Socktopus

#1

Greetings out there in knitter’s land… Has anyone heard the term W&T? I am currently knitting an octopus with socks (not the removable kind). I have three stitiches on the first pin, 2 on the second and three on the third. To create the heel in the sock, the pattern reads…

Heel and Foot:
Wrap first st of next row and turn work (W&T).
Row 1 [WS]: P4, W&T.
Row 2 [RS]: K3, W&T.
Row 3 [WS]: P2, W&T.

In following rows, when working a st which had been wrapped on a previous short row, pick up the wrap and work it together with the wrapped st.
Row 4 [RS]: K3, turn work.
Row 5 [WS]: Sl 1, p3, turn work.
Row 6 [RS]: Sl 1; resume working in the round.
Work in stockinette st until foot measures 1.25 inches from last row of heel.

Does anyone have any idea of the steps here?

#2

It stands for Wrap and Turn. It’s used for short rows, often at heels of socks, which I think is where you are using it.

Here is the definition off the Knitty.com glossary: Bring yarn to front of work between needles, slip next st to right-hand needle, bring yarn around this st to back of work, slip st back to left-hand needle, turn work to begin working back in the other direction.

Check the video page here, I bet there is a vid for it, too.

http://www.knitty.com/ISSUEwinter08/PATTsocktopus.php

#3

That’s a very common technique for when you want to add shaping or a few rows in the middle of a pattern. Here’s the page with the KH video -
http://www.knittinghelp.com/videos/advanced-techniques