Bathville: Reinforced heels, soles and toes by ChristineLothian

Bathville: Reinforced heels, soles and toes

Knitting
June 2023
Fingering (14 wpi) ?
31 stitches and 47 rows = 4 inches
in stocking stitch
US 1 - 2.25 mm
to fit woman's small (medium, large) foot, approx circumference 21 (23, 25) cm, shoe sizes UK 3 (6, 9) USA 5 (7.5, 10) EU 36 (39, 43)
English
This pattern is available from lovecrafts.com for £2.50.

Bathville: socks with reinforced heels, soles and toes.
These beautiful knitted socks in 3 sizes, with contrast cuff, heel, and toes, are quite special. 
They were designed for a sister who loves walking her dog in the lovely Scottish countryside, open parkland, ancient woodland, often wilder mountain areas. Wherever it is, she wears her sturdy boots, so she wants socks that can be folded over the laces, or left long to tuck in her trouser legs in to keep out ticks and thistles.
AND she really doesn’t want to be darning holes in the heels and under the toe area.
This design features a unique reinforcement method invented by the Wee Duchess: the leg and top of the foot are knitted in easy stocking stitch, but the heel, sole and toe are worked in partridge stitch to give more strength to the parts that wear out the quickest. To compensate for the different tensions, additional rows are worked on the sole section.
The Wee Duchess provided plenty of tips and hints as you knit with clear instructions how to do this.
Yarn: you will need 1 ball of a main colour and about 25g of a contrast colour for the cuff, heels and toes.