Santa Ana Socks

Megan M. Brown

These socks are knit from the

toe up with a gusset heel and a
picot edge hem. The Santa
Anas were a blowin’ when I
made these.

Size: 9” circumference around

foot.* See note.

Gauge: 10 stitches/1” (No

wonder it takes me forever to
make socks!)

Needles: 2 US size 0. I used

Knit Picks needles in length
16”.

Yarn: Any fingering weight

yarn. Pictured is Claudia Hand
Painted Yarns, Fingering
Weight 100% Merino Wool in
color Chocolate Cherry. 50
g/180 yds.

*Note: The socks as written

measure 6.5” around the foot
and 6.75” around the leg and
stretch to fit my 9” foot.

Abbreviations:

K: Knit
P: Purl
M1: Make one
S1: Slip one
PSSO: Pass slipped stitch over
YO: yarn over
K2tog: knit two together
P2tog: purl two together
SSK: slip slip knit
Toe: Using your preferred toe-up sock cast on, cast on 32 stitches with 2 circular needles, 16
stitches on each needle. I prefer the magic cast on that can be found on Knitty.com, simply
because it does not require a provisional cast on. *Knit 1 round. Next round: K1, M1, knit to last
two stitches on needle, M1, K1, repeat on second needle. Repeat from * until you have 62
stitches total, 31 on each needle.

The stitches on one needle will become the bottom of your foot, the other the instep. All stitches
on the bottom foot will be knit in stockinette; that is, knitted every round. The pattern for the
instep is knitted over a multiple of 6 stitches + 1. The pattern goes as:

Round 1: * S1, K1, psso, K2, yo, K2; repeat from * to last stitch, K1.
Round 2: Knit.
Round 3: Repeat round 1.
Round 4: Knit.
Round 5: K1, *K2, yo, K2, K2tog, repeat from * to end.
Round 6: Knit.
Round 7: Repeat round 5.
Round 8: Knit.

Continue in pattern, repeating these 8 rounds until sock is two inches shorter than the length of
your foot.

Gusset Increases: Continue pattern on instep, increasing two stitches on bottom of foot as
follows: K1, M1, knit to last two stitches, M1, K1. Continue gusset increases until you have 59
stitches on the needle containing the foot stitches.

Heel Decreases: You will now only work the stitches on the heel back and forth, ignoring the
instep stitches.

Round 1: K32, ssk, k1, turn.

Round 2: S1, P6, P2tog, P1, turn.
Round 3: S1, Knit to last stitch before decrease, SSK, K1, turn.
Round 4: S1, Purl to last stitch before decrease, P2tog, P1, turn.

Continue decreasing in this fashion until you have 31 stitches left.

Leg: Rejoin the heel stitches to the instep stitches to begin working in the round again. At this
point you should have 62 stitches on both needles. I usually pick up one stitch in between
needles on both ends to prevent a hole being formed. This brings you to 64 stitches. The pattern
on the leg is worked over a multiple of 6 stitches, you will need to increase two more stitches. I
worked one row in pattern on the instep stitches, then knit the heel stitches, increasing one stitch
each end. Once you have 66 stitches (or a multiple of 6) begin working instep pattern on all
stitches. It may be helpful to place a marker to keep track of the beginning and end of the round.

Because some decreases may fall over two needles, it may be necessary to adjust your stitches
occasionally. Continue working leg until desired length.
Picot hem: Knit all stitches for 8 rows. Next row: K2tog, yo all the way around. Knit the next 8
rows and bind off loosely. Fold hem to the inside of the sock and sew down.

Now do it all over

again.

This sock pattern was cobbled together from a number of sources. The Magic Cast-on can be
found at http://www.knitty.com/ISSUEspring06/FEATmagiccaston.html. The gusset heel is a
slightly modified version of Wendy Johnson’s and can be found at
http://wendyknits.net/knit/FingeringweightSocks.pdf. The stitch pattern came from The
Harmony Guides 450 Knitting Stitches vol. 2.

This pattern is protected by copyright. It may be used for personal use only, no commercial
reproduction, distribution, or selling items made from this pattern is allowed.

© 2008 Megan M. Brown

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