Set
up cylinder with ribber dial slot at half-pitch so a rib needle will line up
between two empty slots. You will
have a needle and then two blank spaces all around the cylinder.
Put a needle in every other slot of ribber dial so as to end up with 1X1
ribbing.
1.
Rib a few rounds in scrap yarn to be sure everything is set properly.
2.
Attach working yarn (WY); knit one round.
3.
Switch ribber to OUT position; knit one round.
4.
Return ribber to IN position; knit 20 rounds.
5.
On front half of cylinder, remove rib needles by placing stitch onto an
added cylinder needle. Thus, you
will end up with 2 needles and a space across the heel portion; top of foot will
remain in 1X1 ribbing with two empty slots between each cylinder needle (where
the rib needle is located). Knit 5
rounds.
6.
Raise rear needles; remove drive pin; attach heel tension spring.
7.
Knit heel. (You will end up
going one needle inside the heel hash mark on one side and even with the hash
mark on the other. Ignore the
spaces between needles as if there was no space there.)
Use whichever heel you prefer ending at center front.
(I use the flatbed style.)
8.
Remove tension spring (optional); replace drive pin; put rear needles
back into work. Knit 10 rounds
stopping in center front.
9.
Hook tension spring if you removed it; remove drive pin; knit toe same as
heel.
10.
On final round to end sock, leave a long tail for sewing (about 12") and
sever yarn; at side hash mark, pull yarn down between edge of ribber and
cylinder and attach scrap yarn (SY) so that it will knit on precisely the
following needle.
11.
Knit 4-5 rounds in SY. Remove extra
needles in heel portion and return rib needles to ribber dial as was set up for
first sock. Knit 3-4 more rounds in
SY.
12.
Attach WY at side hash mark to begin second sock.
Repeat 1-11.
13.
Remove from machine by knitting off in SY.