Hello!
I’m new here and looking for help with part of a baby knitting pattern that I can’t seem to figure out. Any help would be very much appreciated!
I am knitting a pattern called ‘Hjem’. Here is the link on ravelry:
I’ve knit the lovely little sweater but am having trouble understanding how to proceed with the tights.
I have knit down to the bottom of the tights but don’t understand the part where you go on to knit the feet. I am making the smallest size of the pattern.
Copied below is the part of the pattern I don’t understand. Just wondering if anyone could help me understand how to proceed with this. If I’m knitting over 16 stitches for the heel over 12 rows of stockinette, I end up with only 4 stitches left and then not sure how to proceed with the rest of the instructions. I have not knit socks before (I assume these are similar to a sock pattern), so I’m quite confused! I can copy more of the pattern if that helps too. I’m really puzzling over this so any help and clarification would be very much appreciated!!
Pattern:
Regulate the amount of sts to (32) 32 (36) 40 sts (for the 3 smallest sizes). Start at the centre back and divide all sts on 4 double pointed needles with (8) 8 (9) 10 sts per needle. Let the sts from needle 2 and 3 rest. Knit the heel over all sts from needle 1 and 4 = (16) 16 (18) 20 sts. Knit (12) 12 (14) 14 rows of stockinette stitch back and forth (1st row from RS). The 1st st of every row is to be decreased (k on RS, p on WS). Work the decreases as follows:
1st row (RS): k (10) 10 (12) 14, ssk, k1. Turn work.
2nd row: Slip 1 st purlwise, p (5) 5 (7) 9, p2tog, p1. Turn work.
3rd row: slip 1 st knitwise, k (6) 6 (8) 10, ssk, k1. Turn work.
4th row: slip 1 st purlwise, p (7) 7 (9) 11, p2tog, p1. Turn work.
5th row: slip 1 st knitwise, k (8) 8 (10) 12, ssk. Turn work.
6th row: slip 1 st purlwise, p (8) 8 (10) 12, p2tog. Turn work.
K (5) 5 (6) 7 sts = centre back at the heel. Knit the gusset on both sides of the heel:
1st heel-round: k (5) 5 (6) 7, knit up (7) 7 (8) 8 sts on the heel’s one side, k over the remaining (16) 16 (18) 20 sts, knit up (7) 7 (8) 8 sts on the heel’s other side, k (5) 5 (6) 7 (= centre back at the heel). In total (40) 40 (46) 50 sts this round. Begin at centre back and divide the sts as follows: 1st needle = (12) 12 (14) 15 sts, 2nd and 3rd needle = (8) 8 (9) 10 sts, 4th needle = (12) 12 (14) 15 sts.
2nd heel-round: knit until 2 sts are left on the 1st needle, k2tog, knit sts on 2nd and 3rd needle, ssk, knit sts on 4th needle = 2 sts decreased.
3rd heel-round: knit all sts.
