56th row—Slip 1, knit 36.
57th row—Slip 1, knit 12, knit 2 together, knit 7, knit 2 together, knit 13.
58th row—Slip 1, knit 34.
59th row—Slip 1, knit 10, knit 2 together, knit 9, knit 2 together, knit 2, turn back, leaving 9 stitches.
60th row—Slip 1, knit 12, knit 2 together, knit 1, turn back, leaving 8 stitches.
61st row—Slip 1, knit 13, knit the last stitch and one of the 9 together; knit 16 rows more as the last, when there will be 15 stitches on the needle; and with the same needle raise 13 stitches from the selvedge formed by the side of the previous rows: then with another needle knit the 20 stitches left for the instep; take a 3rd needle and raise 13 stitches from the selvedge of the other side, and with the same needle knit 5 and knit 2 together on the 15 left stitches left for the heel; there will now be 60 stitches on the 3 needles.
The Foot, 1st round—Pearl the 1st stitch in the centre of the heel, knit the rest of the round plain. Work 7 rounds more the same.
9th round—Pearl 1, knit 16 (pearl 1 and knit 8, 3 times), pearl 1, knit 15. Work 9 rounds more as the 1st.
19th round—Pearl 1, knit 10; decrease by knitting 3 together thus—slip 1, knit 2 together, and turn the slipped stitch over; knit 7 (pearl 1 and knit 8 twice), pearl 1, knit 7, decrease as before, knit 10. Work 4 rounds as the 1st.
24th round—Pearl 1, knit 9, decrease, knit 31, decrease, knit 9. Work 4 rounds as the 1st.