Chauncey Avenue by Vicki Peters

Chauncey Avenue

Knitting
March 2011
Fingering (14 wpi) ?
7 stitches = 1 inch
in stockinette
US 1½ - 2.5 mm
M
English
This pattern is available as a free Ravelry download

The needle in the pattern should only be: 1-1/2 + 2.50mm.

Lots of pictures and notes will help those not comfortable with sock construction.
These socks have a comfortable round toe that doesn’t need grafting to close. The afterthought heel is saved with waste yarn and easy to knit.

The Beginning

CO 56 stitches on 4 dbl point needles K1 P1 for 1 inch
K 3 rounds
Arrange sts as follows:
Needle 1: 18 sts (pattern)
Needle 2: 10 sts (knit only)
Needle 3: 18 sts (pattern)
Needle 4: 10 sts (knit only)
Work chart till desired leg length, or 6 repeats/5-1/4in. from beginning.

The Chart information.
There are 5 rows in the chart.

1st row:knit 4sts., k2together, k1, 1yarn over, k4, 1yarn over, k1, k2together as slipslipknit, k4.
Then knit 10 sts. regular. Then redo the 1st row information.
Then knit 10 sts. regular.

2nd row:k3, k2tog, k1, 1yo, k6, yo, k1, k2ssk, k3. K10. Redo 2nd row. K10.
3rd row:k2, k2tog, k1, 1yo, k8, yo, k1, k2ssk, k2. K10. Redo 3rd row. K10.
4th row:k1, k2tog, k1, 1yo, k10, yo, k1, k2ssk, k1. K10. Redo 4th row. K10.
5th row:k0, k2tog, k1, 1yo, k12, yo, k1, k2ssk, k0. K10. Redo 5th row. K10.
Then go back to 1st row, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th.
Work the chart till desired leg length, or 6 repeats of the chart.