CO 8 pairs of sts (JMCO), knit 1 round, inc every rnd up to 40 sts, inc every other rnd up to 60 sts.

My first FLK heel! Not sure how I feel about it. It does seem less gappy at the turns than a GSR heel, which is nice. For working it in a contrasting color, you’ll want to turn your work and start the heel with a purl row on needle 2, instead of knitting across needle 1 (the top of the foot) and starting the heel with a knit row, otherwise you’ll end up with your main color working yarn on the wrong end of the needle when you finish the heel. Ask me how I know, lol. (Or you can knit the heel exactly according to the pattern and just slip the stitches to the other needle when you’re ready to start knitting in your main color again. I won’t judge.)

On needle 2 at the end of the last light purple stripe: k10, inc, k10, inc, k10.

On needle 2 at the beginning of the last light gray stripe: k11, inc, k10, inc, k11.

Cuff: 2x2 rib, 14 rounds.

Bind-off: k2tog tbl style.