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It's Wednesday, and that means WIP Wednesday; and, amid the many other samples I've got on the needles and hooks, the crochet socks continue!
I've finished the crochet ribbing, and (mostly) figured out the diamond waffle stitch in the round. But, math has apparently eluded me, because my first four attempts failed. See, what I neglected to consider is that the crochet slip-stitch ribbing has a much, much tighter gauge then the diamond waffle stitch. So it took a few tries to figure out how many stitches I needed to pick up from the edge of the crochet ribbing, and what the rate of pick up was going to be! Now, with try number five, it looks like I finally got it to work! 
The hook is a 2.75 mm (US C) hook . . . . and I have no idea where it came from. I - think- it might have been someone's big destash of hooks and needles, but I'm honestly not sure. I didn't even remember I had it until I went looking to see what hook sizes I did, in fact, have on hand.
Usually, I don't like the wider-handled hooks, but for a hook this thin, I'm finding I'm glad for the additional grip. It's got the perfect spot for my thumb when I'm manipulating many loops, which I'm definitely doing on the front post treble decreases!
Yarn is Lichen and Lace 80/20 Sock in "Beach Glass." I wasn't sure how this yarn would behave in crochet, but so far, I'm quite happy with the result - it's definitely stretchy (some of that is the yarn, some of that is the stitch pattern), and the nylon makes it that much more durable, so I don't wear out these socks in a hurry!
My round marker is the *Silver Rose Stitch Marker from *NotionsEmporium, which is very useful. I use it to mark the slip-stitches that join each round together - otherwise, I find it very easy to miss them, and thusly mess up my stitch count. I like that the lobster claw clasp is small, meaning if I do have to work over it, it doesn't distort the stitch above it too much, too!
Now that I'm starting to memorize the pattern (I still need to look at my notes for the beginning and end of the round), this is quite possibly a second travel project, which is nice to have! I'm still hanging out online and listening to lots of podcasts to try and get this done. Current podcast is the Pattern Design Circle Podcast by Snickerdoodle Knits - if you have podcast suggestions for me (or, just want to show off your own cool things), drop them in the Discord!
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