Day Six - The Foot
Day Six is just like day three: knitting.
I like to place a stitch on the first stitch before I start so I have a starting place to go to if I lose count of my rows.
You will want the length of the foot to measure from your heel to right where your toes start. For me, that is 7”.
Depending on your tension and your gauge, you will want to measure the foot from heel to needles at the desired length. Remember how I said I like math? For me that was 32 rows, half the number of stitches on my knitting needles.
My pattern now reads:
Sock Pattern
8 stitches to an inch, 10 rows to an inch
Cast On 64 stitches
Cuff
K2, P2 for 16 rows. Place a marker on the first stitch.
Leg
Knit every row for 64 rows
Heel Flap
Set up row: Knit all stitches from needle one onto needle four
Row 1: (WS) Knit 3 stitches, purl to last 3 stitches, knit 3 stitches
Row 2: (RS) Knit 3 stitches, *sl 1, k 1; repeat from * until last 3 stitches, knit 3 stitches
Repeat these two rows for a total of 32 rows.
Turn Heel
Row 1: (WS) Sl 1, Purl 16 stitches, purl 2 together (p2tog), p 1, turn
Row 2: (RS) Sl 1, k 3, slip slip knit (ssk), k 1, turn
Row 3: (WS) Sl 1, purl to within 1 stitch of gap, p2tog, p 1, turn
Row 4: (RS) Sl 1, knit to within 1 stitch of gap, knit 2 together (k2tog), K 1, turn
Heel Gusset
Divide the stitches of heel back onto separate needles, 9 stitches on each.
Pick up and knit 16 stitches along each side, plus two at the top of the gusset.
Needles One and Four should have 27 stitches on each.
Set Up Row
Needle One: Knit to last two stitches, ssk
Needles Two and Three: Knit
Needle Four: K2tog, knit to end
Gusset Decrease
Row One
Needle One: Knit to last two stitches last two stitches, k2tog
Needles Two and Three: Knit
Needle Four: Ssk, knit to end
Row Two
Knit
Repeat these two rows until you have the same number of stitches as your cast on.
Foot
Knit 32 rows.