Free pattern only for private use.
I Love all the Harry Potter books, this is one of my free patterns inspired from the Hogwarts houses.
“We Slytherins are brave, yes, but not stupid. For instance, given the choice, we will always choose to save our own necks.”
― J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
― J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
All commercial use involving reproduction of this pattern or duplication of this garment are prohibited unless specifically licensed i writing by copyright owner Charlotte Kaae.
This is not an easy pattern!
Feel free to use the Slytherin Emblem on a plain sock using duplicate stitches.
Size:
One size to fit a foot (about size 7 to 8 shoe).
Finished Measurements:
Approx 7" around and 9" long from back heel to tip of toe, 12" high from top of led to bottom of heel.
Materials:
Sockyarn 50 g 230 yards
Colour way:
Black, Gray and Green.
Needles:
Dpn's 1,5 us
Gauge:
20 sts and 20 rounds in stockinette = 2.7 and 1.7 inch
Notes:
The sock is worked in the round, except for the intarsia part, that is knit back and forth.
Abbreviations:
Beg – begin (ning)
Bor – Beginning of round Co – cast on
CTC- change the colour Dec - decrease
Dpn - double pointed needles
K - knit
k2tog – see special terms LH – left hand
LH – left hand
meas – measures
O – outside the intarsia patt
patt - pattern
pm – place marker rem – remain (ing) patt – pattern rep - repeat
RH – right hand
rnd(s) – Round (s)
RS – Right side
ST – stitch (es)
St st – stockinette
X – inside the intarsia patt
Pattern:
Leg part 1
CO 78 st with black yarn knit 1 round. Then start the leg rib, k 3 in in black, purl 3 ing gray for 16 rounds. Then k k 1 round with the black yarn only.
10 rounds gray
1 round black
NOW Knit in intarsia and follow chart
Begin from the bottom right.
Leg part 2
When you have finished the intarsia part, you go on knitting in rounds again, kit 12 more in the Green colour, now, black knit 12 rounds, then gray knit 4 rounds, while decrease 8 stitch (70 stc), the green knit 10 rounds.
Pointed heel:
Follow chart on 4th and 1st needle
Read from right to left and from the top (I think that makes it easy to understand).
Heel flap:
Knit all stiches from needle 4 and 1 on 1 needle.
over one dpn only. worked back and forth in pattern. Knit until you have a perfect square.
Heel turn:
Work in short-rows to shape the heel as follows:
(Remember to knit in the black and gray rib pattern if you want a ribbon heel turn, if not, knit in black only),
(RS) slip 1 st knitwise wyib, k 15 ssk, k1, turn.
P 5, p2tog, p1, turn *next row, slip 1 st purlwise wyib, knit to 1 st before gap formed on prewious row, ssk (1 st from each side of the gap), k 1 turn. Next row Slip 1 st purlwise Wyif, p to 1 st before gap formed on previous row. P2tog ( 1st from each side of gap), p 1, Turn. Rep from * to all st are knitted.
Gussets:
Pick up sts along selvedge edge of heel flap and rejoin for working in rnds as follows. (RS) with needle 1 knit the half of the heel sts, then with the same needle pick up 15 sts along selvedge edge of heel flap knit dpn 2 and 3, pick up 15 sts along selvedge edge of heel flap and knit the remaining heel st with the same needle. K one rnd.
Shape Gusset:
(remember to knit the ribbon, while dec it on every 2. rnd)
Dec 2 sts for 12 times as follows: on dpn 1 knit to last 2 sts, k2tog; knit dpn 2 and 3, on dpn 4 ssk, k remaining. – 60 sts rem.
Foot:
(knit in random strips until your pinky toe)
Toe:
Knit in leg ribbon pattern, while dec 4 sts every 2. row for 10 times, then every row 3 times as follows: on needle oneknit to last 3 sts k2tog, k 1 on needle 2 k1 ssk, knit, needle 3 knit to last 3 sts k2tog, k 1, on needle 4 k1 ssk, knit. Close of by taking the yarn in every st (loop) and sew it up.
Knit 1 more remember to put the Slytherin Emblem on the other side of the sock.
Finishing
Weaving in lose ends. Block lightly.
I hope you enjoy my free pattern. Sorry about my English I'm Danish.
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