4.20.2007

MYSTERY MONKEY SOCKS, Part 3, The Traditional French Heel


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.
Heel Flap
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 right-side row.

Heel Turn
Begin turning heel on a wrong side row. Slip all sts purlwise. 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.