Knitted Spiral Bed Socks | No. 4705

Materials Required—
AMERICAN THREAD COMPANY "DAWN" WORSTED FLOSS Article W16
2-1 oz. Balls Blue or any Color desired.
1-1 oz. Ball White for trim, 1 ½ yds. narrow ribbon.
4 double pointed Bone Knitting Needles #3.
Bone Crochet Hook #2 or #3.

Cast on 3 needles 48 sts (16-16-16) and K 3 rounds.

4th Round—Begin spiral pattern * K 3, P 3, repeat from *all around. Repeat the 4th round 3 times.

Next 4 Rounds—** P 1, * K 3, P 3, repeat from * all around ending each round with P 2.

Next 4 Rounds—P 2, * K 3, P 3, repeat from * all around ending each round with P 1.

Next 4 Rounds—* P 3, K 3, repeat from * all around.

Next 4 Rounds—K 1, * P 3, K 3, repeat from * all around ending each round with K 2.

Next 4 Rounds—K 2, * P 3, K 3, repeat from * all around ending each round with K 1.

Next 4 Rounds—* K 3, P 3, repeat from * all around. Repeat from ** until work measures 10 inches completing a pattern.

Next Round—Decrease 1 st in each 1 knitted section, moving pattern forward 1 st. Work 3 rounds even.

Next Round—Decrease 1 st in each purl section moving pattern forward 1 st and work 3 rounds even.

Next Round—* K 2, slip 1, K 1, pass sl st over K st, repeat from * all around and K 2 rounds even.

Next Round—* K 1, slip 1, K 1, pass sl st over K st, repeat from * all around and K 2 rounds even.

Next Round—K 2 tog all around, break yarn leaving an end. Thread into needle and draw through all sts twice, fasten firmly.

With White work a row of s c all around top working 1 s c in each st, join.

Next Round—Ch 4, skip 1 s c, d c in next s c, * ch 1, skip 1 s c, d c in next s c, repeat from * all around, ch 1, join.

Next Round—Sl st into mesh, ch 4, d c in same space, * ch 1, d c in same space, repeat from *, ch 1, s c in next mesh, ch 1, * 4 d c with ch 1 between each d c in next mesh, ch 1, s c in next mesh, ch 1, repeat from * all around, join, break yarn.

Lace ribbon through beading.

This pattern was originally published in American Thread #47, Slippers and has passed into the public domain: the source states these designs "are no longer protected by copyright and you are free to do whatever you would like to do with them." It is reproduced here verbatim, including original vintage terminology, abbreviations, and measurements, which may differ from modern conventions. You can view the original transcription at freevintageknitting.com.