These are the popular "Hermione's Everyday Socks" by Erica Lueder. I worked mine toe-up, as I had no idea how far the yarn would go, though as it turned out this was not an issue at all.
I used Judy's Magic Cast-On, which is brilliant though a bit of a pain at first, and I broke one of my lovely rosewood sock needles in attempt 2 or 3 at the really-fiddly bit at the beginning -- sniff. (I recommend metal dpns if you're going the dpn route, at least until the toe gets going.)
For the heel, I used Wendy Johnson's toe-up heel instructions, modified to include the Hermione's eye-of-partridge heel with the garter stitch edge, and finally Jeny's Surprisingly Stretchy Bind-Off (the Interweave instructions).
I enjoyed knitting these -- the pattern is easily memorizable and the yarn suits it beautifully -- and I even enjoyed the toe-up process, although I confess that since it has been so hot here, I finished them almost a month ago, set them down, and forgot all about them until just now when I was tidying up. But I'm sure they will quickly become a favorite come autumn and winter!
I have never attempted toe up, I am a creature of habit and always make mine from the top. Also, I don't think I should like to have such long socks; my Mother always made me wear them when I was a child and the darned things were always falling around my ankles making it dangerous when climbing trees/fences etc. Nice colour.
Posted by: Toffeeapple | September 04, 2018 at 06:12 AM