I didn't get the gauge quite small enough, so they're a bit big, and the striping doesn't match, and I didn't get the toe decrease right on the first one. But they are a pair of socks, good enough to wear around the house. I've got another one done in a different pattern, in a solid navy blue - it's a bit big too, so I definitely have to get the gauge right. I'm afraid I'll be using size 0 needles. ;(
Absolutely addicted - very fun and so many variations!
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Leave off 2 stitches, and you get an instant change in size. That is all it takes. 4 if they are way too big. Now that you know the principle, you can do pretty much anything.
Do you have Knitting Rules by Pearl McPhee?
Yes, I have Knitting Rules - it helped with my instep decreases, which I started to do wrong. And I was reading the Lucy Neatby book you brought me, which has a lot about adjusting sizes. I've put the sock on the back burner for awhile, but I'll get back to it.
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