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Muses -- I stand on the shoulders of these Sock Geniuses. Whether they are "evil" is debatable.
The "Evil Genius Socks" began as a mash-up of Gibson and Creel's patterns. They further developed as I sought a way to simplify (yes, simplify) the socks found in Bordhi's book. Bordhi inspired the longer gusset section, and the method for subtracting gusset and heel rounds to determine the toe-section length. I used Voth's fit calculations to derive numbers for my charts, which began as Gibson's. Beattie inspired the easy, round toe. All of these patterns are worth seeking out and trying on their own.
Beattie, Mary Ann. Queen Kahuna's Crazy Toes & Heels Socks.
http://www.queenkahuna-creations.com
Densely packed with illustrations and comprehensive instructions for making toe-up socks.
Bordhi, Cat. New Pathways for Sock Knitters: Book One.
http://www.catbordhi.com/NP1.html
Bordhi is the Queen of Sock Geniuses, a brilliant innovator of sock construction techniques. Fall on your knees before the wonder of her greatness.
Creel, Brook Chenoweth. "Widdershins"
http://www.knitty.com/issuesummer06/PATTwiddershins.html
Very similar to Gibson's pattern. Not easily adaptable to different sizes and gauges. See also http://cabezalana.blogspot.com/2007/01/widdershins-generic-version.html.
Gibson, Judy. "'You're Putting Me On' Socks"
http://tiajudy.com/putmeon.htm
This was the first toe-up sock pattern I ever encountered, and it's a good one. Its one flaw is that you pick up stitches under the heel, and you can feel that ridge when wearing them.
Voth, Charles. "Design Your Own Toe Up Socks"
This ingenious tutorial uses some very clever math to create custom numbers for socks. I think Voth's proportions create socks that fit better than any other pattern I've encountered.
The "Evil Mastermind" pattern has two additional muses. I expect that my sock knitting will continue to be influenced by some of the fascinating ideas these two guys, "Knitter" and "Tall," have put forth.
Tallguy. "New Socks"
http://dis-n-dat.blogspot.com/2007/02/new-socks_27.html
Tallguy had a "Eureka" moment about socks which isn't detailed in his blog, but which we discussed in email. My new heel is a variation on his very clever ideas.
Myatt, Ted. "Socks - Finished"
http://knitterguy.typepad.com/my_weblog/2007/01/socks_finished.html
Although his socks are cuff-down, Knitterguy presents some great thoughts on how men's socks should fit, particularly with gusset placement.
I maintain an annotated list of toe-up sock construction patterns on my website. See http://sites.google.com/a/yarmando.com/library/bibliography.
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