Fancy Dancer Sox

Woman’s Med
Skill Level Medium
2 – 50 gm / 1 – 100 gm skeins fingering weight sock yarn
2 - #2 circs OR whatever size you require to achieve guage
Guage is 8 st & 10 rounds = 1 inch over stockinette
Abbreviations
K = Knit
P = Purl
K2TOG = Knit 2 stitches together
P2TOG = Purl 2 stitches together
DP = Double Pointed Needles
Sl = Slip the stitch Knitwise
SSK = Slip first stitch Knitwise,

Slip 2nd stitch Purlwise, Knit 2 stitches together in the Back Loop
DC = DECREASE = K1, K2Tog, Knit across to last 3 stitches,

Slip first stitch Knitwise, Slip 2nd stitch Purlwise,

Knit 2 stitches together in the Back Loop, Knit 1
T = Turn Work
BOR = Beginning of Round
DC = Decrease ( K1, K2Tog … SSK, K1)
PSSO = pass slip stitch over K2Tog


On one circular, Cast on 64
Move 32 stitches to 2nd needle. With yarn for 2nd sock,
Cast on 64 stitches on Needle 1.
Move 32 stitches to 2nd needle.
Join, being careful not to twist
RIBBING
1. K3, P1
2. K1, P1, K2
Repeat 15 times for a total of 30 rounds of ribbing

(or to desired legnth)
Knit 2 rounds

HEEL over 32 stitches
Row 1: Sl1, K2 * Sl1, K1* K3
Row 2: Sl1, K2 * PURL* K3
Row 3: Sl1, K2 * K1, Sl1* K3
Row 4: Sl1, K2 * PURL* K3
Repeat Row 1 – 4 for a total of 18 garter ridges
Repeat Row 1 - 3
End the heel flap ready to start a wrong side row

Rounder Heel Turn
Sl1, P18, P2Tog, P1 TURN
Sl 1, K7, SSK, K1 TURN
Sl 1, P8, P2tog, P1, TURN
Sl 1, K9, SSK, K1, TURN
Sl 1, P10, P2tog, P1, TURN
Continue working one more stitch

each row until all the stitches have been used worked. ( sts)
Yarn at of Left side of Heel

Gusset Pick Up
Pick up 1 Gusset St @ ea Garter Ridge
Knit across the instep stitches

( continuing the pattern down the instep, you will be working

Round 1: *Yo, ssk, k9; rep from * )
Pick up 1 Gusset St @ ea Garter Ridge
Knit across the Heel Stitches ( sts)
Knit across first Gusset Pick Up
You are now at the instep stitches (BOR)

Gusset Decrease
Starting at instep, knit across,
On Sole Needle, K1, K2Tog, Knit across to last 3 stitches,

Slip first stitch Knitwise, Slip 2nd stitch

Purlwise, Knit 2 stitches together in the Back Loop, Knit 1
Repeat these 2 rounds till you have 32 stitches

on Sole Needle & 32 Stitches on the Instep Needle
FOOT

knit till 2 1/2” shorter than foot length, or where Big Toe begins
OR if you know how big you want your foot in inches
Check the gauge of the sole of the sock
Multiply the rows / inch x the total number of

inches you desire your foot to be
Subtract 28 rows (TOE) and that

will give you the number of rows you will need
To knit the foot

TOE
DC = Decrease = Slip first stitch Knitwise,

Slip 2nd stitch Purlwise,

Knit 2 stitches together in the Back Loop – Repeat for 2nd needle

K 5 Rounds
DC (62)
K 4 Rounds
DC (58)

K 3 Rounds
DC (54)
K 2 Rounds DC (50)
K 1 Round
Dc (46)
K 1 Round
DC (42)
K 1 Round
DC (38)
DC (34)
DC (30)
DC (26)
DC (22) ( 28 rounds)

Close the toes in YOUR preferred method
Kitchener the toes / 3 Needle Bind Off
Weave in all ends
Put on your Sox
Do a HAPPY FEET DANCE

This Sock Pattern was created Mon Sept 24th about 12AM
so that I could teach 2 sox – 2 circs
On Sat Oct 6th at the Yarn Garden