Finished Measurements:
Size 13 men's foot
Easily adjusts to any foot size with this toe-up method
2 skeins Patons Kroy Sock yarn (one per sock)
Content: 75% Wool - 25% Nylon
Put-up: 1.75 oz / 50 g
Length: 166 yd / 152 m
Size 1 double pointed needles
Gauge:
28 sts and 36 rows = 4" (10 cm)
Stitches:
K - knit
P - purl
Sl - slip unworked stitch from left needle to right needle
SSK - slip unworked stitch from left needle to right needle knitwise. Slip a second unworked stitch from the left needle to the right needle knitwise. Slip those two unworked stitches separately back to the left needle purlwise. Knit those two stitches together in the back of the stitches (decrease).
K2tog - knit two stitches together (decrease).
P2tog - purl two stitches together (decrease).
Inc - knit into the front and back of the same stitch (increase).
Toe Shaping
Using provisional cast on method, cast on 8 stitches
Round 1: Knit across
Round 2: Purl across
Round 3: Knit across
Round 4: Purl across
Round 5: *K2, Inc, K1 (add a needle) K1, Inc, K2.* Repeat from * to * (20 sts)
Rounds 6-8: Needle 1 - K2, Inc, K across needle
Needle 2 - K across needle to last 3 sts, Inc, K2
Needle 3 - K2, Inc, K across needle
Needle 4 - K across needle to last 3 sts, Inc, K2
Increase until you have 32 sts total (8 sts per needle)
Round 9: K across
Round 10: Needle 1 - K2, Inc, K across needle
Needle 2 - K across needle to last 3 sts, Inc, K2
Needle 3 - K2, Inc, K across needle
Needle 4 - K across needle to last 3 sts, Inc, K2
Repeat Round 9 and Round 10 until you have 60 sts total (20 sts per needle)
Foot
Begin working box pattern on top of foot.
Round 11: Needle 1 - *K5, P5.* Repeat from * to * until end of needle
Needle 2 - *K5, P5.* Repeat from * to * until end of needle
Needle 3 - K across needle
Needle 4 - K across needle
Round 12-16: Repeat Round 11
Round 17: Needle 1 - *P5, K5.* Repeat from * to * until end of needle
Needle 2 - *P5, K5.* Repeat from * to * until end of needle
Needle 3 - K across needle
Needle 4 - K across needle
Round 18-22: Repeat Round 17
Repeat Rounds 11-22 to work box pattern until sock is the length from the toe to the bend of your ankle at the top of your foot.
Heel Flap
Work Needles 3 & 4 ONLY (the needles without the box pattern, 40 sts)
Leave Needles 1 & 2 unworked
Round 23: Sl1, P across, turn
Round 24: Sl 1, K across, turn
Repeat Rounds 23 and Row 24, 22 more times (24 rows total)
Heel Shaping
Round 25: Sl1, P20, P2tog, P1, turn (leave 16 sts unworked)
Round 26: Sl1, K3, K2tog, K1, turn
Round 27: Sl1, P until one st before the gap, P2tog, P1, turn
Round 28: Sl1, K until one st before the gap, K2tog, K2, turn
Repeat Round 27 and Round 28 until you have 22 sts left on the needle
Using a spare needle, pick up 14 sts along the length of the heel flap. Knit across.
Work the box pattern across Needle 1 and Needle 2.
Pick up 14 sts along the other length of the heel flap. Knit across.
Distribute sts along the 4 needles as follows:
Needle 1: 20 sts (keep these as the same sts with the box pattern)
Needle 2: 20 sts (keep these as the same sts with the box pattern)
Needle 3: 25 sts
Needle 4: 25 sts
Gusset Shaping (decrease)
Round 29: Needle 1 - work box pattern
Needle 2 - work box pattern
Needle 3 - K1, SSK, K across until end of needle
Needle 4 - K across until last 3 sts of needle, SSK, K1
Round 30: Needle 1 - work box pattern
Needle 2 - work box pattern
Needle 3 - K across
Needle 4 - K across
Repeat Round 29 and Round 30 until there are 20 sts on each needle (80 sts total)
Leg
Work box pattern on all needles.
Continue working in the round until there is a small amount of yarn left.
When there is only a small amount of yarn left, K2, P2 across.
Bind off.
