Charlene Schurch in her book Sensational Knitted Socks calls the soles of socks worked in reverse stockinette stitch “Princess Foot” because she feels it is more comfortable to walk on the knit side of the fabric rather than the purl side. I just had to try it to see if it was true.

Inspired by a modification of stitch #311 from Leslie Stanfield’s book The New Knitting Stitch Library, these socks are knit from the top down using the Magic Loop on one circular needle method.