Men's Socks Pattern #3117

Materials Required—
AMERICAN THREAD COMPANY "PURITAN" MERCERIZED CROCHET AND KNITTING COTTON
2  400-yd. Balls Ecru or White.
"STAR TWIST" MERCERIZED SEWING THREAD
1 spool.
4 double pointed Steel Knitting Needles No. 12.

On 3 needles, cast on 84 sts (30-24-30) and work in ribbing of K 2, P 2 for 3 inches.
Next Round—* K 4, P 2, repeat from * all around and continue working in pattern for 7 inches or until work measures 10 inches from the beginning.
Start Heel—Divide stitches as follows: 50 sts for instep taking care that both ends of these stitches end with P 2. Take remaining 34 sts for heel.
HEEL. Attach "Star Twist" Mercerized Sewing Thread to reinforce the heel, work back and forth on these 34 sts in stockinette st of K 1 row, P 1 row, always slipping the first stitch of each row. Work 31 rows even ending with the K row.
Turn Heel—P 18, P 2 tog, P 1, turn. Sl 1, K 5, K 2 tog, K 1, turn. Sl 1, P 6, P 2 tog, P 1, turn. Sl 1, K 7, K 2 tog, K 1, turn. Sl 1, P 8, P 2 tog, P 1, turn. Continue in same manner until you have Sl 1, P 16, P 2 tog, P 1, turn. K across row. (20 sts.) Drop "Star Twist."
With same needle, pick up and K 16 sts on side of heel (1st needle) working in pattern K the stitches of next 2 needles onto one needle (2nd needle). Pick up and K 16 sts on other side of heel and K 8 sts from 1st needle. (3rd needle.)
1st Needle—K to within the 3 sts at end, K 2 tog, K 1.
2nd Needle—Work even in pattern.
3rd Needle—K 1, sl 1, K 1, pass sl st over K st, K remainder of needle.
Next Round—K even but working the 2nd needle in pattern.
Repeat these 2 rounds until there are 84 sts in round.
Work even for 5½ inches, always knitting the 1st and 3rd needles and working the 2nd needle in pattern.
TOE. Divide sts as follows: take 4 sts from 2nd needle and put on 1st needle, then take 4 sts from other end of 2nd needle and put on 3rd needle. (21-42-21.)
1st Needle—K to within 3 sts of end, K 2 tog, K 1.
2nd Needle—K 1, sl 1, K 1, pass sl st over K st, K to within 3 sts of end, K 2 tog, K 1.
3rd Needle—K 1, sl 1, K 1, pass sl st over K st, K to end. K 1 round even. Repeat these 2 rounds 16 times.
K the 4 sts of 1st needle onto 3rd needle, (8 sts on each needle) break thread leaving a 10 inch length, thread into needle, hold sock so needle is on your right and keeping work under needle, weave front and back together as follows: * pass needle through 1st st of front needle as if knitting and slip st off needle, pass into 2nd st as if purling and leave st on needle, pass through 1st st of back needle as if purling and slip st off needle, pass through 2nd st as if knitting and leave st on needle, repeat from * until all sts are off needle. Fasten firmly.
Work other sock to correspond.