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 by Kathryn Beckerdite
After a long night of dancing, Cinderella wanted something a little more comfortable than those glass slippers. It was after midnight, the mice were fast asleep and the Fairy Godmother was off-duty. Ever resourceful, Cinderella grabbed her knitting needles, a pattern dictionary, and some yarn. She sat down and started to knit. Never one to construct a garment in the usual way-- after all, the woman has a mouse for a seamstress-- she came up with a seamless, two-needle sock. Inspired by the regal Heraldic Pattern in Barbara Walkers Second Treasury of Knitting Patterns, Cinderella started at the top of the cuff, worked down the shin, over the tip of the toe, down the sole and heel in reverse stockinette, then finishing with the calf and cuff. A Princess Sole, she dubbed the bottom of her unique sock, smooth and soft enough for even that princess with the well-known pea problem. By morning she had a pair. By tea-time, she was Mrs. Prince Charming. Cold marble palace floors feel great in wool socks. |  model: Kathryn Beckerdite photos: Heather Davis
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Foot Length: 9.5 inches
Foot Circumference: 8.5 inches
Note: Knitted as written, the pattern has approximately 0.5 inch negative ease.
Circumference may be adjusted by changing needle size. Instep may be lengthened or shortened by working more or fewer pattern rows before beginning toe. |
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Patons Classic Wool [100% Wool; 223yd/205m per 100g skein]; color: #00210 Petal Pink; 2 skeins
1 set US #4/3.5 mm straight needles
Smooth waste yarn
Split ring markers or safety pins
Stitch holder OR spare double-point or circular needle, US #4/3.5 mm or smaller
Tapestry needle | |
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20 sts/28 rows = 4 inches in stockinette stitch
In Heraldic Pattern with knitting relaxed, 24 sts and 32 rows measures 4.25 inches in width and 3.5 inches in length. | |
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[Knitty's list of standard abbreviations and techniques can be found here] |
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Instructions for the Provisonal Cast On can be found here:
http://www.knitty.com/ISSUEfall05/FEATfall05TT.html
Instructions for the Sewn Bind Off can be found here:
http://www.knitty.com/ISSUEsummer06/FEATsum06TT.html
LT (Left Twist): Bring right needle behind left needle and knit into back of second stitch on left needle without dropping st from needle; knit into front of first stitch on left needle, drop both stitches from left needle.
RT (Right Twist): K2tog but do not drop sts from left needle, knit again into first st on left needle, drop both stitches from left needle.
RJ (Right Join): Insert right needle from right to left behind both legs of slipped selvedge st, pick up and k 1 st. Place this st on left needle and knit it together with next st.
LJ (Left Join): Slip last st of row to right needle. Insert left needle from left to right behind both legs of slipped selvedge st, pick up and k 1 st. Insert left needle into fronts of last 2 sts on right needle and knit them together (as if working a ssk).
Wyif: With yarn held to front of work
Wyib: With yarn held to back of work | |
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 Front
Cuff
Using Provisional Cast On, CO 26 sts.
Row 1 [RS]: Sl 1 wyib, p2, [k2, p4] to last 5 sts, k2, p2, k1.
Row 2 [WS]: Sl 1 wyif, k2, [p2, k4] to last 5 sts, p2, k2, p1.
Repeat these 2 rows twice more, then work first row once more.
Front Leg
Row
1 [WS]: Sl 1 wyif, work first row of chart, p last st.
Row 2 [RS]: Sl 1 wyib, work next row of chart, k last st.
Continue in pattern as set, working central 24 sts following chart and selvedge sts as set, until all rows of chart have been worked twice (64 pattern rows in total).
Use split ring markers or safety pins to mark each end of last row worked.
Instep
Work 32 rows of chart once more.
Toe
Note: The upper toe (Rows 1-16) is worked in stockinette st. The underside of the toe (Rows 17-32) is worked in reverse stockinette st.
Row 1 [WS]: Sl 1 wyif, p2tog, p to last 4 sts, p2tog, W&T. 24 sts.
Row
2 [RS]: K to last 2 sts, W&T.
Row
3 [WS]: P to last 3 sts, W&T.
Row
4 [RS]: K to last 3 sts, W&T.
Row
5 [WS]: P to last 4 sts, W&T.
Row
6 [RS]: K to last 4 sts, W&T.
Row
7 [WS]: P to last 5 sts, W&T.
Row
8 [RS]: K to last 5 sts, W&T.
Row
9 [WS]: P to last 6 sts, W&T.
Row
10 [RS]: K to last 6 sts, W&T.
Row
11 [WS]: P to last 7 sts, W&T.
Row
12 [RS]: K to last 7 sts, W&T.
Row
13 [WS]: P to last 8 sts, W&T.
Row
14 [RS]: K to last 8 sts, W&T.
Row
15 [WS]: P to last 9 sts, W&T.
Row
16 [RS]: K to last 9 sts, W&T.
Row
17 [WS]: K7, W&T.
Row
18 [RS]: P8, W&T.
Row
19 [WS]: K9, W&T.
Row
20 [RS]: P10, W&T.
Row
21 [WS]: K11, W&T.
Row
22 [RS]: P12, W&T.
Row
23 [WS]: K13, W&T.
Row
24 [RS]: P14, W&T.
Row
25 [WS]: K15, W&T.
Row
26 [RS]: P16, W&T.
Row
27 [WS]: K17, W&T.
Row
28 [RS]: P18, W&T.
Row
29 [WS]: K19, W&T.
Row
30 [RS]: P20, W&T.
Row
31 [WS]: K to end.
Row
32 [RS]: P11, m1, p2, m1, p11. 26 sts.
Sole
As you knit the sole and back leg of the sock, the work will be joined to the instep and front leg of the sock. This is done by joining the first and last stitches of each RS row to the slipped stitches at the ends of the instep and front leg rows. See the directions for RJ and LJ (Right Join and Left Join) in the Pattern Notes above. You’ll begin by joining the first RS row of the sole to the last row worked before the toe, as follows:
Row 1 [WS]: K all sts.
Row
2 [RS]: RJ, p to last st, LJ.
Repeat these 2 rows until you have joined all instep rows, ending with the second-last row before the marked row.
 Heel
Row
1 [WS]: Sl 1 wyif, k to last 2 sts, W&T.
Row
2 [RS]: P to last 2 sts, W&T
Row
3 [WS]: K to last 3 sts, W&T.
Row
4 [RS]: P to last 3 sts, W&T.
Row
5 [WS]: K to last 4 sts, W&T.
Row
6 [RS]: P to last 4 sts, W&T.
Row
7 [WS]: K to last 5 sts, W&T.
Row
8 [RS]: P to last 5 sts, W&T.
Row
9 [WS]: K to last 6 sts, W&T.
Row
10 [RS]: P to last 6 sts, W&T.
Row
11 [WS]: K to last 7 sts, W&T.
Row
12 [RS]: P to last 7 sts, W&T.
Row
13 [WS]: K to last 8 sts, W&T.
Row
14 [RS]: P to last 8 sts, W&T.
Row
15 [WS]: K to last 9 sts, W&T.
Row
16 [RS]: P to last 9 sts, W&T.
Row
17 [WS]: K7, W&T.
Row
18 [RS]: P8, W&T.
Row 19 [WS]: K9, W&T.
Row
20 [RS]: P10, W&T.
Row
21 [WS]: K11, W&T.
Row
22 [RS]: P12, W&T.
Row
23 [WS]: K13, W&T.
Row
24 [RS]: P14, W&T.
Row
25 [WS]: K15, W&T.
Row
26 [RS]: P16, W&T.
Row
27 [WS]: K17, W&T.
Row
28 [RS]: P18, W&T.
Row
29 [WS]: K19, W&T.
Row
30 [RS]: P20, W&T.
Row
31 [WS]: K to end.
Row
32 [RS]: RJ, p to last st, LJ.
Back Leg
Row
1 [WS]: K1, work first row of chart, k last st.
Row
2 [RS]: RJ, work next row of chart, LJ.
Continue in pattern as set, working central 24 sts following chart and joining selvedge sts on RS rows, until all rows of chart have been worked twice.
Back Cuff
Row
1 [WS]: K3, [p2, k4] to last 5 sts, p2, k3.
Row
2 [RS]: RJ, p2, [k2, p4] to last 5 sts, k2, p2, LJ.
Repeat these 2 rows twice more, then work first row once more.
Break yarn, leaving a tail at least 1yd long. | |
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Remove waste yarn from CO edge
and place sts on st holder or spare needle.
BO all sts using Sewn Bind Off, binding off sts on working needle first,
then sts on holder or spare needle.
Weave in ends. | |
Almost
never without her Birkenstocks, Kathryn Beckerdite knits,
spins, sews, inspires mischief and encourages tea drinking wherever
she goes.
When she doesn't have needles or spindle in hand, she can be found caring for her young son, Curly-Top, three dogs, two cats, a rabbit and a couple of Shetland sheep. Someday, she will knit her husband socks.
Follow her continuing adventures here. |
| Pattern & images © 2007 by
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