Foot:

Begin working stripes. Each colour block will work the seed stitch for 2 rounds:

Rnd 12: *sc, dc* repeat from * around

Rnd 13: *dc, sc* repeat from * around, change colour but do not bind off, hold the first colour behind the work so you can alternate in 2 rounds

Repeat Rnd 12 & 13, alternating colours, until the length of the toe portion reaches a 1/4in before your heel. In my case, I completed 9 colour blocks.

Create gap for heel:

Work one final colour block that will split to create the space for the heel. If you adjusted the toe size, take note of the st adjustments in [] below.

Rnd 1: *sc, dc* repeat from * around

Rnd 2: *dc, sc* repeat from * over next 27 sts [or 3/4 of your remaining sts if you adjusted toe size]. You should now be back on the side of your sock. Change colour.

Rnd 3: Ch 18 sts [or 1/2 of your remaining sts if you adjusted toe size], sk 18 [or 1/2 of your remaining sts if you adjusted toe size], continue in seed st pattern around until you return to the ch18 start *dc, sc* repeat from * to start of chain. Continue in seed stitch pattern (dc, sc) over the next 9 ch [or 1/4 of your remaining sts if you adjusted toe size], end round. See picture of this step below.

Rnd 4: Continue in seed stitch pattern over the remaining 9 sts [or 1/4 of your remaining sts if you adjusted toe size] on ch and remaining 27sts [or 3/4 of your remaining sts if you adjusted toe size]. Change colour