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by Bev Elicerio

The instant I saw this

stitch pattern, I fell in
love! The strong, sinuous
lines just beckoned to be
made into a pair of socks.

I had just dyed up several

new colorways, and the
variegated one pictured
begged to be knit in this
pattern. After knitting the
socks, top down, the
pattern continued to
enchant me, and I just
had to see what they
would look like in a ‘Just
About’ solid yarn.

I am thrilled with the way

the lines carve out their
pattern and travel down
the leg and foot.

I particularly like the one

twisted knit stitch on the
sides that flows out of the
pattern and down the foot
to visually separate the
top of the foot from the
bottom. The stitch pattern
to me suggests hourglass
timers, and thus the
name.

photos:Tom Hafner

SIZE
One

FINISHED MEASUREMENTS

Foot circumference: 8.5 inches

Leg length to heel: 7.5 inches

MATERIALS

Louet Gems Fingering [100% merino wool; 185yd/170m per 50 gram skein] colors hand dyed on
base of #30, cream; 2 skeins
Dyeing info: PRO Chemical's Wash Fast Acid dye - comes in 2 oz packets, each packet provides dye
for many pairs of socks. For the green pair, a mixture of Sun Yellow #119, Black #672, Brilliant Blue
#490. For the brown pair, a mixture of Mahogany #508, and Black #672, Brilliant Blue #490.

Recommended needle size:

2 – 24 inches US #1/2.5mm circular needles. [always use a needle size that gives you the gauge
listed below -- every knitter's gauge is unique]

1 tapestry needle

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2 stitch markers of different colors or styles

GAUGE
34 sts/48 rounds = 4 inches in stockinette stitch

PATTERN NOTES
[Knitty's list of standard abbreviations and techniques can be found here]

Socks are worked top down on two circular needles, starting at the cuff, and ending at the toe.

SK2P: Slip 1, k2tog, pass slipped stitch over.

Left cross with twist: slip first stitch to cable needle and hold in front, purl the next stitch, ktbl the
stitch from the cable needle.
Right cross with twist: Slip first stitch to cable needle and hold in back, ktb the next stitch, purl
the stitch from the cable needle.

DIRECTIONS

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Cuff
CO 68 stitches. Place 34 stitches on each of the two needles, and join to begin working in the round,
being careful not to twist.

Round 1: [K2, p2] to end. Repeat this round until work measures 1.5 inches, increasing 1 st on each
needle on the final round, to 70 sts total.

Leg
Next Round, establish pattern stitch: Work round 1 of pattern stitch chart. Pattern is worked 7 times
in each round. Work round 2 of pattern stitch chart.

Work Rounds 3-22 of leg chart 3 times, and then rounds 3-12 once more. This will give a leg length of
about 7.5 inches. Additional rounds can be worked for extra length, if desired. If you do this, make a
note of the last chart round worked before starting the heel so you know where to pick up the pattern
after working the heel.

To setup for the heel, rearrange the stitches: Work the first two stitches from the first needle, in
pattern, onto the second needle; then slip the first two stitches of the second needle to the first. The
second needle should start and end with [p, k tbl, p] and you should again have 35 stitches on each
needle.

The first needle will be now referred to as the Heel Needle, and the second needle will be referred to

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as the Foot Needle.

Heel
This portion is worked flat, in rows.
On the Heel Needle:
Row 1 [RS]: [Slip 1, k1] to last 2 sts, k2tog. (34 sts)
Row 2 [WS]: Slip 1, p33. Row 3 [WS]: [Slip 1, k1] to end.

Repeat Rows 2 and 3 until you have a total of 32 rows, ending after a Row 2.

Shape heel:
Row 1 [RS]: Sl 1, k19, ssk, k1. Turn work. Row 2 [WS]: Sl 1, p7, p2tog tbl, p1. Turn work. Row 3
[RS]: Sl 1, k8, ssk, k1. Turn work. Row 4 [WS]: Sl 1, p9, p2tog tbl, p1. Turn work. Row 5 [RS]: Sl 1,
k10, ssk, k1. Turn work. Row 6 [WS]: Sl 1, p11, p2tog tbl, p1. Turn work. Row 7 [RS]: Sl 1, k10, ssk,
k1. Turn work. Row 8 [WS]: Sl 1, p11, p2tog tbl, p1. Turn work. Row 9 [RS]: Sl 1, k12, ssk, k1. Turn
work. Row 10 [WS]: Sl 1, p13, p2tog tbl, p1. Turn work. Row 11 [RS]: Sl 1, k14, ssk, k1. Turn work.
Row 12 [WS]: Sl 1, p15, p2tog tbl, p1. Turn work. Row 13 [RS]: Sl 1, k16, ssk, k1. Turn work. Row
14 [WS]: Sl 1, p17, p2tog tbl, p1. Turn work. Row 13 [RS]: Sl 1, k18, ssk, k1. Turn work. Row 14
[WS]: Sl 1, p19, p2tog tbl. Turn work. 20 sts remain. Row 15 [RS]: Knit.

Gusset
With Heel Needle pick up and
knit 1 st for every 2 rows
worked on the first gusset side
(16 sts). Pick up and knit 1 st
in the corner between the last
picked up st and the first st on
the Foot Needle (17 sts). Place
marker to denote start of
round. Continuing to use the
Heel Needle, work across 13
sts in pattern from foot chart,
Round 11 (or if, you
lengthened the leg, start from
wherever you left off). Now slip
10 of the 20 heel sts from the
Heel Needle to the Foot
Needle. Using the Foot Needle,
work across remaining 22
pattern sts, place second
marker, pick up and knit 1 st
in the corner, pick up and knit
16 sts along edge of gusset,
and knit 10 previously
transferred heel sts. You now
have 35 patterned instep sts
and 54 (27 per needle)
gusset/sole sts.

Next Round: K10, k tbl 15,

k2tog tbl, sl m, work next
round of chart , sl m, k2tog tbl, k tbl 15, k10. (26 per needle gusset/foot sts).

First Gusset Decrease Round: K23, k2 tog, k1, work next round of chart, k1, ssk, k23. Next Round:
K25, work next round of chart, k25. Continue to repeat these two rounds, decreasing one st each side
of gusset every other round until a total of 34 foot sts remain (18 on each needle).

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Foot
Continue to follow chart for a total of 4.5 repeats, or until foot measures desired length before toe
decrease.

Toe
Decrease Round: [K14, k2tog, k1, sl m, k1, ssk, k14] twice to end of round. Next Round: knit
Continue to repeat these two rounds, decreasing one st each side of both markers until a total of 12
sts remain.

Rearrange sts so that there are 12 on each needle. Use Kitchener stitch to close the toe.

FINISHING
Weave in all ends

ABOUT THE DESIGNER

I have been a passionate knitter for 50 years. I was taught by my
Grandmother, who knew only the knit stitch. She lived on a small farm in
WI. The summer I was 5 years old I got to spend a week with my
Grandparents ‘on the farm’. She was the definition of frugal; knitting
needles and yarn were a luxury she could not indulge in. She actually
taught me using packaging string she had saved on a large ball and two
‘hand-made needles’ from scraps of wood from my Grandpa’s wood shed. I
was instantly infatuated and have proceeded, over the years to continue to
teach myself further skills. Everything I knit is designed from scratch,
starting with drawings to try and capture the idea, then to my stitch
library for inspiration, onto swatching, and then actual knitting.

In ‘real life’ – I was a research chemist for about 20 years, and now am in
sales.

Pattern & images © 2008 Bev Elicerio. Contact Bev

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