Leedle Sock

This was a total vanity project - it fits my thumb, but it's not a thumb-sock - it's for a little exercise at work where we each have to contribute something that represents an aspect of our personality or self. So of course I had to knit a tiny sock. Size 0 dpns, self-striping yarn - it took about an hour to make. Warning: technical writing ahead!

Here I try my hand at writing a pattern: CO 18 st. (6 on each needle). Join in the round, being careful not to twist. K1 P1 rib for 2 rounds. Continue in stockinette stitch for 10 rounds. Divide stitches on needles as follows: 9, 5, 4. Make heel: *Turn and P9. Turn, and K1 Slip1. Repeat from * once. P4, P2tog, P1, turn. Slip 1, K1, K2tog, K1, turn. Slip 1, P3, P2tog, P1, turn. Slip 1, K2, K2tog, K1. Continuing in the round, PU 3 st. along side of heel flap, K9, PU 3 more st. on other side of heel flap, K3 (this leaves half of heel stitches on one needle, half on the next. Maintain this division as you redistribute stitches). Redistribute stitches as follows: 7 instep stitches on needle 2, gusset and half heel on each of other two needles (1 and 3, respective to instep needle). K 1 round even. Needle 1: K to last 2 st, K2tog. Needle 2: K 7. Needle 3: SKP, K to end. Slip 1 stitch each from needles 1 and 3 onto needle 2 (4, 9, 5). Continue in Stockinette stitch for 10 rounds more. * Next round: K to last 2 st on needle 1: K2tog. Needle 2: SKP, k to last 2 st, k2tog. Needle 3: SKP, K to end. Repeat from * once. 10 st. rem. Graft toe shut using kitchener st. Weave in ends.

Wow - I think I could write patterns! What a thrill :-) Since I design my own sweaters half the time... ! The point, of course, is really to impress people - but suddenly I'm envisioning a knitting legacy for any future heirs that might appear. That would be pretty cool.