Hi!
I am knitting my first Christmas stocking. Everything was coming along great and I was having no issues, but I am having some difficulties.
After knitting 13 rows of this section, start to form the instep. K39 sts, Sl last 13 on a holder. Turn and P26 sts and Sl remaining 13 sts on a holder. Continue to work in stockinette on the 26 sts of the instep, finishing the wreath pattern. Using WHITE yarn, work in stockinette for the next 5 rows (of the 26st instep), completing the chart. Sl these 26 sts on a holder. (I had no issues with this part)
HEEL:
Sl 13 sts of each side of heel onto one needle, so that outer edges of sock meet at the middle of the heel. With right side facing you, join WHITE yarn and work these 26sts in stockinette st (or K1,Sl1 for ribbed look) for 13 rows.
TURN HEEL:
P 15, P2 tog, P1, turn;
Sl1, K5, Sl1, K1, psso, K1, turn;
Sl1, P6, P2 tog, P1, turn;
Sl1, K7, Sl1, K1, psso, K1, turn;
Sl1, P8, P2 tog, P1, turn;
Continue, working in 1 additional st each time, until all sts have been worked (end with a K row — 16 sts).
Break yarn & join yarn to bottom right side of heel. Pick up and K12 sts along the side of the heel piece; K across
(I was able to get up until this point until I got confused - once I break the yarn where am I joining it too? I tried to watch a few Youtube videos, but in all of them they knit the heel in two separate sections where in this pattern they had me separate the knitting into the three sections, and then rather than knit the two heel sections separately, had me combine them together?? I am just so confused and unsure of where to go from here
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