This is a simple ribbed sock with Textured Reinforcement Under the Heel (TRUTH). It is knit toe-up and features a gusset heel, shaped with short rows. The cuff is finished with my Sufficiently Stretchy Bind-Off.

I have knitted a lot of socks, and I kept wearing them out on the bottom of my heel. I reknit or darned one pair FOUR times. I decided there had to be a better way… like starting with a stronger heel to begin with. I looked at a lot of patterns and sock books, but they all used slip stitches on the back of the heel and suggested using slip stit...