I Heart Rainbows Socks

I got my Knit Picks order today that I placed for Valentine's Day. Could you hear the squee? It was wonderful. I got 4 pairs worth of sock yarn and a sweater's worth of Wool of the Andes. Oh, and I got approval to buy a swift and a ball winder. I haven't played with those much yet, because when Becca saw that I had her much coveted Rainbow yarn, I had to immediately start on her socks. At first I wanted to do these in plain stockinette, but I knew I would get bored with that, so I grabbed some graph paper and quickly sketched out a little bit of lacework in the shape of a heart. I would love to share the pattern with you.

Information for the heel technique in this pattern can be found at: http://catbordhi.com/books/cats-sweet-tomato-heel-socks-3/
A youtube video demonstrating the technique is available at:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IRc3309JUyc


I Heart Rainbows Socks for Big Little Girls

Materials:
2 balls Knit Picks Felici in the Rainbow colorway, or other fingering weight yarn to give proper guage.
Size 1 sock needles of choice (40" circ for magic loop, or two circ recommended)
Stitch marker, if desired to differentiate between front and back before lace pattern is begun.
Darning needle
Gauge:
8 stitches per inch

Toe Cast On:
Round 1: Using your favorite toe up cast on, CO 12 st on each needle for a total of 24 stitches
Round 2: Knit around
Round 3: K1, Kfb, Knit across to last 2 stitches, Kfb, K1
Repeat rounds 2 and 3 until you have 30 stitches on the front and back needles, for a total of 60 stitches.

Instep: (Note that every even round is knit across, excepting row 2 and 12. On these rows, knit across to the double yarn over, knit the first yo, purl the second, knit across to the end of the needle.)
Front needle: K5, work lace pattern, K5
Back needle: Knit across
Knit to appropriate instep length before beginning heel of choice. I am using Cat Bordhi's Sweet Tomato Heel

Work Sweet Tomato Heel (Be mindful to continue lace pattern across front needle during the rounds between heel wedges)

Ankle/Leg:
Front needle: K5, work lace pattern, K5
Back needle: K5, work lace pattern, K5
Continue until desired length. Calf shaping can be added in the stockinette border on the edges of the needles as appropriate if knee high socks are desired.

Ribbing:
Work K2, P2 ribbing for 1 inch. Use preferred stretchy bind off.

Lace Pattern: (20 row repeat)
Row 1: K2tog, yo, K6, K2tog, double yarn over, SSK, K6, yo, SSK
Row 3: yo, SSK, K5, K2tog, yo, K2, yo, SSK, K5, K2tog, yo
Row 5: K2tog, yo, K4, K2tog, yo, K4, yo, SSK, K4, yo, SSK
Row 7: yo, SSK, K3, K2tog, yo, K6, yo, SSK, K3, K2tog, yo
Row 9: K2tog, yo, K2, K2tog, yo, K8, yo, SSK, K2, yo, SSK
Row 11: yo, SSK, K1, K2tog, yo, K3, K2tog, double yarn over, SSK, K3, yo, SSK, K1, K2tog, yo
Row 13: K2tog, yo, K1, K2tog, yo, K2, K2tog, yo, K2, yo, SSK, K2, yo, SSK, K1, yo, SSK
Row 15: yo, SSK, K3, yo, S1 as if to knit, K2tog, PSSO, yo, K4, yo, S1 as if to knit, K2tog, PSSO, yo, K3, K2tog, yo
Row 17: K2tog, yo, K16, yo, SSK
Row 19: yo, SSK, K16, K2tog, yo