I knitted these as part of the Super Special Six Pattern Sock Club.

I had an irrational hatred for these socks while knitting them. The combination of pattern and wool just drove me nuts. The folded cuff was incredibly difficult to do, especially in such a dark yarn. (I ended up doing a provisional cast-on in a lighter yarn so I could see what I was doing.) I added in an extra 8 stitches to each sock (in the purl sections), and I still can barely get them over my ankles. They twist badly. The wool gets very fuzzy. I followed the pattern for the heel, but I just did a traditional decrease and graft for the toe. They took me forever to finish!

But now they’re done, and they’re not that bad. Really. There was just something about knitting them that really got to me.