4
6
8
5
7
9
Heelsarethepartofthe
sockthatgetthemost
wear,whichiswhymany
sockpatternscomewith
a reinforcedone.
Incorporatingslipstitches
intoyourrowshelpsto
createa more dense
fabric:
Row 1 (WS)Slipthe1st
stitch,purltoend.
Row 2 (RS)Slip1, knit1.
Repeatfrom to 9 ( 11 :
13 ) moretimes.
RepeatRows1 to2 a total
of 10 ( 12 : 14 ) times
[20( 4 : 28 rows]
WorkRow1 oncemore.
(Pics 4 and 5.)
ContinuetheReinforced
HeelFlappattern as
established:
Withrightsidefacing,knit
until7 ( 9 : 10 ) stsremain
attheleftend.Workthe
skpdecrease(slip1 st,
knit1 standpassthe
slippedstover).
Turnyourwork.(Pic6.)
Slipthe1stst,purl6 ( 6 : 8 )
stsandpurl2 sts
together.Turn your work.
(Pic7.)
Slipthe1stst,workuntil 6
( : 9 ) sts remain, skp.
Continueinthismanner,
decreasingstsonboth
sideswhile8 ( 8 : 10 ) sts
remaininthemiddle.
Whenonlythecentrests
remain,distributethests
ontotwoneedles,4 ( 4 : 5 )
sts each. (Pics 8 and 9.)
TURNING THE HEEL (THE NOT-AS-TRICKY-AS-YOU-THINK BIT)
ADDING THE REINFORCED HEEL FLAP
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