With reference to the well-known “pea problem” that a princess once happened to have, the Princess Sole consists in the smoothest, softest of all soles, with the “right side” of the stocking stitch in contact with the skin, and the naughty purl bumps on the outside of the sock.

Working a Princess Sole is most of the time synonymous with Purling though. Thus creating another well-known problem in the knitting community: the widely spread avoidance for major purling events! But… this was before the creation of the Inside-Out Hypnosis socks: the comfort of the Princess Sole, and hardly any purling…

« Tu me fais tourner la tête
Mon manège à moi, c’est toi! » — Edith Piaf

Message aux francophones: Si l’anglais n’est pas votre premiere langue, mais que vous souhaitez vous lancer et tricoter un de mes designs, n’hesitez pas ! Je peux vous aider a traduire des passages qui vous poseraient probleme, et, si il y a une demande suffisante, me lancer dans la traduction complete de mes modeles.

Sizing
To fit foot circumference (measured around ball of foot):
Small ― 20 cm (8 in),
Medium ― 23 cm (9 in),
Large ― 25.5 cm(10 in)]

Yarn requirement
The Knitting Goddess British wool and nylon 4ply (1 x 100g, 400 m / 437 yds) shown in Red Orchid
or The Knitting Goddess merino nylon 4ply (1 x 100g, 424 m / 465 yds) shown in Semi-solid Brick

Needles and Notions

• 2.25 mm (US 1) needles (circ. or DPNs) - Or size required to achieve gauge.
• 2.75 mm (US 3) needles for tubular cast-on
• Cable needle
• Darning needle
• Stitch markers
• Waste yarn and crochet hook

Gauge
36 sts and 52 rows / 10cm (4 in) measured over stockinette in the round with smaller needles.

7-Page Pattern includes:
Detailed charts for all patterned sections.
Complete written instructions (including written directions for Charts)
Photo-Tutorial of Shadow Wrap technique.

More detailed tutorial on the Shadow Wrap method, as well as a photo-tutorial featuring the elongated stitch can be found on the designer’s blog.