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Finished size: to fit my 9″ feet
Yarn: Cherry Tree Hill Glitz DK, Tropical Storm
Needles: KP Options needles: Size 4 for the cuffs, size 3 for the feet
Pattern: Alternating 2×2 Rib (4 stitch) from Sensational Knit socks. Eye of partridge heel. standard toe.

Started: 26 January 2007 …
Finished: 16 June 2007
made for: myself

oh, the drama of these socks. They were started for Socktopia - I forget if I was starting a January pair late or a February pair early. then they went on hiatus due to itchiness from the glitz strand and I contemplated not making socks with them. then a few months later something posessed me to just finish them already, and so here they are.

beautious, no? I love how the black diagonal pooling across the foot mirrored itself. no way I could have planned that.

since this is the first pair of socks for myself that I’ve finished, I’ve learned a few things. like 64 sts in a DK weight yarn is a good cast on number. and cuffs should be knit on 3’s (they’re a bit loose). and something needs to be done to tighten up the heel area (not sure if it’s a length problem or a circumference problem). I still need to sort out how to prevent the little ‘ears’ at the toes when kitchenering. but overall I’m happy with them. now, if it weren’t so danged hot so I could wear them….