Socks How to Knitting and Socks Gold Toe

This is a basic pattern that most will be able to do. You can do it- it's time to finally learn Socks How to Knitting. Otherwise just buy Socks Gold Toe.

1 Cup Final + 2 Joseph's + 3 Castaway's + I Apprentice = 1 & a bit socks.
For the knitters amongst you, Nora Silk Garden 45% silk 45% kid mohair 10% lamb's wool 2x 50gms. Random, the socks are not going to match; I like those 40 stitches on 5mm circular needle (30mm long)

Yes, I too am weeping over last night's Joseph decision but there's hope because Jon or Francie may yet win Castaway tonight and it is but only a matter of time before Sir Alan demolishes Katy the bunny boiler on The Apprentice because if he doesn't she'll roast him and take over his empire. Then Tre's head will have got so big it will explode and when it finally all kicks off it will make brilliant television and I expect the wonderful Nick and Margaret will smile on benignly before sweeping up the mess, oh yes and Kristina will sneak in and win.
Starting and how to decide on Socks
I hope I haven't given the impression that being ill equals idleness, clearing up the occasional house flood and otherwise lounging around in bed doing nothing; when all else fails there's knitting.
I've exchanged a few messages with fellow sock-knitters recently. We all yearn to knit those really complex patterns but common sense always prevails and it's back to my basic 60 stitch easy math's pattern so that I can watch Deal or No Deal at the same time...except I'm right off that now.
I've got a lovely stash of wool waiting from the Yarn Yard, monthly hand dyed surprises have been arriving, but in the meantime I've cast on this lush Collimate sock wool. I've loved Collimate wool for years, almost one of the earliest unique yarns on the market, lovely textures and colors so I snapped up some sock wool recently when I saw they had started making it.

The joy of random wool is exactly that, you have no idea how it's going to knit up and this one has been quite surprising. There's also a point you reach with any sock, just after you've turned the heel, when it resembles a balaclava for a ferret and for some reason that always makes me smile.

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What size do you want? It's helpful to use templates for these.

Here is a template for making adjustments for different sizes.
SUPPLIES NEEDED
2 - 50g balls of 4 ply knitting worsted.
(This is an estimate; I usually buy larger sizes,
So I am really not sure how much I used)
Hook - 4.50. See Charts for conversions.
My notes, such as - where to make adjustments for other sizes, are in blue.

Abbreviations used:
st - stitch
ch - chain
ss - Slip stitch sc - single crochet
beg - beginning
tog - together this sock will fit a foot length of 9 to 91/2 inches.
4 sc = 1 inch, 4 rows of sc = 1 inch - This will help you to make adjustments for different sizes.
NOTE: For a lighter sock, using sport weight yarn that will fit a women's shoe size 8, see the Men's Socks pattern. Thanks to Norma W. for discovering that.
SOCK TOP - This sock top is 7 inches in length.
Ch 30 (ch more for a longer sock top, less for a shorter sock top)
ROW 1 - 1 sc in 2nd ch from hook, 1 sc in each ch to end. (29 sc)
ROW 2 - 1 sc (through the back loop of st only) in each 29 sc, ch 1, turn. (Note: do not count the ch 1 in your stitch count on all rows throughout the pattern.)
ROWS 3 to 35 - Same as Row 2. (Add more rows for a larger sock; omit some rows for a smaller sock.)
ROW 36 - 1 sc in each 29 sc. (Be sure to do all stitches on this row through the back loops only, too.)
ROW 37 - (Joining row) ss to join Row 36 to Row 1. Turn inside out.

You now have a tube shape of ribbing. To start the foot of the sock, with right side facing you, ch 1, 1 sc at base of ch 1, 1 sc along each end of ribbing rows, ss to join to first sc at beg. (36 sc)
HEEL
ROW 1 - 1 sc in first sc at the base of ch 1, (remember, ch 1 doesn't count in the stitch count) 1 sc in next 17 sc, ch 1, turn. (Add more sc for a larger heel, less for a smaller heel.)
ROWS 2 to 10 - Same as Row 1.
ROW 11 - 1 sc in next 7, 2 sc tog twice, 1 sc in next 7 sc, ch 1, turn. (16 sc)
ROW 12 - 1 sc in next 16 sc, ch 1, turn.

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ROW 13 - 1 sc in next 6 sc, 2 sc tog twice, fold heel in half with wrong side of heel facing you, (See picture on left.) ss the next sc to the 6th sc on this Row, ss the next sc to the 5th sc of this Row, ss the next sc to the 4th sc of this Row, ss the next sc to the 3rd sc of this Row, ss the next sc to the 2nd sc of this Row, ss the last sc to the 1st sc of this Row, ch 1, turn heel to the right side. Note: If you are still having a problem with the heel, Click Here to see a hand drawn illustration on how to do it. It is for the baby socks; however it will still show you how it's done.

CONTINUE WITH THE REST OF THE FOOT -
ROW 14 - With wrong side facing, space 13 sc evenly along edge of heel rows, 1 sc in next 18 sc, place 13 sc evenly along edge of heel rows, ss to join, ch 1, turn. (44 sc)
ROW 15 - 1 sc in next 10 sc, 2 sc tog (twice) 1 sc in next 16 sc, 2 sc tog (twice), 1 sc in next 10 sc, ss to join, ch 1, turn. (40 sc)
ROW 16 - 1 sc in next 9 sc, 2 sc tog (twice), 1 sc in next 14 sc, 2 sc tog (twice), 1 sc in next 9 sc, ss to join, ch 1, turn. (36 sc)
ROW 17 - 1 sc in next 10 sc, 2 sc tog, 1 sc in next 12 sc, 2 sc tog, 1 sc in next 10 sc, ss to join, ch 1, turn. (34 sc)
ROW 18 - 1 sc in next 9 sc, 2 sc tog, 1 sc in next 12 sc, 2 sc tog, 1 sc in next 9sc, ss to join, ch 1, turn. (32 sc)
ROW 19 - 1 sc in next 8 sc, 2 sc tog, 1 sc in next 12 sc, 2 sc tog, 1 sc in next 8 sc, ss to join, ch 1, turn. (30 sc)
ROW 20 - 1 sc in next 30 sc, ss to join, ch 1, turn.
ROWS 21 to 36 - Same as Row 20. (Add more rows for a larger sock; omit rows for a smaller sock.)
ROW 37 - 1 sc in next 3 sc, 2 sc tog, *1 sc in next 6 sc, 2 sc tog*, repeat from * to * twice more, 1 sc in last sc, ss to join, ch1 turn. (26 sc)
ROW 38 - 1 sc in next 26 sc, ss to join, ch 1, turn.
ROW 39 - *1 sc in next 4 sc, 2 sc tog*, repeat from * to * 3 more times, 1 sc in next 2 sc, ss to join, ch 1, turn. (22 sc)
ROW 40 - 1 sc in next 22 sc, ss to join, ch 1, turn.
ROW 41 - *1 sc in next 3 sc, 2 sc tog*, repeat from * to * 3 more times, 1 sc in next 2 sc, ss to join, ch 1, join. (18 sc)
ROW 42 - 1 sc in next 18 sc, ss to join, ch 1, turn. (18 sc - For a larger sock, you will have to do some more decreasing rows such as row 41.)
ROW 43 - 1 sc in next sc, *2 sc tog*, repeat from * to * 7 more times, 1 sc in last sc, ch 1.
(10 sc) Cut yarn leaving an 8 to 10 inch tail, pull tail through loop of last ch 1. With darning needle weave yarn through sts of last row and p