Back on track

I'm finally getting somewhere on my Fall Foliage socks:


Not the prettiest picture, but I realize now that having to frog back and redo the leg was a good thing because I was not knitting the pattern right. This looks a lot better.

And look at this pretty heel:


Participating in Socktoberfest has had several benefits. There have been some great tutorials, including this one on short row heels by misocrafty. This is the first time I've been able to actually pick up wraps and not have holes. Isn't it pretty?

Maggie, however, is not impressed: