Students should bring: 3 socks knit from the toe up to the point that the heel should be added (more info provided in homework). Needles (DPN or circular) in the appropriate size for the yarn, pen and paper, calculator.

You will need to make 3 samples ready for class. You may choose to work with sock yarn or if you prefer to use a larger grist yarn (up to worsted is OK) for these class samples, that is fine.

Sample Instructions (make three)
Using dpns or circular needles, cast on 48 stitches and join in the round taking care not to twist your stitches. Work 15 rounds of plain stockinette.
Leave your knitting on the needles ready for class. If you don’t have 3 sets of needles, you can put some of your samples on waste yarn to hold them.

ADDENDUM (7/18/11)
To maximize our time I am including gussets in the homework. One of your samples, leave as is. On two of your samples, please work gussets as follows:

Divide stitches into two sets, 24 instep stitches and 24 heel stitches.
Round 1:
Instep stitches: knit
Heel stitches: knit

Round 2:
Instep stitches: knit
Heel stitches: knit 2, make 1 lifted left, knit until 2 stitches remain, make 1 lifted right, knit 2
Repeat rounds 1 and 2 until you have 24 instep stitches and 40 heel stitches.

To work a make 1 lifted:
Left: knit into the left leg of the stitch of the row below the stitch you have just finished knitting.
Right: knit into the right leg of the stitch of the row below the next stitch to be knit, then knit the next stitch.