DROPS design: Pattern no U-563
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Size: 35/37 - 38/40 - 41/43
Foot length: 22 - 24 - 27 cm
Materials: DROPS MERINO EXTRA FINE from Garnstudio
100 g for all sizes colour no 11, red
100 g for all sizes colour no 01, off-white
50 g for all sizes colour no 17, cerise

DROPS DOUBLE POINTED NEEDLES size 3.5 mm - or size needed to get 22 sts x 30 rows in stocking st = 10 x 10 cm.
DROPS DOUBLE POINTED NEEDLES size 3 mm - for rib

PATTERN: Diagram M.1 to M.6. Diagram shows the pattern from RS. The entire pattern is worked in stocking st.
HEEL DECREASES:
Row 1 (= RS): Work row until 7-8-8 sts remain, slip next st as if to K, K1, psso, turn piece.
Row 2 (= WS): Work row until 7-8-8 sts remain, slip next st as if to P, P1, psso, turn piece.
Row 3 (= RS): Work row until 6-7-7 sts remain, slip next st as if to K, K1, psso, turn piece.
Row 4 (= WS): Work row until 6-7-7 sts remain, slip next st as if to P, P1, psso, turn piece.
Continue dec like this with 1 less st before each dec until there are 9-11-11 sts on needle.
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SOCK:
Worked in the round on double pointed needles. Cast on 64-64-64 sts on double pointed needles size 3 mm with red.
K 1 round and work 4 rounds rib K1/P1. Change to double pointed needles size 3.5 mm and continue in M.1 (= 16 sts) on all sts, AT THE SAME TIME on last row of M.1 dec 4-0-0 sts evenly = 60-64-64 sts. Continue in M.2 (= 4 sts) on all sts, AT THE SAME TIME on last row of M.2 dec 4-4-4 sts evenly = 56-60-60 sts. K 1 round with off-white, and continue as follows: M.3 (= 35 sts), M.4A (= 4 sts) on the next 20-24-24 sts, finish with M.4B (= 1 st). Work a total of 4 vertical repeats of M.4 and now slip sts on M.3 (= 35 sts) on a stitch holder = 21-25-25 sts left for heel. Work M.5 on these sts for 5-5.5-6 cm, and insert a marker in piece. Now work HEEL DECREASES - see above. After heel dec pick up 12-14-14 sts each side of heel and slip the 35 sts from stitch holder back on needle = 68-74-74 sts. Continue in M.3 on the 35 sts on upper foot and M.5 on the remaining sts under foot, AT THE SAME TIME dec each side of sts on upper foot as follows: K tog the 2 sts before M.3 and K tog into back of loop the 2 sts after M.3. Repeat the dec on every other row a total of 5 times = 58-64-64 sts. Continue in M.3 and M.5. After 2 vertical repeats of M.3 continue as follows: M.6 (= 3 sts), M.5 on the next 29 sts, M.6, M.5 on the next 23-29-29 sts. Continue like this until piece measures 17-18-21 cm from marker on heel (= 5-6-6 cm remain). Now dec for toes each side of the middle st in M.6 each side. Dec as follows before the middle st: K2 tog with off-white. Dec as follows after the middle st: slip first st as if to K, K1, psso. Dec on every round a total of 9-10-10 times = 22-24-24 sts left. K2 tog all the way round, cut the thread, pull it through remaining sts and fasten.

Explanation to pattern diagram

	=	off-white
	=	red
	=	cerise

Diagram

DROPS number 0-612

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