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Garter
Ripple Stitch:
Round 1: *K2, yo, k3, ssk,
k2tog, k3, yo, k2; repeat from * around.
Round 2:Purl.
Ripple Stitch:
Round 1:*K2, yo, k3, ssk,
k2tog, k3, yo, k2; repeat from * around.
Round 2:Knit.
Cuff
CO 56 sts loosely.
Divide sts on 4 double pointed needles [14
on each].
Join in the round without twisting.
Work in Garter Ripple Stitch for a total of
6 pattern repeats [12 rounds].
Leg
Switch to Ripple Stitch
and work these two rounds until the entire
sock is 7 inches long [or desired length]
when measured from cast on edge.
End with a pattern round [Round 1].
Heel Flap
Slip N2 stitches onto N1
-- 28 sts. Slip N4 stitches onto N3 -- 28
sts.
With RS facing, work back and forth as follows:
Row 1: *Sl 1, k1. Repeat from * to end.
Row 2: Sl 1, purl across.
Repeat these two rows 17 times.
Turn Heel
Rw 1: [RS] K17, ssk, k1.
Turn.
Rw 2: Sl 1, p7, p2tog, p1. Turn.
Rw 3: Sl 1, k8, ssk,
k1. Turn.
Rw 4: Sl 1, p9, p2tog, p1. Turn.
Continue shaping the heel as above, adding
one additional st in the middle each time
[K10, P11, K12, etc.] and decreasing 1 st
as directed [ssk or p2tog] until all sts have
been worked. End with a purl row. 18 sts remain.
Gussets
Knit across the heel stitches.
Do not turn. Using the same needle
[N1], pick up 1 st in each edge stitch along
the side of the heel flap [the right side
should be facing you] for a total of 17 stitches.
Pick up 1 additional st in the gap between
the flap and the instep sts [those "on
hold" since starting the heel flap]:36
sts total.
N2 [instep stitches]:knit
across:28 sts.
N3:Using another [empty]
needle, pick up and knit 1 st in the gap between
the instep sts and the heel flap.
Pick up 1 st in each edge st along the other
side of the heel flap for a total of 18 sts
[1 in the gap + 17 along the flap].
K 9 sts from N1 onto N3 -- 27 sts total.
You are now at the beginning
of your round, with half of the turned heel
stitches and one gusset on N1, the instep/pattern
stitches on N2, and the gusset and the other
half of the turned heel stitches on N3.
Round 1:
N1: Work to 3 sts from end, k2tog, k1.
N2: Cont in pattern by resuming Ripple Stitch
pattern from above [round 1].
N3:K1, ssk, work to end.
Round 2:
Work even.
Repeat these 2 rnds until there are 56 sts
remaining [N1:14 sts, N2: 28 sts, N3: 14 sts].
Foot
Work even, keeping only
the instep stitches [N2] in Ripple Stitch
until the foot measures 1.5 -2 inches less
than the desired foot length [approximately
9.5 inches for a women's US 8 shoe].
Toe
Round 1:
N1: Work to last 3 sts, k2tog, k1.
N2: K1, ssk, work to last 3 sts, k2tog, k1.
N3: K1, ssk, complete round.
Round 2: Work even.
Repeat these two rnds until
20 sts remain [N1: 5sts , N2: 10 sts, N3:
5sts].
K sts from N1 onto K3. You should now have
10 sts on each of 2 needles.