It’s Furious Balancing

I finished the second Pagoda Sock, thereby avoiding the dreaded Second Sock Syndrome.  I was pretty motivated to finish them; I’d discovered I’m a Sock Knitting Addict and needed to start another pair within minutes of finishing my first pair.  I don’t think medication will help this.

So, without further ado, here are my First Ever Completed Pair of Socks That are Actually Wearable.

Pagoda Socks

I posted most of the project information in this post, so I won’t repeat it here.  The only mod to the pattern was my downsizing the needle from the heel flap downwards on the second sock.  I went down from a US size 2 to a US size 1.5  This was to tighten up some bagginess around the ankle and foot, and it did the trick.  So, yes, the socks are slightly different in size.   There are also some tiny gaps where I picked up stitches on the gusset.   I don’t care.  They’re finished.  They fit.  They’re the most comfortable socks I’ve ever worn.

I’ve already begun my second pair of “top-down with a heel flap” socks in some lovely self-striping yarn from Opal.  I’m not sure the stitch pattern I’ve chosen will work with the stripes, so pictures will be appearing another day.  Heck, I might even just knit them in plain vanilla stockinette and let the yarn do all the work.

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