Coil Baby Socks

Yarn:         Cascade Fixation
Needles:  US size 3
Gauge:      7.5 sts/in

CO 32

Purl 6 rows

Knit 6 rows

Purl 6 rows

Knit 6 rows

Purl 6 rows

Knit 2 rows, then slip 1 st purl-wise, knit 15 stitches onto one needle for the heel flap. Work 12 rows in total slipping the 1^st every row (including the first knit row) for the heel flap, ending with a purl row.

Turn Heel:

Row 1: sl 1, k 9, ssk, k 1, turn
Row 2: sl 1, p5, p2tog, p 1, turn
Row 3: sl 1, k 6, ssk, k 1, turn
Row 4: sl 1, p 7, p2tog, p 1, turn
Row 5: sl 1, k 8, ssk, turn
Row 6: sl 1, p 9, p2tog, turn. 10 sts remain

Gusset:

Knit 5 of the heel stitches onto one needle and the second five onto another needle, now Needle 1. With Needle 1, pick up 9 stitches along the side of the heel flap. Knit across the top of the sock to the other side of the flap (needles 2 and 3). Pick up 9 stitches with a new needle (needle 4) and knit the five remaining heel stitches. Needles 1 and 4 each have 14 stitches. Needles 2 and 3 each have 8. The center of the heel is the new beginning of the round.

Row 1: Knit even.
Row 2: Knit to the last three stitches of needle 1, k2tog, k1. Knit even across needles 2 and 3. When you get to needle 4, k1, ssk, knit to end.

Repeat rows 1 and 2 until all needles have 8 stitches.

Foot:
Work 10 rows even

Toe:
Row 1: Knit to last 3 sts of needle 1, k2tog. K1, ssk at the beginning of needle 2. Knit to last 3 sts of needle 3, k2tog. K1, ssk at the beginning of needle 4.  Knit to end of round.
Row 2: knit even

Repeat rows 1 and 2 until each needle has 4 stitches.

Kitchener  two sets of 8 and weave in ends.


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