Awhile ago I had one of those "aha" moments. I was trying on a sock to see if I had knit enough foot length to start the decrease for the toes when I suddenly realized my foot did not end in an egg shape, it did not even end in a flat egg shape - the toe end of my foot (both feet, actually) are flat and rather rectangular. Socks decrease to a nose cone on a plane shape. Hmmm.
Shoes with square toes are so much more comfortable. Sandals with their open toes are best of all in this respect. Hmmmm, again.
So I just kept knitting until the sock was long enough to cover the big toe. I had some notion to angle the end to accommodate the slope of the toes but then I realized I would have a left and right sock. And if I did decide an angle was needed I could sew up the end on a slope.
I was more than pleased with the result. As one walks the toes spread into the space and at rest there is wriggle room.
This is the second pair of socks made with square toes. I expect I will do so from now on.
Here is how the sock looks in my sandal.
It is the 'recipe' I have been using for more than thirty years.
And this pair is an experiment in interchangeable cuffs which I will post about soon.
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