Sock Patterns: Men's Ribbed Socks

Sock Patterns Materials -

• 5 ozs. of 5-ply, 'whiteheather' Scotch Fingering.
• Four no.13 steel knitting needles.

Work at a tension to produce about 9 stitches and 13 rows to the inch, measured over the plain portion.

Cast on 76 stitches, 24 on each of two needles and 28 on a third. Work in rib of K.2 and P.2 for 11 inches. Then commence the heel as follows:- Knit the first 18 stithes on one needle, slip the last 20 stitches of the round on to the other end of the same needle (these 38 stitches are for the heel). Dividing all the other stitches on to two needles, leave them for the instep.

On the heel stitches (always slipping the first), purl and knit a row alternately until 37 more rows are worked (the last will be a purl row). Then, to turn the heel, K.22, K.2 together, turn (always slipping the first stitch after turning), P.7, P.2 together, turn, K.8, K.2 together, turn, P.9, P.2 together, turn.

K.10, K.2 together; continue in this manner until all the heel stitches are worked on to one row again. Knit back 11 stitches - this completes the heel.

Slip all the instep stitches on to one needle. Taking a spare needle, knit the remaining 11 stitches of the heel and knit up 19 stitches at the side of the heel; with a second needle, rib the instep stitches; with a third needle, knit up 19 stitchest at the side of the heel and the other 11 heel stitches.

Knit 1 round, plain on the first and third needles and in the rib on the second needle. Then, in the next round, decrease for the instep as follows:- Knit to the last 3 stitches of the first needle, K.2 together, K.1 rib the second needle without shaping; on the third needle, K.1, K.2 together through the back of the loops, knit to the end of the needle of sock patterns.

Repeat the last 2 rounds until only 19 stitches remain on each of the first and third needles. Then work,without shaping until (from the side of the heel where the stitches were knitted up) the foot measures:-

6.5 inches for a 10-inch foot.

7 inches for a 10.5-inch foot.

7.5 inches for an 11-inch foot.

Shape the toe in the same manner as given for the flat toe but only working one plain round, instead of two, between each round of shaping, and finishing when only 24 stitches remain in the round of sock patterns.

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