Girls Anklets Pattern #627

REQUIREMENTS:
YARN: 3-ounces of Sock Yarn.
NEEDLES: 1-set #12 double pointed steel.

GAUGE: 7½-sts to an inch. 10-rounds to an inch.

   CUFF: Cast on 60 sts, (20 sts on each of 3 needles). Join, being careful not to twist the sts. Work in ribbing of k 2, p 2 for 1¼-inches. Now work in stockinette stitch (knit each round) until the piece measures 4-inches in all.
   HEEL: Knit 15 sts off the first needle, turn; slip 15 sts from 3rd needle onto the needle with the 15 sts just knitted, (this is the heel needle). Turn. Divide the remaining 30 sts equally on 2 needles to be worked later for the instep. Work back and forth over the 30 heel sts as follows: 1st row: Purl across. 2nd row: * slip 1, k 1, repeat from * across row. Repeat these last 2 rows until 24 rows are completed, ending with the 2nd row.
   TURNING HEEL: 1st row: With the wrong side of the work facing you, purl 20, p 2 tog, turn. 2nd row: Slip 1, k 10, slip 1, k 1, psso, turn. 3rd row: Slip 1, p 11, p 2 tog, turn. 4th row: Slip 1, k 12, slip 1, k 1, psso, turn. 5th row: Slip 1, p 13, p 2 tog, turn. 6th row: Slip 1, k 14, slip 1, k 1, psso, turn. 7th row: Slip 1, p 15, p 2 tog, turn. 8th row: Slip 1, k 16, slip 1, k 1, psso, turn. 9th row: Slip 1, p 17, p 2 tog, turn. 10th row: Slip 1, k 18, slip 1, k 1, psso. (20 sts remaining on heel needle); ending with a knit row.
   GUSSETS: With the heel needle, pick up and knit 12 sts along side of heel, (32 sts on heel needle). With a spare needle, knit across the next 2-needles (this transfers instep sts onto 1-needle 30 sts). With another needle pick up and knit 12 sts along other side of heel and with the same needle knit 10 sts from heel needle, (There are 74 sts in the round).
   GUSSET DECREASES: 1st needle: Knit to within 3 sts, k 2 tog, k 1. 2nd needle: Knit across needle, (instep). 3rd needle: Knit 1, k 2 tog, k 1, knit to end of needle. 2nd Round: Knit each stitch around. Repeat these last 2 rounds until 60 sts remain in the round. Now knit in stockinette stitch (knit each round), without decreasing until the piece measures 2 inches less than your foot measurement.
   TOE DECREASES: 1st round: Knit to within 3 sts from end of 1st needle, k 2 tog, k 1; 2nd needle: k 1, slip 1, k 1, psso, knit to within 3 sts, k 2 tog, k 1. 3rd needle: knit 1, slip 1, k 1, psso, knit to end of needle. 2nd round: Knit each stitch around. Repeat these last 2 rounds until 16 sts remain in the round. With the 3rd needle, knit 4 sts from 1st needle, (8 sts on 2 needles). Break off yarn, leaving about 18-inches of yarn. Thread a darning needle with this and weave the remaining sts together.