FREE PATTERN: High Insteap Ribbed Socks

Remember my Jaywalker unfortunate adventure a little while ago? 

Well, here is the sock I came up with, starting from the Jaywalker 2/2 ribbing cuff. Introducing my 28th pair of socks, the High Instep Ribbed Socks. Really stretchy for a perfect fit, they are made cuff down and on two circular needles.

The yarn has "spoken" in a quite odd way though.  Although both heels look identical, ribbed cuffs are different.  One colorfully swirls while the other one does not... Go figure...?!

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Yarn: Handpaints by Artsygal: Superwash Merino Sock (2 ply Fingering Weight), "Summer Vacation" colorway - 1 hank (410 yards).
Needles: 2 circulars #2US
Gauge: 18 stitches x 23 rows = 2 inches (5 centimeters)

Stitches:
Ribbing 2/2 = Row 1: K2, P2,...  Row 2: P2, K2,... Repeat these 2 rows.
Slide 1: Slide 1 stitch as if to Purl
ssk: Slide Slide Knit - Slide 2 stitches individually as if to knit, then knit them together through the back loop.

PATTERN:

Cast on 76 stitches - 38 on each needle - and work in rib 2/2 for 4 inches or the desired lengh for the cuff.

Heel flap is worked on 38 stitches.  Work back and forth as following:
Row 1 (RS): P2, repeat [K1, slide 1] to the last 2 stitches, P2
Row 2 (WS): K2, repeat [P1, slide 1] tot he last 2 stitches, K2
Repeat these two rows 21 times (42 ridges on the WS = 3 inches for me) or how many time needed to get the distance from the the middle of the ankle bone to the floor.

Turn heel:
Row 1: slide 1, K20, ssk, K1, turn.
Row 2: slide 1, P5, P2tog, P1, turn.
Row 3: slide 1, knit within 1 stitch of the gap, ssk, K1, turn
Row 4: slide 1, purl to within 1 stitch of the gap, P2tog, P1, turn
Repeat rows 3 and 4 until all heel stitches are worked. There are 22 stitches left.

Heel gussets:
Slide 1 stitch, K10 with the other needle.  Then, with the first needle, pick up 29 stitches along the heel flap, Place marker, work 18 stitches in rib 2/2, on the second needle work 20 stitches on rib 2/2, place marker, pick up 29 stitches on the other side of the heel flap, K11.

The beginning of the round is now in the middle of the heel.

First Round - Decrease row: K to 2 stitches before the marker, K2tog, slide marker, work stitches as they show (ribbing 2.2), on second needle work stitches as they show again, slide marker, ssk, K to the end of the row.

Next round - No decrease: Knit to marker, slide marker, work stitches as they show. On the other needle, work stitches as they show, slide marker, K to the end of the row.

Repeat these to rows until 38 stitches on each needle again.
Remove markers on the last row.

Foot:
Without changing needle, K the 19 stockinette stitches of the sole. Only 19 stitches (ribbing 2/2) remains on needle #1 and 57 stitches on needle #2. This will be the new beginning of each round - place an open marker. With needle #1 knit the 19 other ribbed stitches that are on needle #2. Needle #1 is now working the top of the foot (ribbing 2/2) and needle #2 is working the sole of the sock.

Work in pattern until 2 inches less than the desired lengh for the sock to be (I worked 31 rounds - counted from the marker - for a size 8 1/2)

Toe shape:
Row 1 - Decrease row: K1, ssk, Knit to the 3 last stitches of the row, K2tog, K1. On the other needle, ssk, Knit to the last 3 stitches of the row, K2 tog, K1.
Row 2 - No decrease:  Knit all around.
Repeat these 2 rows until 16 stitches on each needle remain. The decrease EVERY ROUND, until 12 stitches on each needle remain. 

Finishing: Kitchener stitch the stitches on each needle. Weavein all ends.

Make sister sock the same way.

* Pattern also available on Ravelry *

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Comments

[April]

It's GORGEOUS!!! Funny how pooling never quite lets itself be figured out. =)

[Jodi]

Thanks for posting the pattern! I just need to pick up a few more things for your coffee swap package over the weekend. So much fun to shop for!

[Beth K]

I really like the socks. The colors are very nice. I frogged my jaywalkers. Even at gauge I couldn't get them on and I have smallish feet. I will have to print off the pattern as well. Thank you. ;)

[Natalie]

Great Socks!! I am going to print off the pattern, always looking for something new. I am knitting a very plain sock now in Opal yarn LILY and it is gorgeous. I think this will be my new project.

[Artsygal]

Wow.. that's crazy how the cuffs worked out! From what I've seen even the teeeeniest amount of difference in guage is sometimes enough to cause such different results! Did you knit them both at once? Or one after the other? Use the same needles?

Either way.. love them and I'm glad to see the colourway knit up! Yours is the first I've seen of that colourway knit up!

[Melanie]

Wow...love those colors. If I could knit socks, I would definitely want to do these.
They look great.

[Judy]

Love the socks! The yarn is beautiful. Thanks for sharing the pattern.

[string]

lovely socks, I love artsygal's yarn

[Deb]

Hi,

I am anxious to try this new high instep sock pattern you designed. It looks really good. The fit is wonderful. Thanks so much, Deb from Minnesota