A breath of different air

No, it's still hot as blazes in central Texas, with the leaves falling off the drought-stricken trees...not that kind of air.  Brief change of pace, a breather, here in the Journal.

Another pair of socks is off the needles and on my very happy feet.  This is RedTwo, the second pair of red socks, and number four of the sock family, finished in late afternoon of June 6. 

    

Pattern refinements continue, and these fit the best so far.   Yarn is Ella rae Classic, 100% wool, worsted weight, knitted on size 5 US, at 6 1/2 stitches/inch and 8 rows/inch.  They were just off the needles when I took these pictures--not washed, not blocked.  The asymmetric toe shaping gives my long and upturning big toe plenty of room, without extra knitting wadded up in front of my little toe.