Pattern help king Cole sock 5485

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I am knitting socks no 5 from king Cole pattern 5485. When it comes to heel it takes you to no 1 pattern which has different number of stitches.
Sock 1 - 49 stitches, split 12, 25; 12
Sock 5 -58 stitches, do I split, 12 , 34, 12? Or do a ratio? And if so what would that be? It affects the foot part as well.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you

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You might read further in the pattern and see if it mentions the number of sts for heel and instep. Usually the sts are approximately divided in half.
Is it K2xP1 rib across the sock cuff and instep? If the pattern doesn’t help then you might divide the sts 28 for the instep and 30 for the heel. That way the you can maintain the instep at p1, (k2, p1) x9 across.

@Beth_Leatherman @GrumpyGramma what would you advise?

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I’d have to study the pattern to figure that out and it’s a purchased pattern. I use my own recipe and just change the stitch design.

Could it be different sizing? Are there heel instructions in pattern #1 for a larger size of 58 stitches? Or is the heel for #5 worked to use up the extra stitches (such as decreases)?

Are you knitting toe up or cuff down? How many stitches in the leg?

There are a lot of differences that could contribute to the variance.

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What style heel is the pattern written for? Some of the instructions for the heel might help. I’m probably well out of my depth since I rarely use sock patterns. When I do use a pattern I still make changes as I see fit.

ETA I found a photo on the linked page. It looks like a standard heel flap and gusset to me. I am out of my depth. I don’t do this type of heel. I do a heel that looks almost identical but is worked differently.

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Here’s a link to get in touch page for King Cole. There’s an option for an enquiry about a particular pattern. I think if it’s not clear in the pattern (and if reading further on it still isn’t there) then a question to the publisher is a good option. Possibly an error of omissions in the pattern that they need to know about.

I hope you get an answer quickly so you can move on.