Uni — Rolled-Top Ankle Socks Knitting Pattern

Uni, from Ístex’s Lopi 24: plain ankle socks in thick Álafosslopi, knitted tightly in the round on five 5 mm double-pointed needles, from the top down. The top edge is 8 rounds of stocking stitch in amber heather that roll down by themselves, the heel is knitted in last (an afterthought heel), and heel and toe have the same square finish. One colour version, in two sizes — ladies/children and men; the pattern names no designer. The sapphire blue heather (9968) of the leg and foot is no longer made; the amber heather still is.

What you get

• The knitting pattern in English (PDF), emailed right after purchase — nothing is posted
• Two sizes — ladies/children and men
• The afterthought heel and the square toe and heel finish, written out
• Yarn and needles are not included. The kit has this pattern and all the yarn: the space blue and amber kit

Yarn used in the pattern (not included)

Álafosslopi — 100 g balls · one amount for both sizes, ladies/children and men
A 9968 sapphire blue heather — 2 · no longer made — the kit uses 1233 space blue, brighter than the deep blue in the photo
B 9971 amber heather — 1

Sizes
Two sizes, as the pattern names them: “Ladies/children” and “Men”. The pattern gives no shoe sizes or foot lengths — the leg is 14 (16) cm, and you knit the foot until it reaches a little past the little toe, trying it on as you go. There are 34 (36) stitches around the foot, about 23 (24) cm at the pattern’s gauge (our calculation).

Gauge
15 sts × 22 rows = 10 cm (4″) in stocking stitch on 5 mm needles. The pattern says the socks are knitted tightly.

Needles
5 mm (US 8) double-pointed needles — the pattern works on five

You will also need
A short length of waste yarn in another colour for the afterthought heel (the instructions use it; the materials list leaves it out), and a tapestry needle for grafting the toe and heel.

How it is knitted
Knitted in the round from the top down on five double-pointed needles. Cast on 36 (38) stitches in amber heather (B) and knit 8 rounds of stocking stitch — the top edge, which rolls down by itself with the reverse side out. The leg and foot are plain stocking stitch in sapphire blue heather (A): after 6 rounds one stitch is decreased at each side, to 34 (36), and the leg is knitted to 14 (16) cm from the cast-on edge. At the heel, 15 (16) stitches are knitted with waste yarn and then again in A, and the foot carries on for 22 (25) rounds, or until it is a little longer than the little toe. The toe is decreased to 18 (20) stitches and finished square: a 4-stitch band is knitted sideways across the top and sole stitches and grafted to a cast-off edge. Last, the waste yarn is pulled out, the heel stitches are picked up and decreased to 18 (20), and the heel is finished with the same sideways band as the toe.

Pattern from Lopi No. 24 (no. 22), Ístex. No designer is named in the pattern.

How you get it — the pattern is a PDF in English. It is emailed to you right after purchase; nothing is posted.

Yarn — not included. We sell Ístex lopi by the ball in our yarn shop, or choose the kit, which has this pattern and all the yarn in one parcel.

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