Flat knit socks boot or bed-socks..something more Robust

Now these socks have a seam underneath which some people can cope with and some can not. I needed a pair of robust socks to wear under my boots. There was no way I was using the delicious hand-painted Merino stuff in my stash lol so I used some pretty cheap acyclic yarn..if you have sock yarn such as Opel you will need 2 balls alas hence why I just used cheap acyclic after all these are designed as bed socks a pair 4mm needles, any large ball of acrylic dk yarn I used Rainbow multi by creative yarns in shade 352..looks a wee bit like a rose garden don't you think? the tension is 22 stitches by 30 rows in a 10 x 10 cm square measure from the base (back end of your heel to the top of your small toe ..this is the measurement you will need later on)

cast on 42 stitches

1st row *k2,p2* repeat to end

2nd row *p2,k2* repeat to end repeat rows 1 and 2, 2 more times (6 rows of ribbing) now ss ending on ws for 30 rows decreases for ankle and heel .. 1st row k2 together, k14, k2tog, k6, k2tog,k14, k2tog 2nd-row purl 

3rd row k2tog, knit to last 2 stitches k2tog

4th-row purl 

5th row k2tog,k10,k2tog,k8,k2tog,k10,k2tog 

6th-row purl

7th row k2tog,k10,inc1 into next stitch,inc1 into next stitch,k4,inc1 into next stitch,inc1 into next stitch,k10,k2 tog 

8th row purl,

9th row k8,inc1 into next stitch, inc1 into next stitch,k14, inc1 into next stitch, inc1 into next stitch, k8

10th-row purl 

11th row k11, inc 1 into next stitch twice, k13 inc1 into next stitch, k13 inc1 into last stitch twice ..42 stitches starting with purl row continue in ss for (insert your foot measurement as described above - measuring from the  first row of heel decreases)

decrease rows for toes 

1st row *k7, k2 tog* repeat to end

2nd-row purl 

3rd row *k6, k2 tog* repeat to end 

4th-row purl 

5th row *k5, k2 tog* repeat to end 

6th-row purl 

7th row *k4,k2 tog* repeat to end 

8th-row purl 

9th row *k3, k2 tog* repeat to end 

10th-row purl

11th row *k2, k2 tog* repeat to end 

12th-row purl

13th row *k1,k2 tog* repeat to end 

14th row purl break off yarn and thread through remaining stitches on needle and seam sock shut