Hello there my knitting peeps! I hope you're all enjoying the Dragon Scale Stocking pattern so far! I'd like to just take a sec and thank Meg for noticing 2 small typos in part 1 of the pattern and letting me know. It's been corrected but the mistakes were as follows:
*In row 4 there were a couple of k's that didn't have a number of stiches next to them, they should both be k1
*In row 10, after the last psso there is an extra "k2 yo", it should read "k4 yo k2"
Thanks again Meg for bringing these to my attention! :)
Now for the last part of the patten, the heel gusset, the foot, and the toe. After you finish turning the heel you end up with 20 stitches, that's where we are going to continue from.
HEEL GUSSET:
**place stitch markers as needed, I like to PM's to separate my heel sts from the sts I pick up and from my instep just to be safe but it's certainly not required**
1. Knit across the 20 heel flap stitches with the CC (white)
2. With the tip of the ndl and the MC (gold) p/u 15 sts along the side of the heel
3. P/u a st from the row below the first instep st to prevent a hole - you will have a total of 16 picked up sts
4. Slide sts to cable, move instep sts to shaft, work RND 2 of the Dragon Scale pattern across the 37 instep sts with MC (gold)
5. Slide instep sts onto cable
6. With MC (gold) p/u and knit a st from below the last instep st to prevent a hole
7. P/u 15 sts along the side of the heel - you will have a total of 16 picked up sts
8. Knit remaining heel section sts
9. Slide all heel section sts onto cable and the 37 instep sts onto shaft
10. Work RND 3 of Dragon Scale pattern across the instep sts, you will end at the BOR
SHAPE THE GUSSET:
**All decreases will be done in RND 1 of the next two rnds**
Decrease round
RND 1:
Heel ndl - k1, ssk, work to 3 sts from end, k2tog, k1
Instep ndl - work RND 4 (6)(8)(10)(12) of Dragon Scale pattern
Work even this rnd, NO decreases
RND 2:
Heel ndl - knit even
Instep ndl - work RND 5 (7)(9)(11)(13) of Dragon Scale pattern
Repeat rnds 1 and 2 until there are 73 sts remaining, 37 sts on instep ndl and 36 sts on heel ndl. Somehow I was short one stitch on the heel ndl, I have no idea where or how but it will be corrected in the next step. If you aren't short a stitch congrats you rock!
WORK THE FOOT:
If (like me) you are short one stitch on the heel ndl complete the next 2 rnds first then move on, if by chance you're not short then work a set of rnds 2-13 of the Dragon Scale pattern then move on to Shaping The Toe.
***TO INCREASE ONE STITCH***
Heel Ndl:
k2, kfb (will now have 4 sts on RH ndl), yo, k2, sl2, k1, p2sso, k2, yo, k1, yo, k5, sl2, k1, p2sso, k5, yo, k1, yo, k2, sl2, k1, p2sso, k2, yo, k4
Instep Ndl:
Work RND 2 of Dragon Scale pattern - k4, yo, k2, sl2, k1, p2sso, k2, yo, k1, yo, k5, sl2, k1, p2sso, k5, yo, k1, yo, k2, sl2, k1, p2sso, k2, yo, k4
You have now completed rnd 2 of the set and will continue on from this point by working rnds 3-13 of the Dragon Scale pattern. Then move on to Shaping The Toe.
SHAPE THE TOE:
With the CC (white) knit 2 rnds even. I do this just to establish my color change but if you feel comfortable skipping this step by all means go ahead.
RND 1:
Heel ndl: k1, ssk, knit to last 3 sts, k2tog, k1
Instep ndl: k1, ssk, knit to last 3 sts, k2tog, k1
RND 2:
Knit even around
Repeat rnds 1 & 2 until 46 sts remain, end on a rnd 1. (You will have 23 sts each ndl)
Work the decrease rnd only (rnd 1) two times - 38 sts remain (19 sts each ndl)
Using Kitchener stitch bind off and weave in ends.
Using size 8 (US) dpn's and MC (gold) p/u and knit 4 sts at upper edge of stocking. Continue to work
I-cord to desired length, fasten into loop for hanging.
Sit back and admire the beautiful work you have created!
Please feel free to post pictures of your finished projects in the comments or on the facebook page and show off your fabulous work! I hope you've enjoyed this pattern, I have many more to come! :p
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*In row 4 there were a couple of k's that didn't have a number of stiches next to them, they should both be k1
*In row 10, after the last psso there is an extra "k2 yo", it should read "k4 yo k2"
Thanks again Meg for bringing these to my attention! :)
Now for the last part of the patten, the heel gusset, the foot, and the toe. After you finish turning the heel you end up with 20 stitches, that's where we are going to continue from.
HEEL GUSSET:
**place stitch markers as needed, I like to PM's to separate my heel sts from the sts I pick up and from my instep just to be safe but it's certainly not required**
1. Knit across the 20 heel flap stitches with the CC (white)
2. With the tip of the ndl and the MC (gold) p/u 15 sts along the side of the heel
3. P/u a st from the row below the first instep st to prevent a hole - you will have a total of 16 picked up sts
4. Slide sts to cable, move instep sts to shaft, work RND 2 of the Dragon Scale pattern across the 37 instep sts with MC (gold)
5. Slide instep sts onto cable
6. With MC (gold) p/u and knit a st from below the last instep st to prevent a hole
7. P/u 15 sts along the side of the heel - you will have a total of 16 picked up sts
8. Knit remaining heel section sts
9. Slide all heel section sts onto cable and the 37 instep sts onto shaft
10. Work RND 3 of Dragon Scale pattern across the instep sts, you will end at the BOR
SHAPE THE GUSSET:
**All decreases will be done in RND 1 of the next two rnds**
Decrease round
RND 1:
Heel ndl - k1, ssk, work to 3 sts from end, k2tog, k1
Instep ndl - work RND 4 (6)(8)(10)(12) of Dragon Scale pattern
Work even this rnd, NO decreases
RND 2:
Heel ndl - knit even
Instep ndl - work RND 5 (7)(9)(11)(13) of Dragon Scale pattern
Repeat rnds 1 and 2 until there are 73 sts remaining, 37 sts on instep ndl and 36 sts on heel ndl. Somehow I was short one stitch on the heel ndl, I have no idea where or how but it will be corrected in the next step. If you aren't short a stitch congrats you rock!
WORK THE FOOT:
If (like me) you are short one stitch on the heel ndl complete the next 2 rnds first then move on, if by chance you're not short then work a set of rnds 2-13 of the Dragon Scale pattern then move on to Shaping The Toe.
***TO INCREASE ONE STITCH***
Heel Ndl:
k2, kfb (will now have 4 sts on RH ndl), yo, k2, sl2, k1, p2sso, k2, yo, k1, yo, k5, sl2, k1, p2sso, k5, yo, k1, yo, k2, sl2, k1, p2sso, k2, yo, k4
Instep Ndl:
Work RND 2 of Dragon Scale pattern - k4, yo, k2, sl2, k1, p2sso, k2, yo, k1, yo, k5, sl2, k1, p2sso, k5, yo, k1, yo, k2, sl2, k1, p2sso, k2, yo, k4
You have now completed rnd 2 of the set and will continue on from this point by working rnds 3-13 of the Dragon Scale pattern. Then move on to Shaping The Toe.
SHAPE THE TOE:
With the CC (white) knit 2 rnds even. I do this just to establish my color change but if you feel comfortable skipping this step by all means go ahead.
RND 1:
Heel ndl: k1, ssk, knit to last 3 sts, k2tog, k1
Instep ndl: k1, ssk, knit to last 3 sts, k2tog, k1
RND 2:
Knit even around
Repeat rnds 1 & 2 until 46 sts remain, end on a rnd 1. (You will have 23 sts each ndl)
Work the decrease rnd only (rnd 1) two times - 38 sts remain (19 sts each ndl)
Using Kitchener stitch bind off and weave in ends.
Using size 8 (US) dpn's and MC (gold) p/u and knit 4 sts at upper edge of stocking. Continue to work
I-cord to desired length, fasten into loop for hanging.
Sit back and admire the beautiful work you have created!
Please feel free to post pictures of your finished projects in the comments or on the facebook page and show off your fabulous work! I hope you've enjoyed this pattern, I have many more to come! :p
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