A study in beige

I knit my own socks. Partly because I love having socks that fit me exactly right. (My feet are short and wide; I spent most of my life wearing socks that either dangled in the heel or toe, or were painfully tight.) Partly because I've learned how to make socks, and I like doing things I'm good at. And partly because I find knitting soothing.

It bugs me just a little that the knit pattern in the heels and toes, which are knit back and forth, doesn't quite match the arch and ankle, which are knit round and round. So I decided to do a study, making six swatches, to try to find a way to make those sections match exactly.

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