Socks with hourglass heel - Ladies by Sys Fredens

Socks with hourglass heel - Ladies

Knitting
October 2018
Light Fingering ?
30 stitches and 40 rows = 4 inches
in Garter st
US 2½ - 3.0 mm
460 yards (421 m)
5/6½ (7/8½) 9/10½
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These lovely socks with an hourglass heel are knitted top down with the beautiful Happy Feet yarn. The heels are worked with german short rows.

Materials:
2 (2) 2 50g skeins Happy Feet
Double ended needles size 2½ or D/3
Stitch markers

Tension
30 st x 40 rnd = 4 x 4 inches stockinette st.

Size
Shoe size: 5/6½ (7/8½) 9/10½
Foot length: Approx. 9 (10) 11 inches

Abbreviations
Stitch: St
Rnd: Round
Purl: P
Tbl: Through back loop
Tog: Together
K 2 tog: knit 2 together.
K 2 tog tbl: Knit 2 together through the back loop

Turning stitch (German short
rows):
Yarn over your left needle, pull
the yarn to create 2 strands, slip
this stitch to your right needle
and tighten the yarn. Later you’ll
knit this stitch together as 1
stitch.