Socks

[MissyWright]

My sock pattern tells me to cut yarn after I divide the yarn for the heel. Do I actually do this or does it mean something? If I do how l keep the yarn and how do I start knitting the heel piece?

[MerigoldinWA]

If the pattern says to cut the yarn it probably means just that. Cut it leaving a tail.

If I do how l keep the yarn and how do I start knitting t