Heather's-Mittens-to-Socks Conversion Kit
In the Little Needle Lovers group on Ravelry, someone suggested a KAL for Heather’s Mittens (about halfway down on the right). Since I’m not particularly fond of mittens, and I live in Southern California, so don’t need them very often, but LOVED the color pattern, I decided to convert the mittens to a sock pattern. Other folks expressed interest, so I promised I would make it available and here it is. I have made several options available, since that will allow people to do whatever they’re most comfortable with, and I am nothing if not accommodating and complete! ☺
So! The variations will be as follows:
gauge: 10 st/in or 7.5 st/in
toe-up or top-down
short-row vs afterthought vs forethought (a la Charlene Schurch) heel
Terms:
wrap next stitch (purling): bring yarn to back, slip next stitch from left needle to right, bring yarn to front, slip stitch back to left needle
wrap next stitch (knitting): bring yarn to front, slip next stitch from left needle to right, bring yarn to back, slip stitch back to left needle
w&t: wrap and turn
kfb: knit in front and back
ktbl: knit through the back loop
Notes:
Just a few hints that may help:
-When doing the short-rowed heel, you can place a stitch marker each time you slip the wrapped stitch back to the left needle; this makes it easier to see where the next wrap should go. This uses a blurt-load of stitch markers, but it’s a lifesaver, if you have to put your work down in the middle of the heel! When working the wrapped stitches, take the stitch markers out only after the stitch and its wraps have been knit; slip the marker and the stitch when you do the second wrap, then slip both back.
-A very useful way to hide the wraps on short rows is shown in two Cat Bordhi YouTube videos:
Part 1:
Part 2:
Toe-up, 10 st/in:
Using a figure 8 cast on, a Magic cast on , or your preferred method, cast on 20 stitches. Knit one round, making sure to k tbl on the twisted stitches, if you used the figure 8 cast on.
Round 2: (kfb of first stitch, k8, kfb in next stitch) twice
Round 3: (kfb, k10, kfb) twice
Round 4: (kfb, p12, kfb) twice
Round 5: k
Repeat rounds 4 and 5, increasing the number of stitches between the kfbs by two each increase round (so round 6 would have k14 between them) until there are a total of 80 sts.
Begin Chart B from Heather’s mittens and continue following the chart until work measures 2” less than final desired length.
Toe-up, 7.5 sts/in:
Using a figure 8 cast on, a Magic cast on, or your preferred method, cast on 16 stitches. Knit one round, making sure to k tbl on the twisted stitches, if you used the figure 8 cast on.
Round 2: (kfb of first stitch, k6, kfb in next stitch) twice
Round 3: (kfb, k8, kfb) twice
Round 4: (kfb, p10, kfb) twice
Round 5: k
Repeat rounds 4 and 5, increasing the number of stitches between the kfbs by two each increase round (so round 6 would have k12 between them) until there are a total of 60 sts.
Begin Chart B from Heather’s mittens and continue following the chart until work measures 2” less than final desired length. NOTE: you will only work needles 1 through 3 of the chart.
Short-rowed heel, 10st/in:
(done with MC only)
(worked back and forth over half the stitches)
Round 1: Work following chart for 40(note row number of chart); k 39, w&t
Row 2: p38, w&t
Row 3: k37, w&t
Repeat rows 2 and 3, decreasing the number of stitches worked before the wrap by 1 on each row until there are 10 stitches left unwrapped, ending with a wrong side row.
Row 4: k10, knit next stitch along with its wrap, wrap next stitch (there are now two wraps on this stitch), turn
Row 5: p11, purl next stitch along with its wrap, w&t
Row 6: k12, knit next stitch with both its wraps, w&t
Row 7: p13, purl next stitch with both its wraps, w&t
Repeat rows 6 and 7, increasing the number of stitches worked before the wrap by 1 on each row, until all heel stitches and wraps have been worked, ending with a wrong side row and turning, then knitting across the heel to the start of the round.
Short-rowed heel, 7.5 st/in:
(done with MC only)
(worked back and forth over half the stitches)
Round 1: Work following chart for 30(note row number of chart); k 29, w&t
Row 2: p28, w&t
Row 3: k27, w&t
Repeat rows 2 and 3, decreasing the number of stitches worked before the wrap by 1 on each row until there are 8 stitches left unwrapped, ending with a wrong side row.
Row 4: k8, knit next stitch along with its wrap, wrap next stitch (there are now two wraps on this stitch), turn
Row 5: p9, purl next stitch along with its wrap, w&t
Row 6: k10, knit next stitch with both its wraps, w&t
Row 7: p11, purl next stitch with both its wraps, w&t
Repeat rows 6 and 7, increasing the number of stitches worked before the wrap by 1 on each row, until all heel stitches and wraps have been worked, ending with a wrong side row and turning, then knitting across the heel to the start of the round.
Forethought heel, 10 st/in:
Note the last row worked on chart. With MC, k40st. With waste yarn, do a provisional cast on of 40 st, then k across these sts with MC. Follow directions for Top-down toe, 10 st/in.
Unpick provisional cast on, placing live stitches back on the needle. Continue on foot, starting with the row of the chart following the row noted when you started the heel, and ending when foot length is 2” shorter than final desired length.
Forethought heel, 7.5 st/in:
Note the last row worked on chart. With MC, k30st. With waste yarn, do a provisional cast on of 30 st, then k across these sts with MC. Follow directions for Top-down toe, 7.5 st/in.
Unpick provisional cast on, placing live stitches back on the needle. Continue on foot, starting with the row of the chart following the row noted when you started the heel, and ending when foot length is 2” shorter than final desired length.
Toe-up Leg(either gauge):
Return to working chart B on the row following the row you noted when you started the heel. Work until leg is 1” shorter than final desired length. NOTE: you will only work needles 1 through 3 of the chart for the 7.5 st/in gauge.
Toe-up Cuff(either gauge):
With MC, (Ktbl, p) to the end of the round. Continue until ribbing measures 1”. Bind off loosely.
Top-down Cuff, 10 st/in:
With MC, cast on 80 sts. Work in (Ktbl, p) to the end of the round. Continue until ribbing measures 1”.
Top-down Cuff, 7.5 st/in:
With MC, cast on 60 sts. Work in (Ktbl, p) to the end of the round. Continue until ribbing measures 1”.
Top-down Leg(either gauge):
Begin Chart B from Heather’s mittens and continue following the chart until work equals the final desired leg length. NOTE: you will only work needles 1 through 3 of the chart for the 7.5 st/in gauge.
Top-down foot(either gauge):
Return to working chart B on the row following the row you noted when you started the heel. Work until foot is 2” shorter than final desired length. NOTE: you will only work needles 1 through 3 of the chart for the 7.5 st/in gauge sock.
Top-down toe, 10 st/in:
Using only MC,
Round 1: (k1, ssk, k34, k2tog, k1) twice.
Round 2: k to end of round.
Repeat these two rounds eleven more times, ending with 36 st. Repeat Round 1 only four more times. (20 st.) Kitchner stitch remaining stitches together.
Top-down toe, 7.5 st/in:
Using only MC,
Round 1: (k1, ssk, k24, k2tog, k1) twice.
Round 2: k to end of round.
Repeat these two rounds eight more times, ending with 28 st. Repeat Round 1 only three more times. (16 st.) Kitchner stitch remaining stitches together.
Afterthought heel, 10 st/in:
Work following the next row of the chart for 40 sts. With waste yarn, knit across 40 sts. Go back to beginning of waste yarn, and work across those same stitches, following the remainder of the chart row. Continue on to foot and toe.
To insert heel, carefully unpick waste yarn, putting each stitch on a needle as it is freed. Rearrange sts for knitting in the round, attach MC and follow directions for Top-down toe, 10 st/in.
Afterthought heel, 7.5 st/in:
Work following the next row of the chart for 30 st. With waste yarn, knit across 30 sts. Go back to beginning of waste yarn, and work across those same stitches, following the remainder of the chart row. Continue on to foot and toe.
To insert heel, carefully unpick waste yarn, putting each stitch on a needle as it is freed. rearrange sts for knitting in the round, attach MC and follow directions for Top-down toe, 7.5 st/in.
So! The variations will be as follows:
gauge: 10 st/in or 7.5 st/in
toe-up or top-down
short-row vs afterthought vs forethought (a la Charlene Schurch) heel
Terms:
wrap next stitch (purling): bring yarn to back, slip next stitch from left needle to right, bring yarn to front, slip stitch back to left needle
wrap next stitch (knitting): bring yarn to front, slip next stitch from left needle to right, bring yarn to back, slip stitch back to left needle
w&t: wrap and turn
kfb: knit in front and back
ktbl: knit through the back loop
Notes:
Just a few hints that may help:
-When doing the short-rowed heel, you can place a stitch marker each time you slip the wrapped stitch back to the left needle; this makes it easier to see where the next wrap should go. This uses a blurt-load of stitch markers, but it’s a lifesaver, if you have to put your work down in the middle of the heel! When working the wrapped stitches, take the stitch markers out only after the stitch and its wraps have been knit; slip the marker and the stitch when you do the second wrap, then slip both back.
-A very useful way to hide the wraps on short rows is shown in two Cat Bordhi YouTube videos:
Part 1:
Part 2:
Toe-up, 10 st/in:
Using a figure 8 cast on, a Magic cast on , or your preferred method, cast on 20 stitches. Knit one round, making sure to k tbl on the twisted stitches, if you used the figure 8 cast on.
Round 2: (kfb of first stitch, k8, kfb in next stitch) twice
Round 3: (kfb, k10, kfb) twice
Round 4: (kfb, p12, kfb) twice
Round 5: k
Repeat rounds 4 and 5, increasing the number of stitches between the kfbs by two each increase round (so round 6 would have k14 between them) until there are a total of 80 sts.
Begin Chart B from Heather’s mittens and continue following the chart until work measures 2” less than final desired length.
Toe-up, 7.5 sts/in:
Using a figure 8 cast on, a Magic cast on, or your preferred method, cast on 16 stitches. Knit one round, making sure to k tbl on the twisted stitches, if you used the figure 8 cast on.
Round 2: (kfb of first stitch, k6, kfb in next stitch) twice
Round 3: (kfb, k8, kfb) twice
Round 4: (kfb, p10, kfb) twice
Round 5: k
Repeat rounds 4 and 5, increasing the number of stitches between the kfbs by two each increase round (so round 6 would have k12 between them) until there are a total of 60 sts.
Begin Chart B from Heather’s mittens and continue following the chart until work measures 2” less than final desired length. NOTE: you will only work needles 1 through 3 of the chart.
Short-rowed heel, 10st/in:
(done with MC only)
(worked back and forth over half the stitches)
Round 1: Work following chart for 40(note row number of chart); k 39, w&t
Row 2: p38, w&t
Row 3: k37, w&t
Repeat rows 2 and 3, decreasing the number of stitches worked before the wrap by 1 on each row until there are 10 stitches left unwrapped, ending with a wrong side row.
Row 4: k10, knit next stitch along with its wrap, wrap next stitch (there are now two wraps on this stitch), turn
Row 5: p11, purl next stitch along with its wrap, w&t
Row 6: k12, knit next stitch with both its wraps, w&t
Row 7: p13, purl next stitch with both its wraps, w&t
Repeat rows 6 and 7, increasing the number of stitches worked before the wrap by 1 on each row, until all heel stitches and wraps have been worked, ending with a wrong side row and turning, then knitting across the heel to the start of the round.
Short-rowed heel, 7.5 st/in:
(done with MC only)
(worked back and forth over half the stitches)
Round 1: Work following chart for 30(note row number of chart); k 29, w&t
Row 2: p28, w&t
Row 3: k27, w&t
Repeat rows 2 and 3, decreasing the number of stitches worked before the wrap by 1 on each row until there are 8 stitches left unwrapped, ending with a wrong side row.
Row 4: k8, knit next stitch along with its wrap, wrap next stitch (there are now two wraps on this stitch), turn
Row 5: p9, purl next stitch along with its wrap, w&t
Row 6: k10, knit next stitch with both its wraps, w&t
Row 7: p11, purl next stitch with both its wraps, w&t
Repeat rows 6 and 7, increasing the number of stitches worked before the wrap by 1 on each row, until all heel stitches and wraps have been worked, ending with a wrong side row and turning, then knitting across the heel to the start of the round.
Forethought heel, 10 st/in:
Note the last row worked on chart. With MC, k40st. With waste yarn, do a provisional cast on of 40 st, then k across these sts with MC. Follow directions for Top-down toe, 10 st/in.
Unpick provisional cast on, placing live stitches back on the needle. Continue on foot, starting with the row of the chart following the row noted when you started the heel, and ending when foot length is 2” shorter than final desired length.
Forethought heel, 7.5 st/in:
Note the last row worked on chart. With MC, k30st. With waste yarn, do a provisional cast on of 30 st, then k across these sts with MC. Follow directions for Top-down toe, 7.5 st/in.
Unpick provisional cast on, placing live stitches back on the needle. Continue on foot, starting with the row of the chart following the row noted when you started the heel, and ending when foot length is 2” shorter than final desired length.
Toe-up Leg(either gauge):
Return to working chart B on the row following the row you noted when you started the heel. Work until leg is 1” shorter than final desired length. NOTE: you will only work needles 1 through 3 of the chart for the 7.5 st/in gauge.
Toe-up Cuff(either gauge):
With MC, (Ktbl, p) to the end of the round. Continue until ribbing measures 1”. Bind off loosely.
Top-down Cuff, 10 st/in:
With MC, cast on 80 sts. Work in (Ktbl, p) to the end of the round. Continue until ribbing measures 1”.
Top-down Cuff, 7.5 st/in:
With MC, cast on 60 sts. Work in (Ktbl, p) to the end of the round. Continue until ribbing measures 1”.
Top-down Leg(either gauge):
Begin Chart B from Heather’s mittens and continue following the chart until work equals the final desired leg length. NOTE: you will only work needles 1 through 3 of the chart for the 7.5 st/in gauge.
Top-down foot(either gauge):
Return to working chart B on the row following the row you noted when you started the heel. Work until foot is 2” shorter than final desired length. NOTE: you will only work needles 1 through 3 of the chart for the 7.5 st/in gauge sock.
Top-down toe, 10 st/in:
Using only MC,
Round 1: (k1, ssk, k34, k2tog, k1) twice.
Round 2: k to end of round.
Repeat these two rounds eleven more times, ending with 36 st. Repeat Round 1 only four more times. (20 st.) Kitchner stitch remaining stitches together.
Top-down toe, 7.5 st/in:
Using only MC,
Round 1: (k1, ssk, k24, k2tog, k1) twice.
Round 2: k to end of round.
Repeat these two rounds eight more times, ending with 28 st. Repeat Round 1 only three more times. (16 st.) Kitchner stitch remaining stitches together.
Afterthought heel, 10 st/in:
Work following the next row of the chart for 40 sts. With waste yarn, knit across 40 sts. Go back to beginning of waste yarn, and work across those same stitches, following the remainder of the chart row. Continue on to foot and toe.
To insert heel, carefully unpick waste yarn, putting each stitch on a needle as it is freed. Rearrange sts for knitting in the round, attach MC and follow directions for Top-down toe, 10 st/in.
Afterthought heel, 7.5 st/in:
Work following the next row of the chart for 30 st. With waste yarn, knit across 30 sts. Go back to beginning of waste yarn, and work across those same stitches, following the remainder of the chart row. Continue on to foot and toe.
To insert heel, carefully unpick waste yarn, putting each stitch on a needle as it is freed. rearrange sts for knitting in the round, attach MC and follow directions for Top-down toe, 7.5 st/in.
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