Standby Socks Pattern #365

SIZES 10-11-12

MATERIALS: Chadwick's Red Heart Sports Yarn, 4 balls (1 oz. balls).
Milward's Phantom Knitting Pins, 1 pair No. 2 (2¾ mm. size).

GAUGE: 8 sts make 1 inch; 11 rows make 1 inch.

Cast on 64 sts. 1st row: K 3, * p 2, k 2. Repeat from * to last st, k 1. 2nd row: K 1, * p 2, k 2. Repeat from * to last st, k 1. Repeat these 2 rows alternately for 4 inches, ending with the 1st row. Next row: K 1, inc. in next st, p 1, * k 2, p 2. Repeat from * to within 5 sts from end, k 2, inc. in next st, p 1, k 1 (66 sts).

   Now work in pattern as follows: 1st row: K 1, * p 4, k 4. Repeat from * to the last st, k 1. 2nd, 3rd and 4th rows: Same as 1st row. 5th row: K 1, * k 4, p 4. Repeat from * to last st, k 1. 6th, 7th and 8th rows: Same as 5th row. Repeat these 8 rows of pattern until work measures about 11½ inches in all, ending with the 8th row of pattern. Next row: K 17; (p 4, k 4) 4 times; k 17. Following row: K 1, p 16, turn.
   Work over these 17 sts for first half of heel as follows: 1st row: Sl 1, k across. 2nd row: K 1, p 15, k 1. Repeat these 2 rows alternately 11 times more; then repeat the 1st row.

Shape heel as follows: 1st row: K 1, p 4, p 2 tog., turn. 2nd and all even rows: K across. 3rd row: K 1, p 5, p 2 tog., turn. 5th row: K 1, p 6, p 2 tog., turn. 7th row: K 1, p 7, p 2 tog., turn. 9th row: K 1, p 8, p 2 tog., turn. 11th row: K 1, p 9, k 2 tog. (11 sts). Break yarn.
   Slip the next 32 sts for instep to a stitch holder. Join yarn to next st and work remaining 17 sts for 2nd half of heel as follows: 1st row: Sl 1, p 15, k 1. 2nd row: K across. Repeat these 2 rows alternately 11 times; then repeat the 1 st row.

Shape heel as follows: 1st row: K 5, k 2 tog., turn. 2nd and all even rows: P to last st, k 1. 3rd row: K 6, k 2 tog., turn. 5th row: K 7, k 2 tog., turn. 7th row: K 8, k 2 tog., turn. 9th row: K 9, k 2 tog., turn. 11th row: K 10, k 2 tog., turn. 12th row: Sl 1, p to last st, k 1. 13th row: K 11, pick up and k 15 sts along side of the heel, work pattern across 32 instep sts, pick up and k 15 sts along side of 2nd heel piece, k across remaining 11 sts.

Shape instep as follows: 1st row: K 1, p 25, work pattern over 32 sts, p 25, k 1. 2nd row: K 24, k 2 tog., work pattern over 32 sts, sl 1, k 1, p.s.s.o., k 24. 3rd and all odd rows: K 1, p to 32 instep sts, work pattern over those 32 sts, p to last st, k 1. 4th row: K 23, k 2 tog., work pattern over 32 sts, sl 1, k 1, p.s.s.o., k 23. Continue thus, decreasing at each side of the 32 pattern sts every other row until 60 sts remain on needle. Next row: K 1, p 13, work pattern over 32 sts, p 13, k 1. Following row: K 14, pattern over 32 sts, k 14. Repeat these 2 rows alternately until work measures 8 inches from back of heel for size 10; 9 inches for size 11, and 10 inches for size 12.

Then shape toe as follows: 1st and all odd rows: K 1, p to last st, k 1. 2nd row: K 11, k 2 tog., k 4, sl 1, k 1, p.s.s.o., k 22, k 2 tog., k 4, sl 1, k 1, p.s.s.o., k 11. 4th row: K 10, k 2 tog., k 4, sl 1, k 1, p.s.s.o., k 20, k 2 tog., k 4, sl 1, k 1, p.s.s.o., k 10. 6th row: K 9, k 2 tog., k 4, sl 1, k 1, p.s.s.o., k 18, k 2 tog., k 4, sl 1, k 1, p.s.s.o., k 9. Continue thus until only 20 sts remain, ending with a p row; slip these sts onto a strand of yarn. Block carefully and sew back seam, being careful not to draw too tightly. Fold so that seam is at center bottom of sole, and weave 20 toe sts together; or place 10 sts on each of 2 needles and bind off, knitting 1 st from each needle at once.