LACY WOOLEASE SOCKS

1 ball of Wool-Ease (I used white with translucent wrap)
1 set of size 5 or 6 dp needles (5)

Lace Pattern:

Rows 1, 2, 4:  K around
Row 3:  K2tog, yo, k1, yo, SKP

Cast on 40 sts, 10 sts per needle.
K 6 rows
Eyelet row:  K2tog, YO.  Repeat for entire round
K 6 rows
Begin Lace Pattern, repeating 4 pattern rows until 6" from eyelet row

Begin heel flap, placeing 20 sts from needles 1 and 4 on one needle.   Sl 1,
p1, K1 across.
Continue for 14 rows ending with right side facing you.

Turn heel - Sl 1, k13, skp, turn
sl 1, p6, p2 tog, turn
sl 1 k6, skp, turn
Repeat these last 2 rows until all sts are worked (8 sts on needle)

Gussets:  Pick up 9 sts on left side, work next 2 needles in lace stitch as
established, PU 9 sts on
right side and k 4 sts from heel needle onto this needle.  Place remaining 4
heel sts on left
needle (1).

K 1 row around, maintaining lace pattern on needles 2 and 3.
Decrease row:  K to within 3 sts of end of 1st needle.  SKP, K 1, Work lace
pattern on next two
needles.  K1, k2tog, k remaining sts. on 4th needle.
Repeat these two rows two more times.  You should now have 40 sts on needles.

Foot:  Continue pattern as established until 1-1/2 " from desired length.

Toe:  Decrease Row:  K to within 3 sts of end of first needle, skp, k1.  K1,
k2tog, k remaining sts
on needle 2.  Knit to within 3 sts of end of 3rd needle, skp, k1.  K1, k2tog,
k remaining sts on
needle 4.
K 2 rounds.
(Repeat decrease row.  K 1 round), 3 times
Work decrease round each row until 4sts remain on each needle.
Place sts from needles 1,4 on one needle.  Place sts from needles 2,3 on one
needle and graft toe.

Hem the first six knitted rows, leaving a picot edge to sock.  Be careful to
do this loosely so it will stretch over foot.
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