With knitting relaxed, one 16-stitch repeat of Lace Pattern measures 1 7/8[2 1/8] inches.

Leg
Using the Long-Tail Cast On or other elastic cast on method, CO 64 sts.
Divide sts evenly between needles (16 sts on each needle) and join to begin working in the round, being careful not to twist.

Round 1: K1, [p1, k3] to last 3 sts, p1, k2.
Repeat this round 7 tmes more.

Work 47 rounds in Goblet Lace Pattern from Leg chart, ending with Round 23.

Next Round: Work first 15 sts in pattern, slip last st of Needle 1 to Needle 2 (15 sts remain on Needle 1, 17 sts on Needle 2); work 33 sts in pattern (to end of Needle 3); slip first st of Needle 4, k to end of Needle 4, k all sts of Needle 1 onto Needle 4.
There are 33 sts divided between Needles 2 and 3, and 31 sts on Needle 4.

The heel flap will be worked back and forth over the sts on Needle 4, while the remaining sts will be held for the instep.

Heel Flap
Row 1 [WS]: Sl 1, p to end.
Row 2 [RS]: [Sl 1, k1] to last st, k1.
Repeat these 2 rows until the heel flap measures 2[2.5] inches, ending with a WS row.

Turn Heel
Row 1 [RS]: K18, ssk, k1. Turn work.
Row 2 [WS]: Sl 1, p6, p2tog, p1. Turn work.
Row 3 [RS]: Sl 1, k7, ssk, k1. Turn work.
Row 4 [WS]: Sl 1, p8, p2tog, p1. Turn work.
Row 5 [RS]: Sl 1, k9, ssk, k1. Turn work.
Row 6 [WS]: Sl 1, p10, p2tog, p1. Turn work.
Row 7 [RS]: Sl 1, k11, ssk, k1. Turn work.
Row 8 [WS]: Sl 1, p12, p2tog, p1. Turn work.
Row 9 [RS]: Sl 1, k13, ssk, k1. Turn work.
Row 10 [WS]: Sl 1, p14, p2tog, p1. Turn work.
Row 11 [RS]: Sl 1, k15, ssk, k1. Turn work.
Row 12 [WS]: Sl 1, p16, p2tog, p1. Turn work.
19 sts remain.

Gusset
Using one needle, k9. This point, the center of the bottom of the heel, will now be the beginning of the round.

With another needle, k the remaining 10 sts of the heel flap, pick up and k 1 st in each slipped st along the edge of the heelp flap, and 1 st in the space between the top of the heel flap and the instep sts. This needle will be designated Needle 1.

Work Round 1 of Goblet Lace Pattern from Instep chart over the sts on the next 2 needles (Needle 2 and Needle 3).

Using another needle, pick up and k 1 st in the space between the instep and the top of the heel flap, and 1 st in each slipped st along the remaining edge of the heel flap, then k the first 9 sts of the bottom of the heel flap. This needle will be designated Needle 4.

Round 1: K to last 2 sts on Needle 1, k2tog; work sts on Needles 2 and 3 in pattern; ssk, k to end of Needle 4. 2 sts decreased.

Round 2: K to end of Needle 1; work sts on Needles 2 and 3 in pattern; k to end of Needle 4.

Repeat these 2 rounds until 16 sts remain on Needle 1, and 15 sts remain on Needle 4. 64 sts.

Foot
Continue in pattern, working sts on Needles 1 and 4 in stockinette st and sts on Needles 2 and 3 in Goblet Lace Pattern, until foot measures 2 inches less than desired length to end of toe.

Next Round: K to end of Needle 1; k1, ssk, k to end of Needle 2; k to last 3 sts on Needle 3, k2tog, k1; k to end of Needle 4. 62 sts.

Toe
Decrease Round: K to last 3 sts on Needle 1, k2tog, k1; k1, ssk, k to end of Needle 2; k to last 3 sts on Needle 3, k2tog, k1; k1, ssk, k to end of Needle 4. 4 sts decreased.
K 1 round.
Repeat these 2 rounds 9 times more, then work Decrease Round once more. 18 sts.

Slip the sts from Needle 4 to Needle 1, and the sts from Needle 3 to Needle 2.
Graft sts on Needle 1 to sts on Needle 2.
Weave in ends.

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