Girl's Classic Socks

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Size 8 ½ to 11

1 Pr. Standard No. 2 Needles

SCALE: 9 sts to 1 in.

JACK FROST FINGERING FLEECE---3 1-oz. Balls

Cast on 65 sts. Work in ribbing of K 1, P 1, for 2 in., then work even in stockinette st until piece measures 4 in. in all ending with a purl row.

HEEL: Knit 16. Place remaining 49 sts on st-holder. Work back and forth in stockinette st on the 16 heel sts for 26 rows, ending with a purl row. Turn this half of heel as follows:

Row 1—K 1, K 2 tog., K 1; turn; slip 1, P 2; turn.

Row 3—K 2, K 2 tog., K 1; turn; slip 1, P 3; turn.

Row 5—K 3, K 2 tog., K 1; turn; slip 1, P 4; turn.

Continue working as given above until all sts are worked; there will be 9 sts on the Needle, ending with K 7, K 2 tog., K 1. Pick up and knit 15 sts on side of heel. Place the sts from st-holder to left hand Needle and knit across the 33 instep sts. Place the 57 sts just worked, on st-holder. Work back and forth in stockinette st on the remaining 16 heel sts for 27 rows ending with a knit row. Turn this half of heel as follows:

Row 1—P 1, P 2 tog., P 1; turn; slip 1, K 2; turn.

Row 3—P 2, P 2 tog., P 1; turn; slip 1, K 3; turn.

Row 5—P 3, P 2 tog., P 1; turn; slip 1, K 4; turn.

Continue working as given above until all sts are worked; there will be 9 sts on the Needle, ending with P 7, P 2 tog., P 1. Pick up and purl 15 sts on side of heel. Place the sts from st-holder to left hand Needle and purl across row (81 sts).

INSTEP SHAPING:

Row 1—K 22, K 2 tog., K 33, slip 1, K 1, PSSO, K 22.

Row 2 and all even rows purl.

Row 3—K 21, K 2 tog., K 33, slip 1, K 1, PSSO, K 21.

Row 5—K 20, K 2 tog., K 33, slip 1, K 1, PSSO, K 20.

Continue decreasing as given above until 65 sts remain. Work even until foot measures 2 in. less than desired length, measuring from back of heel, ending with a purl row. Decrease for toe as follows:

Row 1—K 14, K 2 tog., K 2, slip 1, K 1, PSSO, K 25, K 2 tog., K 2, slip 1, K 1, PSSO, K 14.

Row 2 and all even rows purl.

Row 3—K 13, K 2 tog., K 2, slip 1, K 1, PSSO, K 23, K 2 tog., K 2, slip 1, K 1, PSSO, K 13.

Row 5—K 12, K 2 tog., K 2, slip 1, K 1, PSSO, K 21, K 2 tog., K 2, slip 1, K 1, PSSO, K 12.

Continue decreasing as given above until 21 sts remain.

Weave tip of sock tog. Sew back and sole seam. Work other sock to correspond.

These socks patterns originally published by Jack Frost in Two-Needle Socks, Volume 57.