A mockery
These are the Mockery socks, by Katie Grady (a free pattern on Ravelry; it used to be available at live2knit.com but seems to have disappeared there). Lovely, easy pattern with enough interest to keep one going. I knit them in some beautifully soft and cozy hand-dyed superwash merino that never found a buyer on eBay or etsy, for some reason. I quite like the yarn, so I’m not sad about that.
Anyhow, I had finished the pair completely, down to sewing in the ends, when I realized that the leg of the second sock is about a half-inch shorter than the leg of the first sock. Uck. I’m sure I measured before starting the heel of the second sock! How did this happen? I’m a better sock-knitter than that, honestly!
Oh well, it’s a Godiva mistake. (If a-naked-except-for-these-socks woman rode by on a horse, would you notice the mistake? I thought not.) Still, *sigh*….
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I think if Godiva were really wearing them, I know quite a few folks who still wouldn’t notice. “What, she had socks on?” They’re very nice. Who keeps both socks pulled up all the time anyway?
Yes, exactly, Kate. However, the perfectionist in me will always know my terrible, soul-eating secret when I’m wearing these socks.
Mmmmm…..Was the pattern created on April 1st maybe?
The patterns is still online. You can find it here.
http://tiny.cc/JA9MJ
The first page is blank; you have to scroll down.