The socks are finished!
"Simply Splendid Sock" from Cool Socks Warm Feet by Lucy Neatby. Lorna's Laces yarn, beyond that I remember nothing.
They are not perfect; I am not a perfectionist, and you will remember that I have occasionally had issues with these socks, although now that I am done I love them and will definitely knit more socks. Actually many issues with the first sock were resolved with the second sock. I suppose knitting my first socks on size 0 needles at nearly 10 stitches per inch was not the wisest decision. If you look closely you will see a few errors I did not correct all that nicely and a place where I made a not very attractive decrease dead center on the top of the right foot: What was I thinking? I probably was not thinking at all, or I was totally disoriented, confusing left and right, top and bottom, not an unusual state of affairs for me.
The little red circles show an extra fold of fabric where the sock is too big. This is not unique to these socks, most of my socks are that way and now that I have one pair knit, I will have to figure out a way to accomodate this. I have normal ankles and a normal, medium-width foot, but narrow heels. I suspect this is the root of the problem. I haven't figured out the solution yet. That's the problem I see with knitting my own socks, I will get picky and want them JUST SO. Then my inner perfectionist will come out, just not on this pair, where I had issues from the beginning.
Still I love the socks and wore them today. It made for a happy day of errands, grocery shopping, and stock-making, along with the Vittadini sweater that I finally put together last spring and which got worn for the first time today.
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