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Socks, take 2

I'm almost done with my second pair of socks! Voila, the ever-popular Go With the Flow sock from the Summer 2005 issue of Interweave Knits.
What, you wanted two socks? I said I was almost done, not totally done. But here's the second one anyway.
I really like the way the colors blend on the bottom of the sock.
Of course, no one will see this part of the sock unless they are giving me a soul-restoring footrub, or are being kicked in the eye by me for refusing to provide a soul-restoring footrub. I will have to work on my Billy Blanks skillz if I plan on kicking that high anytime soon. Overall, I really dig this pattern. The leg and instep pattern involves an easy 4-row repeat, and 2 rows are just plain rib. However, this sock is not boring. It's pretty similar in difficulty to the Broadripple sock, so I'd recommend this pattern to anyone who enjoyed knitting Broadripples. My main complaint with this (and most) sock patterns is that the instructions attempt to defy the laws of physics. For example, sock patterns often instruct you to place a marker at the end of a needle. Now, unless you hold your needles parallel to the ground at all times, that marker is going to fall right off. And these patterns always dictate how many stitches should be on each needle, but that just invites pesky ladders to invade the sock! Plus, I use 5" sock needles, which makes things tricky too. Look at me, trying to pass myself off as a sock expert, when I've only made 3.75 socks in my entire life.