MATERIALS
Three-ply fingering yarn: 3 ounces green, 1 ounce each rust and yellow.
Knitting needles: 1 pair No. 1; 1 set (4) double-pointed needles, No. 1.
Knitting Chart
GAUGE
9 stitches = 1 inch.
With green yarn and single-pointed needles, cast on 80 stitches. Work in ribbing of knit 1, purl 1 for 3 inches. Use a 45 inch length of rust for each diamond and a bobbin for each diagonal yellow line, Carrying green throughout entire sock, work in pattern as follows: 1st row: Knit 9 green, * attach a bobbin of yellow, knit 2 yellow, drop yellow, knit 18 green. Repeat from * across, ending with knit 2 yellow, knit 9 green. 2nd row: Purl 8 green, * attach another bobbin of yellow, purl 1 yellow, drop yellow, purl 2 green, purl 1 yellow, purl 16 green. Repeat from * across, ending with purl 1 yellow, purl 2 green, purl 1 yellow, purl 8 green. Starting with 3rd row, follow chart until 60th row has been completed. Break off green and first 2 and last 2 bobbins of yellow.
61st row: Slip first 20 stitches on a stitch holder, rejoin green and work in pattern across next 40 stitches, turn. Place remaining 20 stitches on another stitch holder.
INSTEP
Continue in pattern on center 40 stitches until 100th row of chart has been completed. Break off yarns and slip stitches on a stitch holder.
FOR HEEL, FOOT AND TOE
With wrong side of work facing, arrange the two sets of 20 stitches each from holders on 1 needle and attach main color. Next row: Purl 4, * purl 2 together, purl 8. Repeat from * to within last 6 stitches, purl 2 together, purl 4 (36 stitches).
HEEL
Work in rows over the 36 heel stitches as follows: 1st row: * Slip 1, knit 1. Repeat from * across. 2nd row: Purl across. Repeat last 2 rows for 2 ½ inches, ending with a purl row.
TO SHAPE HEEL
1st row: Slip 1, knit 19, knit 2 together, knit 1, turn. 2nd row: Slip 1, purl 5, purl 2 together, purl 1, turn. 3rd row: Slip 1, knit 6, knit 2 together, knit 1, turn. 4th row: Slip 1, purl 7, purl 2 together, purl 1, turn. 5th row: Slip 1, knit 8, knit 2 together, knit 1, turn. 6th row: Slip 1, purl 9, purl 2 together, purl 1, turn. 7th row: Slip 1, knit 10, knit 2 together, knit 1, turn. 8th row: Slip 1, purl 11, purl 2 together, purl 1, turn. 9th row: Slip 1, knit 12, knit 2 together, knit 1, turn. 10th row: Slip 1, purl 13, purl 2 together, purl 1, turn. 11th row: Slip 1, knit 14, knit 2 together, knit 1, turn. 12th row: Slip 1, purl 15, purl 2 together, purl 1, turn. 13th row: Slip 1, knit 16, knit 2 together, knit 1, turn. 14th row: Slip 1, purl 17, purl 2 together, purl 1, turn. 15th row: Slip 1, knit 18, knit 2 together, turn. 16th row: Slip 1, purl 18, purl 2 together, (20 stitches). Turn. Next row: Knit across; then pick up and knit 20 stitches across one side of heel. Following row: Purl across, then pick up and purl 20 stitches across other side of heel. Next row: Knit 1, slip 1, knit 1, pass slip stitch over knit stitch, knit to within last 3 stitches, knit 2 together, knit 1. Following row: Purl across. Repeat last 2 rows until 36 stitches remain.
FOOT
Work even in stockinette stitch (knit 1 row, purl 1 row) until foot measures the same as, instep, ending with a knit row.
Arrange all stitches of instep and foot on 3 double-pointed needles (1st needle = instep: 40 stitches; 2nd and 3rd needles: 18 stitches each). Work in rounds.
Next round: 1st needle: Knit 4, * knit 2 together, knit 8. Repeat from * to within, last 6 stitches, knit 2 together, knit 4. 2nd needle: Knit to end. 3rd needle: Knit to end. Continue in rounds without shaping until foot measures 2 ¼ inches less than desired length from heel.
TO SHAPE TOE
1st round: 1st needle: Knit 1, slip 1, knit 1, pass slip stitch over knit stitch, knit to within last 3 stitches, knit 2 together, knit 1. 2nd needle: Knit 1, slip 1, knit 1, pass slip stitch over knit stitch, knit to end. 3rd needle: Knit to within last 3 stitches, knit 2 together, knit 1.
2nd round: Knit around. Repeat last 2 rounds until 20 stitches remain. Break off, leaving an 18 inch end. Join stitches with Kitchener Stitch. Join leg and instep seams.