You will need:

50g 4ply/sock yarn – main colour (MC)

25g 4ply/sock yarn – contrasting colour (CC)
Small amount of waste yarn
Set of 2.5mm DPNs
3mm crochet hook

Abbreviations:

LB – lift bar between stitches onto right needle

PBO – pass bar over
yf – yarn front
yb – yarn back

LIFT BAR PATTERN:

Round 1 - K1, *LB, K2, PBO, K2*; repeat * to * to last stitch; K1

Round 2 - K3, *LB, K2, PBO, K2*; repeat * to * until 3 stitches remain; K3

CAST ON:

Using waste yarn and 3mm crochet hook, work 38 chains and fasten off.

Using CC and 1 DPN, pick up 36 of the crocheted chains, leaving 1 free at each end.

SHORT ROW TOE:

Using 2 DPNs, K35, yf, slip 36th stitch to right needle. Bring yarn around slipped stitch to the
back. Turn work. Slip the slipped stitch back to right needle without working.

P34, yb, slip 35th stitch to right needle. Bring yarn around slipped stitch to the front. Turn work.
Slip the slipped stitch back to right needle without working.

Continue in this way until 14 stitches remain unwrapped – 11 stitches on each side should be
wrapped.

K14, slip 1st wrapped stitch to right needle. Insert left needle under wrap and lift both the wrap
and the stitch onto the left needle. Knit wrap and stitch together. yf and wrap next stitch without
working it (this stitch now has 2 wraps).
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P15, slip 1st wrapped stitch to right needle. Insert left needle under wrap and lift both the wrap
and the stitch onto the left needle. Purl wrap and stitch together. yb and wrap next stitch
without working it (this stitch now has 2 wraps).

Continue in this way, knitting and purling stitches and BOTH WRAPS until all 36 stitches are
unwrapped.

Divide stitches as follows:

Needle 1 - 19 st
Needle 2 - 17 st

Carefully remove waste yarn and put 18 stitches onto each of Needles 3 and 4.

Change to MY.

1st round – Knit.

Work the LIFT BAR PATTERN over needles 1 and 2, and stocking stitch over needles 3 and 4
until foot is required length from toe to ankle bone.

SHORT ROW HEEL:

Working heel across needles 3 and 4, and using CC, follow directions for SHORT ROW TOE,
but leave 16 stitches unworked and 10 wrapped stitches on each side.

Transfer the single odd stitch at the edge of the instep pattern from needles 1 and 2 onto
needles 3 and 4 then using MC work 8 rounds in LIFT BAR PATTERN.

PICOT EDGE:

Break off MC and with CC knit 5 rounds.

Round 6 - *yf, K2tog*; repeat from * to * to end of round.

Rounds 7 – 11 – Knit.

CAST OFF ROW:

Turn work right side out.

Gently fold picot hem in half down towards you on the wrong side of work and with tip of right
needle, carefully lift the corresponding purl loop of the last row worked in MC onto the left
needle. Knit loop and first stitch together. Lift 2nd loop onto left needle and knit loop and 2nd
stitch together.

With left needle, slip first stitch worked on right need over 2nd stitch worked to cast off. Continue
until all stitches are cast off.

Sew in ends then knit your 2nd sock!