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1 set Double Pointed Knitting Needles No. 8 GAUGE: 9 sts = 2 inches
Cast on 48 sts. Divide sts on 3 needles. Work in K 1, P 1 ribbing for 2½ inches.
1st ROUND: START PATTERN: Work 3 sts in seed st (K 1, P 1, K 1), P 2, K 2, P 2, K 6, P 2, K 2, P 2, work next 3 sts in seed st (P 1, K 1, P 1), repeat from beg all around. 2nd ROUND: Seed st over next 3 sts (P the K st, K the P st), P 2, twist over next 2 sts (see 2nd row of scarf), P 2, cable twist over next 6 sts (see 2nd row of scarf), P 2, K 2, P 2, seed st over next 3 sts, repeat from beg all around. 3rd, 4th, 5th, 7th and 8th ROUNDS: Same as 1st round keeping seed sts in established pattern. 6th ROUND: 3 seed sts, P 2, twist over next 2 sts, P 2, K 6, P 2, twist over next 2 sts, P 2, 3 seed sts, repeat from beg all around. Repeat 8 rounds of pattern 10 times, then work 3 more rounds in pattern. HEEL: Divide sts as follows: sl last 4 sts from 1st needle and 1st 4 sts from 3rd needle onto 2nd needle for instep, place these sts on st holder. Work 24 heel sts in stockinette st (K 1 row, P 1 row) for 2½ inches ending with a P row, always sl the 1st st of these rows. TURN HEEL: 1st ROW: Sl 1, K 11, K 2 tog, K 1, turn. 2nd ROW: Sl 1, P 4, sl 1, P 1, p.s.s.o., P 1, turn. 3rd ROW: Sl 1, K 4, K 2 tog, K 1, turn. 4th ROW: Sl 1, P 5, sl 1, P 1, p.s.s.o., P 1, turn. Continue in this manner until all sts have been worked ending with a K row (14 sts). Divide these sts on 2 needles. NEXT ROUND: 1st needle: With 7 sts on needle, pick up and K 10 sts on side of heel, K 3 sts of instep on same needle; 2nd needle: continue with 4th pattern row over 18 sts of instep; 3rd needle: K 3 sts, pick up and K 10 sts on side of heel, K across remaining 7 sts. NEXT ROUND: Work even working instep sts in pattern. NEXT ROUND: Dec as follows: 1st needle; K to within 5 sts, K 2 tog, K 3; 2nd needle: Work in pattern; 3rd needle: K 3, sl 1, K 1, p.s.s.o., K remaining sts. Repeat these 2 rounds until there are 42 sts on needles. Work even until foot measures 6½ inches or 2 inches less than desired length. Discontinue pattern on 2nd needle. NEXT ROUND: SHAPE TOE: K to within 3 sts of end of 1st needle, K 2 tog, K 1; 2nd needle: K 1, sl 1, K 1, p.s.s.o., work to within 3 sts of end of same needle, K 2 tog, K 1; 3rd needle: K 1, sl 1, K 1, p.s.s.o., work to end. NEXT ROUND: K even. Repeat these 2 rounds until 18 sts remain, K next 5 sts, cut yarn leaving a 12 inch length; sl sts evenly to 2 needles. Weave these sts tog as follows: * pass needle through first st of front needle as if knitting and slip st off needle, pass into 2nd st as if purling and leave st on needle, pass through first st of back needle as if purling and slip st off needle, pass through 2nd st of back needle as if knitting and leave st on needle, repeat from * until all sts are worked off. Fasten yarn at side of toe.
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