Pattern: Clover Fields Toe Up Socks

Size:
Pattern is written for a size 8 (US) women's foot.

 Materials:
Size 1 double pointed needles
1 skein Patons Kroy Socks in Clover Colors (CC)
1 skein Patons Kroy Socks in Flax (MC)
Scrap yarn

 Abbreviations:
K - knit
P - purl
Sl - slip unworked stitch from left needle to right needle
SSK - slip unworked stitch from left needle to right needle knitwise. Slip a second unworked stitch from the left needle to the right needle knitwise. Slip those two unworked stitches separately back to the left needle purlwise. Knit those two stitches together in the back of the  stitches (decrease)
K2tog - knit two stitches together (decrease)
P2tog - purl two stitches together (decrease)
Inc - knit into the front and back of the same stitch (increase)
Yo - yarn over


 Clover Fields Pattern:
The pattern is written to begin during the toe shaping, then once the toe shaping ends at the first arrow, repeat the pattern between the two arrows. Each square represents one stitch. The MC is in white on the chart and the CC is in black on the chart.

 Instructions:
Using the provisional cast on method, cast on 13 stitches
Row 1: P across
Row 2: K across
Row 3: P across

 Remove live stitches from scrap yarn and place them on a double pointed needle. You should have 26 sts distributed evenly between four needles, though the first and third needle should have one more stitch each than the second and fourth needle. Begin knitting in the round.

 Round 4: *K2, Inc, K until the end of the needle, K across next needle until last 3 sts, Inc, K2.* Repeat from * to * end.

Round 5: Needle 1 - K2, Inc, K across needle
          Needle 2 - K across needle to last 3 sts, Inc, K2
          Needle 3 - K2, Inc, K across needle
          Needle 4 - K across needle to last 3 sts, Inc, K2

Repeat Round 5 until you have 46 sts total.

Round 6: K across
Round 7: Needle 1 - K2, Inc, K across needle
        Needle 2 - K across needle to last 3 sts, Inc, K2
        Needle 3 - K2, Inc, K across needle
        Needle 4 - K across needle to last 3 sts, Inc, K2

Repeat Rounds 6 and Round 7 until you have 74 sts total

Foot: 
Work the Clover Fields Pattern across all needles. Work until the sock is the length from the toe to the bend of your ankle at the top of your foot.

Heel Flap:
Turn so WS is facing and work across Needles 3 & 4 only (leave Needles 1 & 2 unworked and to the side). Work using the MC only. 
Row 1: Sl 1, P across
Row 2: Sl 1, K across
Repeat Rows 1 and 2 ten more times (11 repeats total, or 22 rows).
Row 3: P19, P2tog, P1, turn (leave rem sts unworked) 
Row 4: Sl 1, K3, K2tog, K1, turn (leave rem sts unworked) 
Row 5: Sl 1, P4, P2tog, P1, turn (leave rem sts unworked) 
Row 6: Sl1, K5, K2tog, K1, turn (leave rem sts unworked)  
Row 7: Sl1, P6, P2tog, P1, turn (leave rem sts unworked) 
Row 8: Sl1, K7, K2tog, K1, turn (leave rem sts unworked) 
Row 9: Sl1, P8, P2tog, P1, turn (leave rem sts unworked) 
Row 10: Sl1, K9, K2tog, K1, turn (leave rem sts unworked) 
Row 11: Sl1, P10, P2tog, P1, turn (leave rem sts unworked) 
Row 12: Sl1, K11, K2tog, K1, turn (leave rem sts unworked) 
Row 13: Sl1, P12, P2tog, P1, turn (leave rem sts unworked) 
Row 14: Sl1, K13, K2tog, K1, turn (leave rem sts unworked) 
Row 15: Sl1, P14, P2tog, P1, turn (leave rem sts unworked) 
Row 16: Sl1, K15, K2tog, K1, turn (leave rem sts unworked) 
Row 17: Sl1, P16, P2tog, P1, turn (leave rem sts unworked) 
Row 18: Sl1, K17, K2tog, K1, turn (leave rem sts unworked) 
Row 19: Sl1, P18, P2tog, turn 

 Row 20: K across. Split the remaining heel flap sts so there's 10 sts per needle (now Needle 3 and 4). Begin working in the round again.

 Round 8: Continue working in Clover Fields Pattern again until the Ribbing at the end. Pick up and K11 sts along heel flap edge on Needle 4; K across Needles 1 & 2; pick up and K11 sts along the other heel flap edge with Needle 3 and K remaining sts on Needle 3. K across Needle 4 to get to the end of the round.

Gusset Shaping: (decrease)
Round 9: Needles 1-2 - K across.
       Needle 3 - K1, SSK, K across.
       Needle 4 - K across until last 3 sts, K2tog, K1.

Round 10: K across.

Repeat Round 9 and Round 10 until there are 74 sts total. 

Continue working in the Clover Fields Pattern until you reach 1/2 inch less than your desired length.

Ribbing:
Rounds 11-14: K1, P1 across.
Bind off using the Icelandic Bind-Off for a stretchy finish. Video tutorial available here.

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