Socks - at last!

Finally! These socks are done!

I was attracted to this yarn because the colourway is "Isle of Wight" but sadly that is the only good thing I have to say about it (ooh except that the balls were very prettily wound).
The yarn was very loosely spun for a sock yarn and I'm afraid that they aren't going to last very long. Also it was very splitty and was constantly sticking to itself. I couldn't find a decent pattern repeat to make the socks matching either.

As well as the problems with the yarn, the socks have come out a bit tight. Despite frogging the short row heel I'd done first and doing a fleegle heel instead, they are rather tight to get on round the heel, although apparently very comfortable once on - and they did come off again! At least the bind-off is nice and stretchy.

Oh well, back to my favourite King Cole Zigzag yarn and flap-and-gusset heel.