These are my most favorite socks ever - a great combination of pattern and yarn. Color and feel.

Planning to repeat this variation of the master pattern I have done on previous socks.

I pasted the notes here.

Toe: Garter Toe

Arch Expansion

Started the K2 P1 ribbing at one corner of the garter toe with P1 K2 P1. I expanded the ribbing in the central upstream “panel”.

One modification of the master pattern - markers A & B on either side of central stitches (K1 P1 K2 P1 K1) with the increases happening within the K1’s.

I used a “string thing” to count through the 3-row repeat for adding stitches for the Upstream expansion. Usually, I count finished rows. Due to the location of the string thing (just ahead of the first increase location) I’m counting the “current row”.

Heel: Reinforced

Cuff

I followed figarofigaro1’s Silk Lava Socks modification, adding ribbing around the ankle above the heel gradually to match the diagonal pattern of the Upstream increase.

To give the cuff even more stretch, I switched to knitting Continental style (which for me has a looser gauge) once the cuff was as tall as the reinforced turned heel.

Cast Off: Jeny’s Surprisingly Stretchy Bind Off, in the K2 P1 pattern.

BORDHI NUMBERS
A 8.0
B 10.5
C 9.0
D 64
E 4.68
F 96
G 32
H 16
I 9
J 9