I’ve had a few issues with this sock so far, but all have been resolved. First, one of my bamboo cable needles broke, forcing me to switch to metal double points.

Being a newbie to socks, I was a little freaked out about where to start the heel shaping. The pattern indicated to start 3” short of the total foot length. I measured total foot length from the back of the widest part of my heel, not the bottom of my foot that makes contact with the ground. As a result, I think my socks will be a little bit large for me. No way I’m ripping back at this point.

I also had fits with getting the heel flap centered correctly. I finally narrowed down my problem to row 3 on the heel flap. The way I had read the instructions was to Sl1, k1 once and then repeat 18 more times (for the large size). The first Sl1, k1 should actually be included in the final count of 18.

5/24/11 well, I did it. I ripped back to before the heel turn. After trying it on a bunch of times, it just seemed like there was no denying that this sock was wayyyyy to big on me. I removed 2 inches of foot length to try and get a better fit. I will now be starting the heel about 4” from the total length of the foot, even though the patter says to start it at 3” from the foot length. I assume it is my row gauge being off that is the problem.