I did, indeed, finish my ankle socks last weekend. I just hadn’t gotten around to photographing them yet. They came out nicely (although you can definitely see where the seams are between my two circulars — or at least, I can).

I’ve worn them once. They fit nicely, but you can sort of “feel” them. It’s a relatively thick yarn; they remind of a pair of hemp socks that I have. I really like the Crystal Palace Panda Cotton, but maybe it’s better suited to clothes than socks.

Simba is guarding my socks, and you can see them in profile.

I have started another pair of anklets, which I’m again trying to design. Also a very simple design, although it’s not cooperating well with me. I actually picked a stitch out of a stichionary that should have been simple, but somehow either I screwed it up or it was screwed up. I ended up charting it on my own, and that seemed to work.

It’s funny, too, because the yarn for this next project is one of those self striping yarns, and I don’t like it in plain stockinette stitch. But with some texture it looks better.

I had to rip out the beginning about three times. I’m also trying short row heels for the first time, and I had to rip out the second half of that this afternoon. Somehow it got lopsided; I’m still not quite sure what I did wrong. I hope I don’t repeat it!

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