Adult socks

My beautiful niece is staying with me. Autumn is coming and the weather is cooling. So back to the knitting! I am using pink and chocolate brown to give the impression of warmth and love. I hope you enjoy my pattern.

Adult socks
Materials:
100g of sock wool.
A set of 4 needles, 2.75 mm.

Method:
Cast on 60sts. Put 20 st on each needle.
Knit in the round.
Rib as long as you like. I like a longer rib so I do a min. of 10 rows.
Change to knit stitch and knit 40 to 60 rows.

Heel
New round.
Knit 13 sts on first needle.
Slip last 14 sts from end of third needle. (27 sts)
Work backwards and forwards on these 27 sts.
Row 1. purl.
Row 2. Slip one, purl one etc. till last stitch which is a slip st.
Row 3. Purl.
Continue with row 2 and 3 another 10 times, 20 rows in total.

Turn heel
Row 1. Knit 17, knit two together in the back of the stitchs, turn.
Row 2. Slip one, purl 7, purl two together, turn.
Row 3. Slip one, knit 8, knit two together in the back of the stitch. Turn.
Row 4. Slip one, purl 9, purl two together. Turn.
Row 5. Slip one, knit 10, knit two together in the back of the sts.
Continue untill you have 17 sts.
Knit 9.
On needle one: Knit 8. Pick up 12sts. (20 sts)
On needle two: Knit 33 sts.
On needle three: Pick up 12 sts, knit 9 sts. (21sts)

Shape heel
Row 1. knit.
Row 2. Needle one. Knit to last two sts. Knit two together.
Needle two. Knit sts.
Needle three. Knit two together in the back of the sts. Knit to the end of the row.
Repeat row 1 and 2 till  60sts in remain.

Foot
Knit till length required.

Shape toe
Needle one, 15sts.
Needle two, 30sts.
Needle three, 15sts.
Row 1.
On needle one: knit to last three sts. Knit two together. Knit one.
Needle two: knit one, knit two together in the back. Knit till last
three sts. Knit two together. Knit one.
Needle three: knit one, knit two together in the back.
Row 2. Knit.
Repeat last two rows till 24 sts remain.
Graft sts.