Thursday, September 2, 2010

Knitting footed longies

Making footed longies

Follow longies pattern. About 1/2 way down the inseam start decreasing every 3-5 rows.

 Decrease round:
K to 2 stitches before the marker, k2 tog, slip marker, k1, SSK, complete round.

Decrease until you have 30 stitches then knit even until desired inseam.

Shape heel:
Divide stitched on DPNS so that the back 15 stitches are on needle
Short Row Heel:
Heel is worked only on Needle One
Row 1: K14, move yarn in front or work, slip next stitch, move yarn back, return wrapped stitch
to left needle. Turn work.
Row 2: P13, move yarn in back of work, slip next stitch, move yarn front, return wrapped stitch
to left needle. Turn work.
Row 3: K12, yarn front, slip stitch, yarn back, move yarn front, return wrapped stitch to left
needle. Turn work.
Row 4: P11, yarn back, slip stitch, yarn front, return wrapped stitch to left needle. Turn work.
Row 5: K10, yarn front, slip stitch, yarn back, move yarn front, return wrapped stitch to left
needle. Turn work.
Row 6: P9, yarn back, slip stitch, yarn front, return wrapped stitch to left needle. Turn work.
Row 7: K8, yarn front, slip stitch, yarn back, move yarn front, return wrapped stitch to left
needle. Turn work.
Row 8: P7, yarn back, slip stitch, yarn front, return wrapped stitch to left needle. Turn work.
Row 9: K7, yarn front, slip stitch, yarn back, return the double wrapped stitch to left needle.
Row 10: P7, yarn back, slip stitch, yarn back, return the double wrapped stitch to left needle.
Row 11: K8, [knit wrapped stitch by inserting right needle through both wraps and the stitch
itself and then knit it like normal] yarn front, slip stitch, yarn back, return the double wrapped
stitch to left needle.
Row 12: P9 [Purl wrapped stitch by inserting right needle through stitch and both wraps, then
purl like normal], yarn back, slip stitch, yarn back, return the double wrapped stitch to left
needle.
Row 13: K10, yarn front, slip stitch, yarn back, return the double wrapped stitch to left needle.
Row 14: P11, yarn back, slip stitch, yarn back, return the double wrapped stitch to left needle.
Row 15: K12, yarn front, slip stitch, yarn back, return the double wrapped stitch to left needle.
Row 16: P13, yarn back, slip stitch, yarn back, return the double wrapped stitch to left needle.
K14 turn
P15 turn

Foot:
K across needle 1. If there is a gap between needle 1 and needle 2 pick up a stitch and knit it
together with the last stitch on needle 1. K across needle 2. K across needle 3. If there is a gap
between needle 3 and needle 1 pick up a stitch and knit it together with the last stitch on needle
3.

knit even until foot measure 1 inch less than desired length.

Toe Shaping with 15 stitches on each needle
Row 1: [K1, SSK, K until last 2 stitches on needle, K2together] for each needle
Row 2: Knit all stitches
Repeat Rows 1 and 2 three times. Then Repeat Row 1 two more times (5 stitches remaining on each needle).

Graft remaining stitches together to form toe.