RIVER STONE SOCKS

River Stone Socks
DESIGN BY BRENDA BOURG
If you find making socks intimidating because of tricky heel
shaping as you work, this easy design has an “afterthought”
heel that’s crocheted into the sock last!
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S K I LL L E V E L
F I NISH E D SIZ E
8–10-inch sole
M AT E R IA L S
• Patons Kroy Socks super
fine (sock) weight wool/
nylon yarn (13/4 oz/166
yds/50g per ball):
2 balls #55011 flax
• Size G/6/4mm crochet hook or size
needed to obtain gauge
• Stitch marker
G AU G E
Cuff
Rnd 19: Ch 15, sk next 4 dc groups (heel
opening), 3 dc in center dc of each of next
7 dc groups, working across ch just made,
[sk next 2 chs, 3 dc in next ch] across.
Rnds now beg here. (12 dc groups)
Next rnds: Work in pattern for 8
more rnds.
Ribbing
Rnd 1: [Sc in next st, ch 1, sk next
st] around.
Rnd 2: [Sc in next st, sc in front
lp (see Stitch Guide) of sk st 2 rnds
below] around.
Rnds 3 & 4: [Sc in next st, fpsc (see Stitch
Guide) around next st] around. At end of
last rnd, sl st in next st. Fasten off.
Heel
Rnd 1: Working in heel opening, join
with sc in any st, evenly sp 29 sc around.
(30 sc)
Next rnds: Sc in each st around with sc
dec (see Stitch Guide) in next 2 sts at each
corner until there are 18 sts rem. At end
of last rnd, leaving long end, fasten off.
Turn Sock WS out and with long end sew
sts tog to form Heel.
Turn RS out. C!
14 sc = 4 inches; 19 sc rows = 4 inches
PAT TER N N OT E S
Work in continuous rounds, do not turn or
join unless otherwise stated.
Mark first stitch of each round.
Sock
Make 2.
Rnd 1: Beg at toe, ch 10, sc in 2nd ch
from hook and in each ch across with 3
sc (inc) in last ch, working on opposite
side of ch, sc in each ch across with 2 sc
(inc) in last ch, do not join (see Pattern
Notes). (20 sc)
Rnds 2–5: Sc in each st around working 2
incs at each end. (28 sc at end of last rnd)
Rnds 6 & 7: Sc in each st around.
Rnd 8: 3 dc in next st, [sk next 2 sts, 3 dc
in next st] around, ending with sk last 3
sts. (9 dc groups)
Rnd 9: 3 dc in center dc of each dc
group around.
Rnd 10: Sk first dc, 3 dc in each of next
2 dc, 3 dc in each center dc of next 3 dc
groups, sk first dc of next dc group, 3 dc in
each of next 2 dc, 3 dc in center dc of each
dc group around. (11 dc groups)
Rnds 11–18: 3 dc in center dc of each dc
group (pattern) around.
From Crochet! magazine, January 2010, vol. 23, No. 1, Copyright © 2010 Crochet! Magazine
S titc h G uide
A bbre v ia t ions
beg. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . begin/begins/beginning
bpdc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . back post double crochet
bpsc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . back post single crochet
bptr. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . back post treble crochet
CC. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . contrasting color
ch(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . chain(s)
ch-. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . refers to chain or space
previously made (i.e., ch-1 space)
ch sp(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . chain space(s)
cl(s). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . cluster(s)
cm. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . centimeter(s)
dc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . double crochet (singular/plural)
dc dec . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . double crochet 2 or more
stitches together, as indicated
dec. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . decrease/decreases/decreasing
dtr. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . double treble crochet
ext. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . extended
fpdc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . front post double crochet
fpsc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . front post single crochet
fptr. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . front post treble crochet
g. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . gram(s)
hdc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . half double crochet
hdc dec. . . . . . . . . . . . . half double crochet 2 or more
stitches together, as indicated
inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . increase/increases/increasing
lp(s). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . loop(s)
MC. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . main color
mm. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . millimeter(s)
oz. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ounce(s)
pc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . popcorn(s)
rem. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . remain/remains/remaining
rep(s). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . repeat(s)
rnd(s). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . round(s)
RS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . right side
sc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . single crochet (singular/plural)
sc dec. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . single crochet 2 or more
stitches together, as indicated
sk. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . skip/skipped/skipping
sl st(s). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . slip stitch(es)
sp(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . space(s)/spaced
st(s). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . stitch(es)
tog. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . together
tr. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . treble crochet
trtr. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . triple treble
WS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . wrong side
yd(s). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . yard(s)
yo. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . yarn over
Single crochet
decrease (sc dec):
(Insert hook, yo, draw
lp through) in each of
the sts indicated, yo,
draw through all lps
on hook.
Example of 2-sc dec
Half double crochet
decrease (hdc dec):
(Yo, insert hook, yo,
draw lp through)
in each of the sts
indicated, yo, draw
through all lps
on hook.
Example of 2-hdc dec
Chain—ch: Yo, pull
through lp on hook.
Front loop—front lp
Back loop— back lp
Front Loop
Slip stitch—sl st:
Insert hook in st, pull
through both lps on
hook.
Change colors:
Drop first color;
with 2nd color, pull
through last 2 lps of st.
Back Loop
Half double
crochet—hdc: Yo,
insert hook in st, yo,
pull through st, yo,
pull through all 3 lps
on hook.
Treble crochet—tr:
Yo twice, insert
hook in st, yo, pull
through st, [yo, pull
through 2 lps] 3
times.
Single crochet—sc:
Insert hook in st, yo,
pull through st, yo,
pull through both
lps on hook.
Double crochet—
dc: Yo, insert hook in
st, yo, pull through
st, [yo, pull through
2 lps] twice.
Front post stitch—
fp: Back post
stitch—bp: When
working post st,
insert hook from right
to left around post st
on previous row.
Back
Double treble
crochet—dtr:
Yo 3 times, insert
hook in st, yo, pull
through st, [yo, pull
through 2 lps] 4 times.
Front
Post
of
Stitch
Double crochet
decrease (dc dec):
(Yo, insert hook, yo,
draw loop through,
draw through 2 lps on
hook) in each of the
sts indicated, yo, draw
through all lps on hook.
Example of 2-dc dec
Exampleof
of 2-tr
2-tr dec
Example
dec
U N I T E D S TAT E S
sl st (slip stitch)
sc (single crochet)
hdc (half double crochet)
dc (double crochet)
tr (treble crochet)
dtr (double treble crochet)
skip
Treble crochet decrease
(tr dec): Holding back
last lp of each st, tr in
each of the sts indicated,
yo, pull through all lps
on hook.
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UNITED KINGDOM
sc (single crochet)
dc (double crochet)
htr (half treble crochet)
tr (treble crochet)
dtr (double treble crochet)
ttr (triple treble crochet)
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From Crochet! magazine, January 2010, vol. 23, No. 1, Copyright © 2010 Crochet! Magazine