Well again the photos do not do them justice but the greens elevate the socks from a nice looking pair of purple lace socks to something the lilac fairy queen herself would be delighted to wear.
The first photo is my first attempt to finish off the sock . I had in mind to do an inch of 1X1 ribbing and then a bit of a ruffle with beads on the final cast off. I saw that the beads looked a little isolated and kind of an afterthought with the long expanse of the ribbing. After doubling the stitches for the ruffle and knitting a few rows I knew I had to start over and integrate the design with beads in the ribbing.
I placed a bead on every fourth stitch after my first row of ribbing and then on the middle knit stitch four rows later. Much better. They actually began to form a heart shape.
As soon as I cast off, I cast on the second sock. I wanted to dodge the single sock syndrome. There are a few of those in my UFO stash.
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