=To shape toe:= =1st round:= K8. *K7. K2tog. Repeat from * to end of round.
=2nd and alternate rounds:= Knit. =3rd round:= *K6. K2tog. Repeat from * to
end of round. =5th round:= *K5. K2tog. Repeat from * to end of round.
Continue decreasing in this manner to 10 sts. in round. =Next round:=
*K2tog. Repeat from * to end of round. Break wool. Thread end through
remaining sts. Draw up and fasten securely. Sew seams.
(=A=) =LACEY SOCKS=--_Illustrated on page 48_
MATERIALS: =3 ply BEEHIVE NON-SHRINK BABY WOOL=. 1 oz.
=For Needles, Measurements and Tension, see Diamond Socks, page 48.=
PATTERN: =1st round:= *P1. K2. P1. K2tog. Wl. fwd. K1. Wl. fwd. Sl. 1. K1.
p.s.s.o. Repeat from * to end of round. =2nd round:= *P1. K2. P1. K5.
Repeat from * to end of round. =3rd round:= As 1st. round. =4th round:=
*P1. Miss next st. Knit into back of next st. but do not slip off needle.
Knit into front of 1st. st. Slip both sts. off needle together. P1. K5.
Repeat from * to end of round. These 4 rounds complete one pattern.
Cast on 44 sts. (16. 16. 12). Work 2 ins. ribbing (K1. P1) inc. 1. st. in
last round. Rearrange sts. as follows:- (18. 18. 9). Continue even in
pattern until work measures approx. 5 ins. from beginning ending with 4th
pattern round.
=To make heel:= Knit the first 22 sts. of round for heel. Divide remaining
23 sts. on 2 needles and leave for instep. =1st row:= K1. Purl to last st.
K1. =2nd row:= Knit. Repeat these 2 rows 7 times, 1st. row once.
=To shape heel:= K12. Sl. 1. K1. p.s.s.o. K1. Turn. P4. P2tog. P1. Turn.
K5. Sl. 1. K1. p.s.s.o. K1. Turn. P6. P2tog. P1. Turn. Continue in this
manner until all sts. are worked. 12 sts. on needle. Knit back 6 sts. Put
instep sts. on one needle.
=To shape instep:= =1st needle:= Knit remaining 6 heel sts. Pick up and
knit 10 sts. along side of heel. =2nd needle:= (instep needle, to be worked
to the toe in pattern). *K2tog. Wl. fwd. K1. Wl. fwd. Sl. 1. K1. p.s.s.o.
P1. K2. P1. Repeat from * once. K2tog. Wl. fwd. K1. Wl. fwd. Sl. 1. K1.
p.s.s.o. =3rd needle:= Pick up and knit 10 sts. along other side of heel.
Knit remaining 6 heel sts. Proceed:-
=1st round:= =1st needle:= Knit. =2nd needle:= (K5. P1. K2. P1) twice. K5.
=3rd needle:= Knit. =2nd round:= =1st needle:= Knit to last 3 sts. K2tog.
K1. =2nd needle:= (K2tog. Wl. fwd. K1. Wl. fwd. Sl. 1. K1. p.s.s.o. P1. K2.
P1) twice. K2tog. Wl. fwd. K1. Wl. fwd. Sl. 1. K1. p.s.s.o. =3rd needle:=
K1. Sl. 1. K1. p.s.s.o. Knit to end of needle. Keeping continuity of
pattern on 2nd needle, at the instep end of each of the 1st. and 3rd
needles continue dec. 1. st. every alternate row, until there are 11 sts.
on each of 1st. and 3rd needles. Still working the 2nd needle in pattern
continue even until work, from where sts. were picked up at heel measures