Mid calf length plain socks in 4 ply yarn to fit women's size 5
Tension using Lang yarns' Jawoll sock yarn 100 gm 380m: T7 30/44 = 4" on Knitmaster 360 and ribber.
Ribbing
70 sts in 2x2. e-wrap cast on. Knit one row on tension 6 on knit bed and 7 on ribber bed. (T6/7). Attach ribber comb and weights. Knit 20 rows. Transfer to main bed and knit one row. Take off on waste. Put back on machine and ribber reducing stitches to 60 evenly, and arranged for circular knitting, with knitting needle through rib and weights hung on.
Leg
T7/8. Knit 70 circular rows, row counter will read 140 passes. Knit 20 more rows increasing 1st each side from row below, s0 as to avoid a hole, every 4 rows until 70 sts total. End after a knit-bed pass.
Heel
Drop ribber and change to single bed working T7 to turn the heel. Add reinforcing yarn to main yarn for the heel only (optional). Take back the four stitches nearest the knitting carriage and wrap yarn round the inside one. Put the 4 needles to hold. Set for holding position and put 3 needles furthest from carriage to hold, knit one row. Now move one needle, nearest the carriage, at a time to hold with each row until 12 sts remain in work position. (18 rows worked). Return needles to work one at a time on side furthest from carriage until 3 lain in hold at each end (17 rows). Knit one set of three out to return yarn to the edge of the knitting you started from. Do not knit any extra rows now or it will form ahole! Return to circular knitting, continuing with a ribber pass. (Remove reinforcing yarn from feeder, if used).
Foot
set row counter to zero. Knit 48 rows and decrease 1 st each side every 4 row until back to original 60 sts, then work straight. (RC 96).
Toe
Use double transfer tool to decrease a stitch at both ends of next two passes (one circular row) then knit one row plain. Do this a total of 6 times. This decreases by 6sts each end of rib and knit beds. Now decrease in the same way at both ends of every pass for 10 passes (5 circular rows). This leaves 8sts on knit and 8sts on rib beds. Take off on waste and graft toe and side of ribbing.
