I have turned the heel on the Cloverleaf socks and wrote a description of the heel turning method. This method was originally posted to Socknitters list by Julie Stanley. Thank you, Julie! This is the perfect heel I have been looking for.

To start the gusset, do not make the 6th round of the last pattern repeat. Divide stitches in half: instep on needle I, II and heel on needles III, IV. If you are using 4 needles, put all the heel stitches on needle III.

Gusset increases

Note! Gusset rounds do not match pattern round numbers. Gusset R1 = pattern R6. See the chart for help.

Rnd 1

Shift p1 from the end of the round to the beginning. M1, p1, continue with pattern, m1 in the end of needle II. Knit all heel stitches.

Rnd 2

K1, p1, work pattern, k1. Knit all heel stitches.

Rnd 3

M1, k1, p1, work pattern, k1, m1. Knit all heel stitches.

Rnd 4

K2, p1, work pattern, k2. Knit all heel stitches.

Rnd 5

M1, k2, p1, work pattern, k2, m1. Knit all heel stitches.

Rnd 6

K3, p1, work pattern, k3. Knit all heel stitches.

Rnd 7

M1, k3, p1, work pattern, k3, m1. Knit all heel stitches.

Rnd 8

K4, p1, work pattern, k4. Knit all heel stitches.

Now is the time to decide which heel you want to use: short row or peasant. If you decide on peasant heel go back to the beginning of needle III and knit all the heel stitches with waste yarn. NB! The work yarn stays at the end of the round. If you decide on short row heel use your favorite method and make the heel.

Gusset decreases

Rnd 9

K2tog, k2, p1, work pattern, k2, ssk. Knit all heel stitches.

Rnd 10

K3, p1, work pattern, k3. Knit all heel stitches.

Rnd 11

K2tog, k1, p1, work pattern, k1, ssk. Knit all heel stitches.

Rnd 12

K2, p1, work pattern, k2. Knit all heel stitches.

Rnd 13

K2tog, p1, work pattern, ssk. Knit all heel stitches.

Rnd 14

K1, p1, work pattern, k1. Knit all heel stitches.

Rnd 15

P2tog, work pattern, ssp. Knit all heel stitches.

Slip the p1 from the beginning of needle I back to the end of the round and keep purling it on subsequent rounds. Continue working in pattern down the instep and knitting the sole stitches.

This is what it should look like in the end:

Stitches used

k1

knit one;

p1

purl one;

m1

make one stitch;

k2tog

knit 2 stitches together;

ssk

slip 2 stitches knitwise, slip them back to the left needle and knit them together;

p2tog

purl 2 stitches together;

ssp

like ssk, but purl them together.