Basic Cuff Down Sock with Short Row Heel by Wendy Poole

Basic Cuff Down Sock with Short Row Heel

Knitting
December 2021
Fingering (14 wpi) ?
32 stitches and 46 rows = 4 inches
in Stocking Stitch
US 1½ - 2.5 mm
383 - 437 yards (350 - 400 m)
Ladies UK Shoe size 3, (small), Shoes size 4-5 (medium) and Shoe Size 6+ (Large)
English
This pattern is available for free.

Knitted ‘top-down’, these socks can be made using any standard 4 ply sock yarn and are cast on at the cuff, then worked in the round down to the heel.

There are 2 leg lengths, a classic 7” (18cm) from the cuff to the start of the heel - or a shorter version, with a 5” (12.5cm) leg length.

The heel shaping is then made by working wrapped stitches, back and forth in rows across half of the total stitches.

Then the foot is worked back in the round, to the toe with 2 toe options.

To help with the techniques in the pattern, the following YouTube Tutorials are available to help you.

How to Knit Socks with Magic Loop Method: https://youtu.be/YKaFsyJM66Q

How to Work Short Row Heels / Wrap and Turn: https://youtu.be/uNv-tGXNSYU

How to Fix Heel Holes: https://youtu.be/f-h9e_H7Zio

Shaping the Toes – Paired Decreases: https://youtu.be/ZwSo855Oh2M