Toe-up (short row toe), Yarn over cable (tentative)

Copied from Sensational Knitted Socks for future reference. Assumes a gauge of 6sts/in, and foot circumference of 10". Size 3 needles, Reynolds Kids' Cottontail yarn. (DK weight?)

Cast on: 60 (from chart).

The instructions use a lot of markers. When reversing short rows, markers help to keep things lined up. Make your own by cutting a smooth contrasting yarn into short lengths and tying them into rings.

Short-Row Toe
Using waste yarn and provisional CO (see p. 22) cast on half the number of stitches needed for the whole sock. Purl 1 row with sock yarn.

Row 1 (RS) K28, yf, sl next st, yb, PM, sl wrapped st back to LH needle, turn
Row 2 P26, yb, sl next st, yf, PM, sl wrapped st back to LH needle, turn

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Beg short-row shaping, slipping st pwise unless otherwise instructed:
Row 3 Knit to st before last wrapped st, yf, sl next st, yb, PM, sl wrapped st back to LH needle, turn
Row 4 Purl to st before last wrapped st, yb, sl next st, yf, PM, sl wrapped st back to LH needle, turn

Repeat rows 3 and 4 until 12 st remain unwrapped, end by working WS row.

Reverse short-row shaping Note that your short rows will be more attractive if you sl the wrap up and over the st before knitting it tog with the st.

Row 1 (RS) Knit to next wrapped st (1 st before marker) knit this st tog with wrap, remove marker, yf, sl next st, yb, sl wrapped st back to LH needle, turn. This st now has 2 wraps.
Row 2 Purl to next wrapped st (1 st before marker) purl this st tog with wrap, remove marker, yb, sl next st, yb, sl wrapped st to RH needle, yf, return to LH needle, turn.
Row 3 Knit to next wrapped st (1 st before marker), sl knit st to RH needle, PU wraps with LH needle and place on RH needle, sl all 3 sts back to LH needle, K3 tog, remove marker, yf, sl next st, yb, sl st back to LH needle, turn
Row 4 Purl to next wrapped st (1 st before marker) sl purl st kwise, PU 2 wraps from base of st and place on RH needle over first slipped st, sl them back one at a time pwise to LH needle, P3tog in back of loop, remove marker, yb, sl next st pwise, yf, sl st back to LH needle, turn.

Rep rows 3 and 4 until you have worked all double wrapped sts and removed all markers. The 2 end sts have 1 wrap each. Beg knitting in rnd, RS facing you.

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Needle 1 (instep): K29, knit next st tog with its wrap.

Unzip provisional CO and place sts on spare needle.
Needle 2 (sole): K15
Needle 3(sole): K14 from spare needle. Knit last st tog with its wrap.

Sts per needle: 30, 15, 15

Instep and Sole
Needle 1 Begin patt st.
Needle 2, 3: Cont St st.

Continue until sock reaches anklebone.

Pattern: Yarn over Cable
Rnd 1 *P1, sl 1, K2, psso, P1*
Rnd 2 *P1, K1, YO, K1, P1*
Rnd 3, 4 *P1, K3, P1*

Short Row Heel
Work heel back and forth in rows on 30 sts.
Row 1 (RS) K28, yf, sl next st, yb, PM, sl wrapped st back to LH needle, turn
Row 2 P26, yb, sl next st, yf, PM, sl wrapped st back to LH needle, turn

Follow instructions between *** above, then continue below.

Leg and Cuff
Needle 1 (instep): K29, knit next st tog with its wrap.

Cont working est patt on instep. Work St st on bottom or back side of foot for 1" ending with last rnd of patt. Then beg working rnd 1 of est patt above the 1" of St st beyond heel, and work patt all around leg. Rearrange sts to make it easier to work in patt.

Sts per needle: 30, 15, 15.

Work est patt to desired leg length. Cont knit and purl sequence in sock patt by working ribbing as follows: P1, *K3, P2, rep from * to last st, P1 or ribbing patt of choice. Work ribbing for 1.5" or to desired cuff length.