http://www.taitopirkanmaa.fi/WebRoot/pirkanmaa/Shops/pirk...

CO 6 sts on both sides (=12) and knit first row by pulling the stitch with a crochet-hook.
(Starting yarn side is the big toe)

Round 1: +2
Increase 1 st between 1st and 2nd stitch on first needle and between second-last and last stitch on fourth needle (=14 sts)
Round 2: knit
Round 3: +4
Increase 1 st between 1st and 2nd stitch on first & third needles and between second-last and last stitch on second and fourth needle (=18 sts)
Round 4: knit
Round 5: +4
Increase 1 st between 1st and 2nd stitch on first & third needles and between second-last and last stitch on second and fourth needle (=22 sts)
Round 6: +2
Increase 1 st between 1st and 2nd stitch on first needle and between second-last and last stitch on fourth needle (=24 sts)
Round 7: +4
Increase 1 st between 1st and 2nd stitch on first & third needles and between second-last and last stitch on second and fourth needle (=28 sts)
Round 8: +2
Increase 1 st between 1st and 2nd stitch on first needle and between second-last and last stitch on fourth needle (=30 sts)
Round 9: +4
Increase 1 st between 1st and 2nd stitch on first & third needles and between second-last and last stitch on second and fourth needle (=34 sts)
Round 10: knit
Round 11: +2
Increase 1 st between 1st and 2nd stitch on first needle and between second-last and last stitch on fourth needle (=36 sts)
Round 12: +2
Increase 1 st between 1st and 2nd stitch on first needle and between second-last and last stitch on fourth needle (=38 sts)
Round 13: +4
Increase 1 st between 1st and 2nd stitch on first & third needles and between second-last and last stitch on second and fourth needle (=42 sts)
Round 14: knit
Round 15: knit
Round 16: +2
Increase 1 st between 1st and 2nd stitch on first needle and between second-last and last stitch on fourth needle (=44 sts)
Round 17: knit
Round 18: knit

Then knit 45 rounds. Knit half of the stitches (bottom) with contrast color yarn (heel later) and 4 mm needle.

Knit 15 more rounds with 3 mm needle and original color. Increase one sts per needle on row 16 after the heel-row. Continue knitting 5 rounds with 4 mm needles.

Then knit rose pattern for 18 rows, increase 3 sts and k1p1-rib for 5 rows and bind off with stretchy bo.

Attach some wool on the inside sole of the foot and needle-felt it, then water-felt lightly and brush (bottom): super-soft socks!

The other sock as a mirror and with stripes instead of the roses.

Knit heels with these instructions and yarn held double:
http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/afterthought-heel...
Kitchener stitch bind-off on heels.

Needle-felt some wool on the inside sole/bottom of foot and felt in steaming water and brush!

I love the idea that I can just knit-knit-knit and think about the heel later. The socks are thus easy to knit and the end-result fits really well. I enjoy making the heels this way.