amimono no monogatari: Cinderella Socks (aka Tabi Monogatari v32)

It was time to test the cardboard cutout of my own feet and as well as to test the pattern that I've been using for my socks.

Based on a combination of my Hamanaka & Make Me Happier Socks patterns and using the yarn I that Second Story Knits gifted me: Dragonfly Fibers Djinni Sock Red Bud (& a tiny bit of grey yarn that came with it) and my 4" & 3" Chiaogoo Interchangeable US 0 needles, I casted on 44 sts and here's what I did:

I started with a Provisional cast on with a total of 44 sts.
K 1 straight row on each side, then connected in the round.
K 15 rows in the round as part of the foot portion.
It works!
Started the toes: with 22 sts on each side, splitting it up for 8 sts for big toe, 14 sts for remaining toes.
Big toe:

Row 1:

Front: k, m1, k to the to the last st, m1, k for a total of 30 10 sts
Back: k, m1, k to the to the last st, m1, k for a total of 10 sts

Row 2-15 (14 rows): k
Row 16:

Front: ssk, k to the last 2 sts, k2tog, total of 8 sts
Back: ssk, k to the last 2 sts, k2tog, total of 8 sts

Row 17-18 (2 rows): k
Row 19: same as row 16 continuing to decrease 2 sts, total of the 6 sts on each side
Row 20-21 (2 rows): k
Row 22: same as row 21 continuing to decrease 2 sts, total of 4 sts on each side
Bound off using the Kitchener stitch.

The big toe came out to 4.5 cm (1 3/4").

The rest of the toes:

Row 1:

Front: k to the end, pick up 4 sts, for a total of 18 sts
Back: pick up 4 sts, k to the end for a total of 18 sts

Row 2: k
Row 3:

Front: ssk, k to the end for a total of 17 sts
Back: k to the last 2 sts, k2tog for a total of 17 sts

Row 4:

Front: ssk, k to the end for a total of 16 sts
Back: k to the last 2 sts, k2tog for a total of 16 sts

Row 5-6 (2 rows): k
Row 7:

Front: ssk, k to the end, for a total of 15 sts
Back: k to the the last 2 sts, k2tog for a total of 15 sts

Row 8: k
Row 9-18: same as row 7 & 8, continuing to decrease 2 sts, for a total of 14, 13, 12, 11 & 10 sts on each side

Row 19: same as row 9, for a total of 9 sts on each side

Row 20: same as row 19, for a total of 8 sts on each side
Row 21: k
Row 22: ssk, k2, k2tog, k2 for a total of 6 sts on each side
Row 23: ssk, k2tog, k2 for a total of 4 sts on each side
Bound off using the Kitchener stitch.

The rest of the toe came out to 5 cm (2 in).

It fits like a glove:

Then I went back to the bottom of the provisional cast on and picked up the stitches to start the foot.

Row 19: pick up a st from the “front” side and put it on the “back” side; pick up a st from the “back” side, bringing it behind the st picked up from the “front” and put it on the “front” side. K these 2 sts together. Then k in the round. There should be 22 sts on each side.
Row 20: Pick up 1 st from below on the 1st and 2nd to the last st on each side to add 2 sts for a total of 24 sts on each side
Row 21-24 (4 rows): k, maintaining 24 sts
Row 25: Pick up 1 st from below on the 1st and 2nd to the last st on each side to add 2 sts for a total of 26 sts on each side
Row 26-28 (3 rows): k, maintaining 26 sts
Row 29: Pick up 1 st from below and the 2nd to the last st on each side for a total of 28 sts (on each side)
Row 30-61 (35 rows): k

Including the initial 18 rows, this came out for a total of 13 cm (5 1/4").
Yes! Perfect! The calculations are right (although I must say, I was very skeptical about it as it didn't look like it was going to work!)! (sorry - I forgot to take a picture! 😭 I was so excited to start the heel!)

With the foot done, I started on the heel portion using the Fish Lips Kiss Heel method. Since the method is copyrighted, here's the changes I did to make it work for me:

17. Row 62:

Right side: K the "top" portion, start the heel on the "bottom" portion.
Left side: start the heel as you're already on the "bottom" portion.

18. Row 63-90: Follow the Fish Lips Kiss Heel method until you have 9 twin stitch

(ts) knits & purls sts on each side and 8 regular sts
19. Row 91: as you "boomerang" back to the regular sts, k2tog, k2, k2tog, k2, ktog then continue using the Fish Lips Kiss Heel method for a total of 26 sts

This came out to 3.5 cm (1 3/8”).

20. Row 92-113: Continue using the Fish Lips Kiss Heel method to turn the heel

until you have a total of 26 sts again.

This came out perfect! 🙂 *yay* 🙂

Turning the heel is always magical and never gets old:

With the heel done, I finished off the leg and cuff:
21. Row 114-133 (20 rows): k in the round for a total of 27 sts for each side.
22. Row 134-153 (20 rows): decreasing 2 sts, complete cuff using 1x1 ribbing, for a total of 25 sts for each side.
23. Bound off using a variation of the Estonian bind off, in which I picked up a stitch from the row below then used the Estonian bind off technique. 🙂

The total length of the leg and cuff was 9 cm (3 1/2").

Look another finished pair (& just enough yarn to finish it off despite being 4 rows short in the cuff (I had to make a decision 😉) - played yarn chicken and .... Won!! 🎉) *Yay*! 🙂🙌