Sock Design

Can you wear shoes without socks?  I don't mean sandals.  I mean shoes and cute little shoes like ballet flats.  I see people wear shoes all the time and it doesn't look like they are wearing socks in them. 

I've tried that and I can't do it.  I have bought those toe/heel socks that can go inside your shoe but they don't really work for me.  I started thinking maybe I could knit a pair of socks to go inside my shoes, just enough that I feel like I'm wearing socks but you can't see them.  I started thinking about how to make socks like that. Top-down? nope, that won't work. Toe-up . . . still can't see how it will work.  Then I got my copy of the summer Interweave Magazine and in it is Sole-up socks! What? 

The patterns in the magazine are for regular socks but I think if I just knit the bottom portion . . . from the sole up I might just end up with some little liner socks for my shoes.  I'm going to give it a try.  Wish me luck.