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other row until there are 2 fewer sts than used for working the heel flap.
Work more or fewer rnds if necessary before beginning decreases for toe.
Leg
    With MC, loosely CO 60 sts. Arrange sts evenly on 4 dpn so that there are 15 sts each needle. Place marker (pm) and join for working in the rnd, being careful not to twist sts. Work k2, p2 rib for 9 rnds—piece measures about 1" (2.5 cm) from CO. Change to CC and work 4 rnds in established rib. Change to MC and work 2 more rnds—15 rnds rib completed; piece measures about 1¾" (4.5 cm) from CO. Change to St st and work even until piece measures 8" (20.5 cm) from CO, or desired length to top of heel.
Instep
    Place next 29 sts on a holder for the heel. Turn work so WS is facing and p31—31 sts for instep. Work back and forth in rows in St st as foll, beg with a RS row:
    Rows 1 and 2: Work even in patt. Note: Work the edge sts on every row; do not slip the selvedge sts.
    Row 3: (RS) K1, ssk, work in patt to last 3 sts, k2tog, k1—29 sts rem.
    Rows 4–6: Work even in patt.
    Row 7: Repeat Row 3—27 sts rem.
    Row 8: Work even in patt.
    Rows 9–54: Work 46 rows even in patt, and at the same time sl the first st of every RS row as if to knit with yarn in back (kwise wyb), and sl the first st of every WS row as if to purl with yarn in front (pwise wyf)—piece measures about 7" (18 cm) from beg of instep, or about 4" (10 cm) less than desired total foot length. Placests on holder. Cut yarn, leaving a 12" (30.5 cm) tail.
Sole Preparation
    Note: In preparation for joining the instep and sole, you will establish live sts around all three sides of the instep rectangle using 3 dpn, picking up sts along one selvedge of the instep, working across the live sts at the end of the instep, then picking up sts along the other instep selvedge. The heel sts are worked using a fourth dpn. You may find it helpful to use 6 dpn instead of 4, using 2 separate needles to hold the sts along each selvedge of the instep. (The pair shown here was made using 2 cir needles, using 1 to hold sts from around the three sides of the instep, and the other to work the heel and sole, joining the sides of the sole to the instep by working sts tog at each end of every row.)With RS of instep facing you, join CC to beg of RS of instep Row 1, in the corner where the instep meets the held heel sts.

    Rnd 1: With Needle 1, M1 (see Glossary, page 124 ) in corner between heel and instep sts, pick up and knit 5 sts from the first 8 instep rows, then pick up and knit 23 sts from the next 46 instep rows, picking up the outside loop of each slipped selvedge st—29 sts on Needle 1. Return 27 held instep sts to dpn, and with Needle 2, knit across 27 instep sts—27 sts on Needle 2. With Needle 3, pick up and knit 23 sts from next 46 instep rows as foll: pick up the outside loop of each slipped selvedge st, pick up and knit 5 sts from the first 8 instep rows, M1 in corner between instep and heel sts—29 sts on Needle 3. Return 29 held heel sts to dpn, and with Needle 4, k15 heel sts, M1, k14 heel sts—30 sts on Needle 4; 115 sts total.
    Rnd 2: Knit, working any loose sts from the last rnd through their back loops (tbl) if necessary to tighten them.
    You may wish to put point protectors on Needles 1, 2, and 3, or place the 85 sts from these needles on stitch holders as you work the heel.
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    Resoling this Sock
    If the bottom of the foot ever wears out, snip the grafting at the end of the toe, and unravel the toe, sole, and heel. If the foot has holes and cannot be unraveled in one piece, carefully snip the CC from the first sole preparation rnd in several places, pick out the yarn from that rnd all the way around between the snips, and the bottom of the foot will fall off. Carefully unravel the rest of the sole to expose the live sts for the end of the instep and beg of the heel, and place these live sts on needles or stitch holders, then knit an entirely new heel, sole, and toe.
Heel
Heel Flap
    Turn work so WS is facing.