Tiny Toes - A Pattern

The more I knit socks, the more leftover sock yarn I accumulate. Seems these days plenty of my friends (and family :-) are having babies. I've discovered those leftover bits of sock yarn are perfect for making baby socks. This is a quick and easy toe-up baby sock pattern. I don't worry much about gauge, as they'll fit the baby at some point as their feet grow.

Tiny Toes

Yarn: fingering weight (between 100 - 120 yards)

Needles: Size 1 (2.25mm) DPN's

Magic Cast on 12 stitches.

Toe:

Row 1: knit, dividing evenly onto 4 DPN’s

Row 2: Needle 1: kfb, knit to end of needle. Needle 2: k to the last stitch, kfb. Needle 3 & 4: repeat directions for needles 1 & 2 (a total of 4 stitches increased)

Row 3: knit

Row 4: Needle 1: k1, m1, k to end of needle. Needle 2: k to last stitch on needle, m1, k1. Needles 3 & 4: repeat directions for needles 1 & 2 (a total of 4 stitches increased)

Repeat rows 3 & 4 until you reach 40 stitches total.

Foot:

Knit 10 rows

Gusset:

Gusset Row 1: Needles 1 & 2: knit. Needle 3: k1, m1, k to end of needle. Needle 4: k to last stitch on needle, m1, k1 (a total of 2 stitches increased)

Gusset Row 2: Knit

Repeat Gusset Rows 1 & 2 four more times, for a total of 10 stitches increased.

Turn Heel:

Knit to the end of Needle 2. Heel will be worked over sts on Needle 3 and Needle 4, starting on Row 1, below.

Row 1 [RS]: K all stitches on needle 3, K 6 stitches on needle 4, m1, k1, wrap & turn

Row 2 [WS]: P all stitches on needle 4, p 6 stitches, m1p, p1, wrapt & turn.

Row 3 [RS]: K all stitches on needle 3, K 4 stitches on needle 4, m1, k1, wrap & turn

Row 4 [WS]: P all stitches on needle 4, p 4 stitches, m1p, p1, wrap & turn.

Work 1 round over all sts on all needle, when you first reach center of the heel m1, ending at point between Needle 3 and Needle 4 (center of heel). When you encounter a wrapped stitch, pick up the wrap and place it on your left needle, then knit it together with the stitch which it had wrapped.

Heel Flap:
K 9 sts on Needle 4, ssk. Turn work; do not wrap stitch.

Next Row [WS]: Sl 1, p all stitches on needle 4, p 10 stitches on needle 3, p2tog. Turn work.

Next Row [RS]: [Sl 1, k1] 10 times, ssk. Turn work.

Repeat these 2 rows, ending when you ssk the last stitch on needle 4.

Next Round: Work all sts on Needle 1 and Needle 2; k2tog, k to last 2 stitches on Needle 3, k 2 tog, k to end of round. 40 sts.

Cuff:

Work 1x1 Rib for 20 rows.

Loosely bind-off

Now a pattern on Ravelry.