This End Up

I just realized I never posted photos of the finished pedicure socks:

ready for a pedi

I finished these socks just before leaving for Stitches South — as in, mere hours before, late last week Tuesday before getting up at 4:30am on Wednesday to head to the airport. (No wonder I didn’t think to blog about ’em.)

Through sheer luck, the placement of the stripes matches almost perfectly. If I had wanted to, I could’ve gotten the colors to match too. But that would’ve required advance planning, and starting the first sock at a known place in the color sequence. Eh. I’m not that particular. Besides, fraternal twin socks are more fun than identical twin socks, don’t you think?

Bonus: the socks are pretty comfy, thanks to a trip through the washing machine to soften the Patons Kroy a tad. I hope my mom likes them.

The funny thing about these pedicure socks, though, is that without a toe, it isn’t immediately apparent how you should put them on. Before dropping them in the mail, it’s tempting to add “This End Up” labels. Then again, if you put ’em on upside-down, you clue in pretty fast:

not ready for a pedi

It’s like sleeves that reach beyond your fingertips. Or a turtleneck that covers your eyes.

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