Introducing the Cuff Down Ribbed Hung Hem Socks

A very detailed step by step video was also created and designed to either be worked alone or with the printed free pattern.

The video https://youtu.be/SIoNvjB6OhI
The detailed five page pattern https://www.csmlove.com/s/csm_cdrhhsocks.pdf

ALL OF MY SOCK VIDEOS CAN ALSO BE FOUND ON MY WEBSITE UNDER THE MENU “My Patterns and VIDEOS” in the Socks-Cuff Down or Socks Toe Up.

GENERAL INFO:
-You need to know how to use your timed Ribber and which cylinder slot after 3 o’clock best aligns with your Ribber.
-You need to know how to Hang a Hem, how to transfer a Cylinder stitch to a Ribber Stitch, Ribber removal is explained.
-For best success, take each step one at a time however work each step clearly knowing where to be for the next part.
-We will be using Ravel Cord (you can choose to just use scrap yarn).
-DEEP HEEL - I feel ankle socks fit better (depending on anatomy) when we make a “DEEP HEEL” which means starting the Heel wider than usual at the start. This creates a Heel that tends to fit the foot better. We will end one complete row before where we started which creates an INTERLOCK STITCH which reduces the ankle intersection holes.
-I always start my socks at the 3 o’clock as a rule and whenever adding my Ribber the Yarn Carrier is always at 7 o’clock with the first Ribber needle always added at that first empty cylinder slot after 3 o’clock. My Ribber aligns with the first cylinder slot after the 3 o’clock position.
-I always choose to work the Heel and Toe on the side of the machine closest to me (9-6-3)
-P abbreviation means Purl Stitch (using Ribber needle), K abbreviation means Knit Stitch
-I used a 72 cylinder with a 72 equal slot ribber dial (a 36 ribber dial would also work) on my Chambord CSM AccuKnitter. You can work this pattern on any machine with a Ribber.
-My machine set at 2.5 dial turn tension. For my size 8.5 women’s socks that I make for myself, with my gauge, yarn and settings, I will want a foot of 60 rows but how your machine, yarn properties and settings are you will need to confirm through testing how many rows to work for the size sock you’re aiming for.
-A working needle is a needle down into work. An out of work needle is a needle raised all the way up.
-Need some TECHNIQUES help? See https://www.csmlove.com/techniques
-How to cast on - see https://youtu.be/1mxYpau_fiU

THE BEST THING TO CONSIDER WHEN WORKING ANY SOCK RECIPE IS THAT YOU CAN EASILY PLUG YOUR OWN PREFERRED CUFF, HEEL OR TOE METHODS - IF THAT’S YOUR PREFERENCE

PLAN: Cast On with all cylinder needles loaded | Ravel Cord (optional) | Knit 1.5 rows | Add Ribber - change to 1Px1K | Knit 40 rows 1Px1K | SETUP for DEEP HEEL - Swap first five needles behind halfway points to cylinder needles | Change 1Px1K to 1Px3K | Remove all Ribber needles from the Pre-Heel/Heel side |Park Ribber (Remove) | Hang Ribbed Cuff Hem | Return Ribber to work Pre-Heel | Pre-Heel 10 rows | Park Ribber & Rest (remove) DEEP HEEL +4 No Wrap Method | Return Ribber to work Foot | Foot 59 rows | Change out all remaining Ribber needles for Cylinder | Work final Foot row | Park Ribber (Remove) | Toe using No Wrap Method | Ravel Cord (optional) | Scrap yarn
NOTE: For this pattern I will only use the Heel Spring from the Heel to the Toe.

This VIDEO REVIEWS:
-Separating the scrap from the sock easily with use of the Ravel Cord.
-Clock point references.
-Working in your start project yarn tail on the row that we are hanging the Hung Hem so it doesn’t have to be done off machine (just cut it later)
-How to setup for the +4 cylinder needles DEEP HEEL SETUP and how ending the Heel at +3 working needles creates the “interlock stitch” thus reducing the ankle Heel hole intersection stitch.
-A Heel/Toe using the No Wrap method and what that looks like
-How to transfer a Cylinder needle stitch to a Ribber needle (and also in reverse)
-How to Park and Rest the Ribber (move the Ribber needles to slots to remove the Ribber then lay the Ribber needles on the inside of the Cylinder for working the Heel)
-How to add Ravel Cord and use it for one row
-How to use a clip like a Hemostat to hold any yarn tail
-Where I start all projects and how I setup for the next project once done the current project.

THIS VIDEO WAS MADE WITH Socks #230 https://ravel.me/karenramel/s2cc722

This video does not show how to cast on - see https://youtu.be/1mxYpau_fiU

This video does not show how to close the toes (Kitchener) - see https://youtu.be/9VPfdHLcodA

Ravel Cord info and all techniques that are presented as the technique alone can be found on - https://www.csmlove.com/techniques

How I size my socks - https://www.csmlove.com/blog/tf7md6gqtlcnxbdsyqmhff536lo0z0

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