The pattern for stage 2 had me learn a new cast on. Both this pattern and the stage 1 pattern had me use a slightly different gusset in doing the decreases after the heel. Here the decreases go down to a point. I might try this with the mosaic socks, doing the pattern on the outside of the decreases and the reinforced stitch on the inside.
I like this pattern, though I'd make some slight changes to it, and probably pick different cables. It worked really well in the blue Holiday Yarns sock yarn I used, as well as the solid green Jaggerspun yarn my mom used. The yarn color isn't right in any of these pictures, unfortunately.
I finished these socks in 11 hours, 14 minutes-4 minutes faster than the stage 1 socks. That earned me 8th place. First place took only 9 hours to knit the same sized socks, which is significantly faster. While I am enjoying TDS, I'm also bummed to have it proven that there are people who can knit much faster than I can.
