These are the New England socks from Nancy Bush's Knitting on the Road knit with size 0 dpns. I'm not sure the scans do them justice but they really are wonderful to wear. They remind me of kilt hose. I made two changes in the pattern. I've done Nancy Bush's Double Start cast on previously so instead I did the long-tail cast with the yarn for the thumb part of the cast on doubled. You get a nice braided look and the extra thickness makes it quite decorative.
I had to do one less diamond pattern on the socks because I was worried I'd run out of yarn. I used Pingouin's Laine Nylon sock yarn which was discontinued a few years ago. When you wash an item made with Laine Nylon, it becomes really soft and lovely and any tension problems just magically disappear. If I do this pattern again I will lengthen the heel flap and do a wedge toe. I like the star toe but I think the wedge toe would look better with this design.
