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Sizes 9 to 12 Slack or Regulation Length

MATERIALS: Chadwick's Red Heart Sock and Sweater Yarn, 3 balls (1 oz. balls) for Sizes 9 and 10; 4 balls for Sizes 11 and 12.

Clark's O.N.T. Double-pointed Plastic Sock Needles, 1 set No. 2 (2 ¾ mm, size).

GAUGE: 7 sts make 1 inch; 12 rnds make 1 inch.

CUFF . . . Cast on 64 sts loosely. Divide sts on 3 needles and join, being careful not to twist sts. Work in ribbing of k 2, p 2 for 1 inch for Slack length; 2 inches for Regulation length.

Now work in pattern as follows: 1st, 2nd and 3rd rnds: * K 2, p 2. Repeat from * around. 4th rnd: * Skip first st, k the next st on left hand needle but do not take it off; then k the skipped st and slip both sts off the left hand needle at one time, p 2. Repeat from * around. 5th, 6th and 7th rnds: * K 1, p 2, k 2. Repeat from * around, ending with k 1. 8th rnd: K 1, * p 2, skip the next st, knit the following st but do not take it off; then k the skipped st and slip both sts off the left hand needle at one time. Repeat from * around. 9th, 10th and 11th rnds: * P 2, k 2. Repeat from * around. 12th rnd: * P 2, skip next st, k the next st but do not take it off the needle; then k the skipped st and slip both sts off the left hand needle at one time. Repeat from * around. 13th, 14th and 15th rnds: P 1, * k 2, p 2. Repeat from * around, ending with p 1. 16th rnd: P 1,* skip next st, k the next st but do not take it off the needle; then k the skipped st and slip both sts off the left hand needle at one time, p 2. Repeat from * around, ending with p 1.

The last 16 rnds constitute the pattern. Work in pattern until piece measures in all—For Slack Length—11 ½ inches for Size 9; 12 inches for Size 10; 12 ½ inches for Size 11; 13 inches for Size 12. For Regulation Length—18 ½ inches for Size 9; 19 inches for Size 10; 19 ½ inches for Size 11; and 20 inches for Size 12.

To Shape Toe: Divide sts so that there are 16 sts on 1st needle; 32 sts on 2nd needle; and 16 sts on 3rd needle. 1st rnd: On 1st needle, k across to last 3 sts, then k 2 tog, k 1; on 2nd needle, k 1, sl 1, k 1, p.s.s.o., k to last 3 sts, then k 2 tog, k 1; on 3rd needle, k 1, sl 1, k 1, p.s.s.o., k to end of rnd. 2nd rnd: K around. Repeat the last 2 rnds until 12 sts remain on rnd. Weave sts together.

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