Pictured is Persnickety Knitter’s anatomically correct sock toe.

Persnickety Knitter’s Anatomically Correct Toes

Reverse Engineered for Toe-Up Sock Patterns

All credit goes to the Persnickety Knitter for this revolutionizing method of knitting sock toes.

Knit using regular sock weight yarn and 3 DPN’s. Needles 1 and 3 are the bottom of your foot and Needle 2 is the top (instep). ½ of the stitches on Needle 2; ¼ of the stitches on Needles 1 and 3 respectively.

Cast on approximately 16-18-20-22 sts using Figure 8 cast on, or Judy’s Magic cast on.

NOTE: Cast on 16 stitches for a small or particularly narrow foot, 18 for a woman’s average, 20 for a slightly wide foot and 22 for a very wide foot. This is a guesstimate. Follow your pattern.

Distribute onto 3 needles: 5 stitches on Needle 1, 10 stitches on Needle 2 and 5 stitches on Needle 3.

Left Sock

Begin with Big Toe Increases:

Round 1:
Needle 1 – K to last stitch. M1R, K.
Needle 2 – K1, M1L, K to last stitch, M1R, K1.
Needle 3 – K1, M1L, K to end

Round 2:
Needle 1 – Knit
Needle 2 – K to last stitch, M1R, K1.
Needle 3 – K1, M1L, K to end

Repeat Rounds 1 and 2 three 3 more times.
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Start Little Toe Increases:

Round 1:
Needle 1 -Knit
Needle 2 – K to last stitch, M1R, K1
Needle 3 – K1, M1L, K to end

Round 2:
Knit

Repeat Rounds 1 and 2 seven7 times. Repeat Round 1 once more.

Continue knitting in pattern.
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Right Sock

Begin with Big Toe Increases

Round 1:
Needle 1 – K to last stitch, M1R, K1
Needle 2 – K1, M1L, K to last stitch, M1R, K1
Needle 3 – K1, M1L, K to end.

Round 2:
Needle 1 – K to last stitch, M1R, K1
Needle 2 – K1, M1L, K to end
Needle 3 – Knit

Rounds 3, 4 and 5, Repeat Round 1
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Start Little Toe Increases

Round 1:
Needle 1 – K to last stitch, M1R, K1
Needle 2 – K1, M1L, K to end
Needle 3 – Knit

Round 2:
Knit

Repeat these two rounds 7 times and then repeat Round 1 once more 15 rows total

Continue in pattern.