4 Skeins of Stocking Yarn
4 Steel Knitting Needles, Size 13
Color desired—Brown or Dark Gray
Cast on 68 stitches (20 on 1 needle, 24 on 2nd and 3rd needles): knit in
rib of 2 plain, 2 purl for 26 rounds.
27th round. Knit 10 (pick up an extra stitch now and purl it always for
seam stitch), knit plain to end of round.
Repeat the 27th round until the 57th round is reached.
57th round. 1st decreasing. Knit to within 3 of seam stitch, knit 2
together, knit 1, purl the seam stitch, knit 1, slip 1, knit 1, pass the
slipped stitch over the knitted one, knit to the end of round.
Repeat this decreasing every 6th round, having decreased 4 times.
Now knit without decreasing for 24 rounds, then prepare for the heel as
follows.
_For the Heel_: place 15 stitches on each side of the middle seam
stitch, and knit these 31 stitches backward and forward for 25 rows,
always slipping the 1st stitch, working 1 plain row and 1 purl row
alternately.
_To turn the Heel_: Slip the first stitch, knit 15, knit 2 together,
knit 1, turn the work; slip 1, purl 2, purl 2 together, purl 1, turn;
slip 1, knit 3, knit 2 together, knit 1, turn; slip 1, purl 4, purl 2
together, purl 1, turn; slip 1, knit 5, knit 2 together, knit 1, turn;
slip 1, purl 6, purl 2 together, purl 1, turn; slip 1, knit 7, knit 2
together, knit 1, turn; slip 1, purl 8, purl 2 together, purl 1, turn;
slip 1, knit 9, knit 2 together, knit 1, turn; slip 1, purl 10, purl 2
together, purl 1, turn; slip 1, knit 11, knit 2 together, knit 1, turn;
slip 1, purl 12, purl 2 together, purl 1, turn; slip 1, knit 13, knit 2
together, knit 1, turn.
The heel is now finished. Knit the 16 stitches, and proceed to pick up
the 17 stitches down the side of the heel next to the needle just
finished, knitting each stitch as it is raised; knit the 30 stitches
that were left on to one needle for the front of the foot, and proceed
to pick up 17 stitches on the other side of heel: then knit on to these
half the stitches that were left at the top of the heel.
Knit 1 round: the 2nd decrease thus:
On the first side needle, knit to within 3 of the end, knit 2 together,
knit 1, knit the front needle; 2nd side needle, knit 1, slip 1, knit 1,
pass the slipped stitch over the knitted one, knit to end of needle.
Decrease in this manner every 2nd round until there are 15 on each of
the side needles, reducing them to correspond with the front needle,
making 10 decreasings for the instep.
Knit 48 or 50 rounds from the last decreasing for the length of foot and
then decrease for the toe in the following way:
1st side needle; knit to within 3 of end, knit 2 together, knit 1.
Front needle: knit 1, slip 1, knit 1, pass the slipped stitch over, knit
to within 3 of end, knit 2 together, knit 1.
2nd side needle: knit 1, slip 1, knit 1, pass the slipped stitch over,
knit to end of needle.
Decrease in this way with 2 rounds between, 4 times, then more rapidly,
until you have only 9 stitches on the front needle and 9 on the 2 side
needles, which must be placed on 1st needle. Hold the 2 needles side by
side, parallel with instep, and darn off the stitches alternately.