Jojoland Bell Tassel Socks Knitting Pattern

Jojoland Bell Tassel Socks

What is Being Made

The Jojoland Bell Tassel is a pair of knitted socks featuring decorative lace detailing. This downloadable PDF pattern provides complete instructions for creating a finished sock using traditional knitting construction methods. The socks are worked from the top down and completed in the round, resulting in a seamless garment.

Knitting Techniques

This pattern employs several intermediate to advanced knitting techniques to create its distinctive appearance:

• Top-down construction: The socks are knitted beginning at the cuff and progressing toward the toe, allowing for easy customization of length and fit
• Worked in the round: Using multiple needles (typically circular or double-pointed needles), the sock is constructed continuously in a circular fashion, eliminating the need for seaming
• Lace stitch work: The Bell Tassel Stitch is a decorative lace pattern that appears on the foot of the sock, specifically worked among 25 stitches on needle #2 as the sock progresses
• Heel construction: The pattern includes a traditional heel gusset, where stitches are picked up along the selvedge edges of a heel flap to create a well-fitted heel cup
• Toe shaping: Strategic decreases using k2tog (knit two together) and ssk (slip, slip, knit) techniques gradually reduce the stitch count until the toe is closed using the Kitchener stitch, a grafting technique that creates an invisible seam

Stitches Used

The Jojoland Bell Tassel pattern incorporates fundamental and decorative knitting stitches:

• Stockinette stitch: Used for the main body of the sock on needles #1 and #3, creating a smooth, classic fabric
• Bell Tassel Stitch: A charted lace pattern that forms the decorative element on the foot, worked as established according to the included Bell Tassel Stitch Chart
• Knit stitch (k): The foundation stitch used throughout the pattern
• Knit two together (k2tog): A right-leaning decrease used for shaping the toe
• Slip, slip, knit (ssk): A left-leaning decrease used for balanced shaping on the toe
• Kitchener stitch: A grafting technique used to seamlessly close the remaining stitches at the toe

Materials and Tools

While the PDF does not specify exact yarn weight or needle size, the pattern references working with yarn suitable for sock knitting and indicates the use of multiple needles for working in the round. The pattern is worked across three needles, with stitch counts distributed as follows: 78 stitches total during the foot section, progressing to 60 stitches before the toe decreases begin. The pattern requires an 18-inch yarn tail for grafting the toe closed. Specific yarn fiber content and needle specifications should be confirmed in the complete pattern document from Jojoland International, LLC.

Pattern Structure

The Jojoland Bell Tassel follows a logical progression: heel gusset shaping, foot section with lace stitch detail, and toe shaping with final grafting. The foot is worked even in stockinette stitch on needles #1 and #3 while the decorative Bell Tassel Stitch is maintained on needle #2 until the piece measures 2 inches less than the total desired foot length. Toe decreases are worked in alternating rounds of decreases and knit rounds until 24 stitches remain, at which point the Kitchener stitch is used to graft the remaining stitches together for a finished edge.