Size: To fit an 8" ankle and 8" foot circumference

Materials: Lorna's Laces fingering weight yarn variegated 1 skein CC Lorna's Laces fingering weight yarn almost solid 1 skein MC or any equivalent fingering weight yarn. Double pointed needles in size to knit gauge

Gauge: 7 st./in. in stockinette stitch

Cuff: These socks start with a sideways garter stitch cuff. Cast on 14 stitches in MC with a provisional cast on of your choice. Work back and forth in garter stitch, alternating 2 rows of MC with 2 rows of CC until there are 56 garter st. ridges, ending with 2 rows of CC. Graft the co stitches to those on the needle with MC to form a ring.

Leg: Using MC pick up and knit 56 stitches ( one for each ridge ) around the edge of the cuff, dividing the stitches evenly between 4 needles. Work in rounds in pattern as follows: Rows 1-4 MC - Knit
Row 5 CC - Knit
Row 6 CC - Purl
Row 7 MC - K1*sl 1, k3* repeat from * ending with sl l, k2
Row 8 MC - repeat row 7
Row 9 CC - Knit
Row 10 CC - Purl
Row 11-14 MC Knit
Row 15 CC - K1 * sl 2 with yarn in front, k2 * repeat around, from * ending with k1.
Row 16 CC - p1 * sl2 with yarn in back, p2* repeat around from * ending with p1.

Repeat the 16 row pattern until sock is desired length to beginning of heel flap. I ended with row 14, which balances the pattern. Break off MC.

Heel: Leaving the 28 instep stitches on needles and using CC , work heel flap back and forth over remaining 28 sts in heel stitch of your choice. I used the eye of the partridge, which follows:
Row 1 sl 1, * k1, sl 1* repeat from * across ending with k1
Row 2 sl 1, purl across
Row 3 sl 1, k1 * k1, sl 1* repeat from * across ending with k2
Row 4 repeat row 2
Work even in heel stitch until 30 rows, or heel flap is about 2.25" long.

Turn Heel: Working in short rows over heel flap stitches:
Row 1 - sl 1, k8, k 10, ssk, Turn
Row 2 - sl 1, p10, p2tog, Turn
Row 3 - sl 1, k 10, ssk, Turn
Ending with row 2, repeat rows 2 & 3 until all stitches are used and there are 12 st on the needle.

Gusset: Knit first 6 stitches. Rounds now start in middle of heel flap. Attach MC when appropriate to keep stripe sequence. Knit remaining 6 stitches with new needle (needle 1 ), pick up 1 stitch in each of the slipped edge stitches along the heel flap, and 1 additional stitch where heel flap and instep join. Work across instep (needles 2 & 3 ) continuing in leg pattern. Pick up and knit 1 stitch where instep and heel flap join and 1 stitch in each slipped stitch along the edge of the other side of the heel flap, work remaining 6 stitches (needle 4). Needles 1 and 4 should have the same number of stitches, these are for the foot. Working instep stitches in leg pattern, and foot stitches in stockinette, knit 1 row. * Next row - Knit to last 2 stitches on needle 1, K2tog. Work instep stitches on needles 2& 3. On needle 4 ssk, knit to end. Work 2 rounds even. Repeat from * until there are 14 st on each needle. 56 st. total

Foot: Continue working in pattern on 56 st. until desired foot length. I ended with row 14 for a balanced pattern.

Toe: Dec. row - needle 1 - work to last 3 st. k2tog, k1
needle 2 - k1, ssk, knit to end
needle 3 -work to last 3 st. k2tog, k1
needle 4 -k1, ssk, knit to end work 3 rounds even, (work dec. row, work 2 rows even) twice, (work dec. row, work 1 row even) 3 times. Work dec. row each round until 8 st. remain on needles. Graft stitches together to close toe.

To adjust cuff size, knit garter rows until strip fits slightly stretched around calf.