MYSTERY MONKEY SOCKS, Part 3, Heel

MYSTERY MONKEY SOCKS

Part 3

The Traditional French Heel

To prepare for heel flap, rearrange 68 sts as follows:

Needle 1: 16 sts

Needle 2: 19 sts

Needle 3: 13 sts

Needle 4: 20 sts

Transfer Needle 3 sts to Needle 4. These are the 33 heel sts.

Turn Needle 4 around to ws. You will begin to work across wrong side.

Break off grey yarn and join natural(white) yarn for heel flap.

Row 1(ws) Sl1, purl to end of needle, turn.

Row 2(rs) *Sl1, k1; repeat from * across row to last st, K1.

Repeat Rows 1 and 2 (16x) ending after completing a rs row.

Heel Turn

Begin turning heel on a wrong side row.

Break off natural(white) yarn and join red yarn.

Row 1: Sl1, p17, p2tog, p1. Turn to rs.

Row 2: Sl1, k4, ssk, k1. Turn.

Row 3: Sl1, p5, p2tog, p1. Turn.

Row 4: Sl1, k6, ssk, k1. Turn.

Row 5: Sl1, p7, p2tog, p1. Turn.

Row 6: Sl1, k8, ssk, k1. Turn.

Row 7: Sl1, p9, p2tog, p1. Turn.

Row 8: Sl1, k10, ssk, k1. Turn.

Row 9: Sl1, p11, p2tog, p1. Turn.

Row 10: Sl1, k12, ssk, k1. Turn

Row 11: Sl1, p13, p2tog, p1. Turn.

Row 12: Sl1, k14, ssk, k1. Turn.

Row 13: Sl1, p15, p2tog, p1. Turn.

Heel turn is complete. 19 sts remaining.