DROPS socks in ”Merino Extra Fine” with cables.

" - The summer's best dressed toes ..."

Size: 35/37 - 38/40 - 41/43
Foot length: 22 - 24 - 27 cm
Leg length: 18 - 20 - 22 cm

Materials: DROPS MERINO EXTRA FINE from Garnstudio
150-150-200 g colour no 15, light grey/green

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 CROCHET HOOK size 3.5 mm - for picot border.

PATTERN: See diagram M.1. The diagram shows the pattern from the RS.

HEEL DECREASES:
ROW 1 (= RS): Work row until 8-10-12 sts remain, slip 1 st as if to K, K1, psso, turn piece.
ROW 2 (= WS): Work row until 8-10-12 sts remain, slip 1 st as if to P, P1, psso, turn piece.
ROW 3 (= RS): Work row until 7-9-11 sts remain, slip 1 st as if to K, K1, psso, turn piece.
ROW 4 (= WS): Work row until 7-9-11 sts remain, slip 1 st as if to P, P1, psso, turn piece.
Continue dec like this with 1 less st before each dec until there are 13-15-17 sts left on row.
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SOCK: Worked in the round on double pointed needles.
Cast on 72-80-88 sts on double pointed needles size 3.5 mm with Merino Extra Fine. K 1 round and continue in rib, K3/P5. When rib measures 3 cm continue as follows: * M.1 (= 3 sts), P5 *, repeat from *-* 9-10-11 times (M.1 sits over K3 from rib). Continue like this until piece measures 8 cm. REMEMBER THE KNITTING TENSION! Now dec 1 st per pattern repeat across the round by P tog the first 2 sts in each P-section = 63-70-77 sts. Repeat the dec when piece measures 14 cm, but now P tog the last 2 sts in each P-section = 54-60-66 sts. When piece measures 18-20-22 cm slip the first 27 sts on a stitch holder (mid upper foot) and keep the last 27-33-39 sts on round for heel. Work reverse stocking st back and forth on heel sts for 5-5.5-6 cm. Insert a marker in piece. Now dec for heel - see above. After heel dec pick up 11-12-13 sts on each side of heel and slip the 27 sts from stitch holder back on needle = 62-66-70 sts. Continue in pattern on the middle 27 sts as before and in reverse stocking st on remaining sts. AT THE SAME TIME dec each side as follows: P tog the last 2 sts before and P tog the first 2 sts after the 27 sts on upper foot. Repeat the dec on every other round a total of 8 times = 46-50-54 sts. Continue until piece measures 18-20-22 cm from marker on heel (= approx 4-4-5 cm remain). Now insert a marker each side with 23-25-27 sts on upper foot and 23-25-27 sts under foot. Continue in reverse stocking st on all sts, AT THE SAME TIME dec 1 st on each side of both markers by K2 tog before marker and K2 tog into back of loop after marker. Repeat the dec each side on every other round a total of 3-3-4 times and then on every round 6-7-7 times = 10 sts left on round. Cut the thread, pull through remaining sts and fasten.

CROCHET BORDER: Crochet a picot border round the top of leg with crochet hook size 3.5 mm as follows, beg mid back: 1 dc, * 3 ch, 1 tr in the first ch, skip approx 1 cm, 1 dc in next st *, repeat from *-* and finish with 1 sl st in first dc from beg of round.

Explanation to pattern diagram

	=	K from RS, P from WS
	=	1 YO between 2 sts
	=	slip 1 st as if to K, K2, psso

Diagram

DROPS number 113-31

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