Knitting socks on 5 needles: a step-by-step workshop

The content of the article

• Knitting cuff and top
• Scheme for the heel
• Main part
• Toe

Warm socks are knitted in different ways: with circular knitting using the “Medjikluk” method, on five knitting needles, from the top or from the toe. There are options for stitched socks. The classic method is knitting socks on five needles from a cuff made by an elastic band.

Knitting cuff and top

If you decide to knit socks on 5 needles according to the description, then you need to know that the number of loops for each craftswoman can be her. It all depends on the size, type of yarn, knitting density, thread tension on the finger. To do this, take measurements and tie the sample. Be guided not by the number of loops and rows, but by the width and height in centimeters.

For socks you will need:

• Wool yarn – 100 grams of one color, for example, gray, and the remains of a yarn of another color, for example, blue. Do not take clean wool, heels and socks on such a product will quickly wear out. The composition of the yarn should be from 20 to 50% synthetics. Knitting baby socks on 5 knitting need less yarn, 50-80 g.
• Set of sock knitting needles. Of these, one spoke will be working, the remaining four will be loops.
• Hook. It is useful for hiding the ends of the thread..

Knitting socks on 5 needles begins with a cuff and has the following steps:

1. Using blue yarn, pattern with the usual cross-shaped set of loops. Their number will depend on the chosen yarn or your knitting density, but it should be a multiple of four.
2. Spread the loops evenly across the four knitting needles, snap into a circle.
3. Knit with an elastic band 2×2 (2 front, 2 wrong) 3 rows. Do not break the thread, otherwise you will have to make knots.
4. Change the thread to gray, knit 4 rows with an elastic band. Do not break the thread.
5. Change the thread from gray to blue, knit 4 rows.
6. Make 2 more strips of gray and blue. Tear the blue thread. You should get 5-7 cm. You can increase the height by tying your knee-high socks, or, conversely, reduce it as you wish.

When the cuff is ready, knit a few centimeters in a circle with gray yarn with the front surface. Here you can also change the height as you wish. Many craftswomen use not boring facial smoothness, but patterns, for example, openwork stripes, braids, jacquard.

Scheme for the heel

The next step in knitting will be the heel. Her scheme is as follows:

1. First you need to untie the height of the heel. To do this, take the stitches from two knitting needles (half the stitches) and knit 6-10 rows with the front stitch by turning knitting. To do this, knit these loops face, then turn the knitting over, knit them on the wrong side, turn them over again, face, etc. 3-4 cm is enough for children’s or women’s socks, 4-5 cm should be knitted for men’s.
2. Conditionally divide the number of loops from which you knit the heel into 3 equal parts: one part will be central, and two extreme. Passing the next front row, knit together one loop from the far right and one from the central, and then one from the central and one from the left. Conditionally transfer these loops to the central part.
3. Make the wrong row in the same way..
4. Repeat until you have loops of only the central part.

Main part

You move on to the basics. It fits in a circle with the front surface and has the following algorithm:

1. Knit the front row of the heel and dial the loops on the side for the hem.
2. Next, knit deferred loops from two knitting needles that remained untouched after the top.
3. Type a few more loops from the “sidewall” of the heel using the hem.
4. Knit heel loops.
5. If the number of loops turns out more than at the beginning, then make a few gradual decreases.
6. Continue knitting in a circle, evenly distributing the loops on the four knitting needles, until the beginning of the big toe, plus 1-5-2 cm. The length of the base depends on the size of the leg. Do not forget that socks after washing can sit down, so it is better to leave a centimeter in reserve.

Toe

The final knitting of socks on 5 needles is the toe:

1. Knit the stitches from one knitting needle face, knit the last two stitches together.
2. Repeat the process with loops on the second spoke, third and fourth.
3. Knit until 2 stitches remain on the knitting needles.
4. Pull the working thread through the remaining loops in the form of a loop and fasten. Making it all easier with a hook.
5. Tear the thread and stretch the end inside out of the sock. Thread the end of the thread that remains on your cuff after loops.