Up-date: Tabi Monogatari v5

When I initially made these socks, it looked perfect.  Unfortunately, for some reason or another (or more likely, just plain distraction based on what was going on at that time), I binded off the tops of the socks too tightly.  So, Hubby dreaded wearing these socks. 😞  I took it back and it sat in my "to-do" pile for ages.  I finally got around to fixing them so that they would be wearable.  It took me two (2) days (over the course of two (2) weekends) to rip out the edges (and a portion of the top of the socks) to re-knit and bind off.

It was an interesting (and good) experience.  For this particular pair of socks, it was actually quite difficult to rip out since 1) the end color was a dark grey (a very dark grey) and 2) the ends were so well woven in (and appeared to be felted in), it was hard to discern where I actually hid the ends!  I finally broke down and actually cut a portion of the tops to rip it out.  For right side, I was able to save a good portion of the top and only had to re-knit a few rows before binding off again.  For the left side, I struggled to find  the end and it was very well felted in.  I had to cut the yarn several times before I was able to properly rip it out.  This essentially meant that I ripped (and cut out) most of the top portion and had to re-knit twelve (12) rows before being able to bind off.  It was quite harrowing as I kept cutting and cutting the yarn for it to rip out properly!

Now, it fits perfectly.  Hopefully, Hubby finds it much more comfortable to wear! ❤️