At the end of the leg, knit half of the stitches using a smooth waste yarn of a similar thickness to the working yarn.
![At the end of the leg, knit half of the stitches using a smooth waste yarn of a similar thickness to the working yarn.](https://www.dummies.com/wp-content/uploads/348206.image0.jpg)
Your waste yarn can be a different fiber composition, so long as it’s smooth (not sticky) and of an appropriate thickness. You can even use the same yarn as you’re knitting with, but make sure it’s a different color!
Slip these stitches back to the left needle without twisting. Re-knit these stitches in the working yarn and continue working in pattern straight to the toe.
![Slip these stitches back to the left needle without twisting. Re-knit these stitches in the working yarn and continue working in pattern straight to the toe.](https://www.dummies.com/wp-content/uploads/348207.image1.jpg)
Once the toe is complete, you should recover the stitches for the heel.
Remove the waste yarn, placing the live stitches onto two double-pointed needles.
![Remove the waste yarn, placing the live stitches onto two double-pointed needles.](https://www.dummies.com/wp-content/uploads/348208.image2.jpg)
The heel opening will have the same number of stitches as the sock body.
Re-arrange the stitches onto four needles
![Re-arrange the stitches onto four needles](https://www.dummies.com/wp-content/uploads/348209.image3.jpg)
Place markers at each side edge of the heel opening to mark the decrease points.
Decrease for the heel exactly as for the basic round toe.
![Decrease for the heel exactly as for the basic round toe.](https://www.dummies.com/wp-content/uploads/348210.image4.jpg)
End the decreases when approximately 2 inches’ worth of stitches remain.
Graft together these stitches using the Kitchener Stitch.
This is the bottom corner of the heel.