel sts until 28 rows in all have been made, ending with a purl row. Turn this half of heel as follows:

Row 1—K 1, K 2 tog., K 1; turn; slip 1, P 2; turn.

Row 3—K 2, K 2 tog., K 1; turn; slip 1, P 3; turn.

Row 5—K 3, K 2 tog., K 1; turn; slip 1, P 4; turn.

Continue working as given above until all sts are worked; there will be 9 sts on the Needle, ending with K 8, K 2 tog.

Pick up and knit 14 sts on side of heel. Place the sts from st-holder to left hand Needle and work in pattern across the 30 instep sts. Place the 53 sts just worked on st-holder. Work back and forth on the remaining 17 heel sts as given for first half of heel, until 29 rows in all have been made, ending with a slip 1, K 1, row. Turn this half of heel as follows:

Row 1—P 1, P 2 tog:, P 1; turn; slip 1, K 2; turn.

Row 3—P 2, P 2 tog., P 1; turn; slip 1, K 3; turn.

Row 5—P 3, P 2 tog., P 1; turn; slip 1, K 4; turn.

Continue working as given above until all sts are worked; there will be 9 sts on the Needle, ending with P 8, P 2 tog.

Pick up and purl 14 sts on side of heel. Place the sts from st-holder to left hand Needle and work across row keeping the center 30 instep sts in pattern (76 sts).

INSTEP SHAPING:

Row 1—K 21, K 2 tog., pattern over 30, slip1, K 1, PSSO, K 21.

Row 2—and all even rows purl, keeping the 30 instep sts in pattern to toe.

Row 3—K 20, K 2 tog., pattern over 30, slip 1, K 1, PSSO, K 20.

Row 5—K 19, K 2 tog., pattern over 30, slip 1, K 1, PSSO, K 19. Continue decreasing as given above until 64 sts remain.

Work even until foot measures 2 in. less than desired length, measuring from back of heel, ending with a purl row. Decrease for toe as follows:

Row 1—K 13, K 2 tog., K 2, slip 1, K 1, PSSO, K 26, K 2 tog., K 2, slip 1, K 1, PSSO, K 13.

Row 2—and all even rows purl.

Row 3—K 12, K 2 tog., K 2, slip 1, K 1, PSSO, K 24, K 2 tog., K 2, slip 1, K 1, PSSO, K 12.

Row 5—K 11, K 2 tog., K 2, slip 1, K 1, PSSO, K 22, K 2 tog., K 2, slip 1, K 1, PSSO, K 11.

Continue decreasing as given above until 24 sts remain. Weave tip of anklet tog. Sew back and sole seam. Work other anklet to correspond.

These socks patterns originally published by Jack Frost in Two-Needle Socks, Volume 57.