Tube Socks

The pattern I chose to make these socks has a bias on one side, making the whole thing spiral without needing to shift the stitches. In other words, as the tube progresses the fabric naturally starts to turn. Notice that the pattern begins in the same place, with the p4, on each needle.

Pattern over 13 sts. and 4 rows. I cast on 65 stitches for these socks. They look narrow but have a lot of stretch.
row 1 - *p4, yo, k4, kt2og, k3,* repeat
row 2 - *p4, k1, yo, k4, k2tog, k2,* repeat
row 3 - *p4, k2, yo, k4, k2tog, k1,* repeat
row 4 - *p4, k1, yo, k4, k2tog,* repeat

So the challenge is figuring out how to place the heels if the fabric keeps turning. JWR had the brilliant idea to make after-thought heels. So here, two long tubes with waste yarn to mark where the heels are going to go:

Lots of things about these socks are kind of tricky. Starting but not ending with dealing with the Zauberball color shifts. Here, picking up those stitches to begin the heel:
Also, it's hard to gauge how long to make the foot without having a heel to fit into. So: Heel almost done:
Holes to sew up at the sides of the heels, which is no problem since I left plenty of ends hanging:


Doing the heels is one thing, but since the fabric is twisting, the next challenge is placing the toes properly so they line up with the heels.

To be continued. . .