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Size 8½ to 11
1 Pr. Standard No. 2 Needles
SCALE: 9 sts to 1 in.
Jack Frost Fingering Fleece—3 1-oz. Balls

Cast on 65 sts. Work in ribbing of K 1, P 1, for 2 in., then work even in stockinette st until piece measures 4 in. in all ending with a purl row.

HEEL: Knit 16. Place remaining 49 sts on st-holder. Work back and forth in stockinette st on the 16 heel sts for 26 rows, ending with a purl row. Turn this half of heel as follows:
Row 1—K 1, K 2 tog., K 1; turn; slip 1, P 2; turn.
Row 3—K 2, K 2 tog., K 1; turn; slip 1, P 3; turn.
Row 5—K 3, K 2 tog., K 1; turn; slip 1, P 4; turn.
Continue working as given above until all sts are worked; there will be 9 sts on the Needle, ending with K 7, K 2 tog., K 1.
Pick up and knit 15 sts on side of heel. Place the sts from st-holder to left hand Needle and knit across the 33 instep sts. Place the 57 sts just worked, on st-holder. Work back and forth in stockinette st on the remaining 16 heel sts for 27 rows ending with a knit row. Turn this half of heel as follows:
Row 1—P 1, P 2 tog., P 1; turn; slip 1, K 2; turn.
Row 3—P 2, P 2 tog., P 1; turn; slip 1, K 3; turn.
Row 5—P 3, P 2 tog., P 1; turn; slip 1, K 4; turn.
Continue working as given above until all sts are worked; there will be 9 sts on the Needle, ending with P 7, P 2 tog., P 1.
Pick up and purl 15 sts on side of heel. Place the sts from st-holder to left hand Needle and purl across row (81 sts).

INSTEP SHAPING:
Row 1—K 22, K 2 tog., K 33, slip 1, K 1, P S S O, K 22.
Row 2 and all even rows purl.
Row 3—K 21, K 2 tog., K 33, slip 1, K 1, P S S O, K 21.
Row 5—K 20, K 2 tog., K 33, slip 1, K 1, P S S O, K 20.
Continue decreasing as given above until 65 sts remain. Work even until foot measures 2 in. less than desired length, measuring from back of heel, ending with a purl row. Decrease for toe as follows:
Row 1—K 14, K 2 tog., K 2, slip 1, K 1, P S S O, K 25, K 2 tog., K 2, slip 1, K 1, P S S O, K 14.
Row 2 and all even rows purl.
Row 3—K 13, K 2 tog., K 2, slip 1, K 1, P S S O, K 23, K 2 tog., K 2, slip 1, K 1, P S S O, K 13.
Row 5—K 12, K 2 tog., K 2, slip 1, K 1, P S S O, K 21, K 2 tog., K 2, slip 1, K 1, P S S O, K 12.
Continue decreasing as given above until 21 sts remain. Weave tip of sock tog. Sew back and sole seam. Work other sock to correspond.