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FO: Hermione's Everyday Socks

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I'm pretty happy with how these turned out despite not particularly enjoying the process.  Hermione's Everyday Socks  are obviously a fan favorite, with a bazillion projects on Ravelry. The pattern is a simple repeat, and easy to memorize, but I found them fairly tedious. Cast on: 5/31/21 Cast off: 6/12/21 Yarn: Spun Right Round Classic Sock in Spaced Out (298 yds used) 

WIP Roundup 6/5/21

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Last weekend I finished the first of the   Wookie Socks  I started at the beginning of April. The pattern is written for a surprising small foot, and I was terrified I didn't make a big enough adjustment to make them large enough for the intended recipient. I used 2.75 mm for the ribbing, and 3 mm for the body of the sock instead of 2.25 and 2.75.  They call for an afterthought heel, which is not my favorite thing, and I was anxious I would knit an entire sock before I found out it didn't fit. Instead, I worked about an inch past the heel stitches that were put on hold, went back and knit the heel and had the BF try them on before I continued the foot. Almost astonishingly he could get it on, so I finished the sock and I think it ended up pretty perfectly. I'm way more excited about working on the second sock knowing it will result in a well fitting pair of socks.  Hermione's Everyday Socks  has almost 34,000 projects on Ravelry, so ...