Need help for baby socks!!!

[scrappys]

Sole
With pair of needles, cast on 5 (7) sts.
1st row: (WS). Knit.
2nd row: K1. M1. Knit to last st. M1. K1.
3rd row: Knit.
Rep last 2 rows 4 times more. 15 (17) sts.
Cont in garter st (knit every row) until
work form beg measures 3 (3½) ins [7.5
(9) cm], ending with a WS row.
Next row: (RS). K1. ssk. Knit to last 3 sts.
K2tog. K1.
Next row: Knit.
Rep last 2 rows 4 times more. 5 (7) sts.
Do not cast of .


Upper
Change to set of 4 double-pointed needles.
1st rnd: K5 (7). Pick up and knit 43
(49) sts around edge of Sole. Join, placing
marker for beg of rnd and dividing sts [/u]
evenly on 3 needles. 48 (56) sts.[/b][/u]


Hello everyone.. first time here. I am planning to knit this sock and have trouble understanding when it comes to upper section. the pattern asks us to change to dpns and knit 5, then pick up 43. Can anyone explain this transition? thanks for your help.

[salmonmac]

Hi and welcome!
You're going to knit the bottom of the foot, the sole first and finish with 5 (or 7 sts) on the needle depending on the size you're making. Knit the 5sts and then pick up 43sts around the edge of the sole. So pick up sts along one side edge (the end of the rows just knit), across the cast on edge and then along the other s