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My first five or six pair of socks where a constant battle, the next five pairs I at least knew where the problems where and tried to fix them, then I slowly learnt what worked for me and what didn't.

Now I know how many stitches here and how many rows there - at least for my feet and "normal" sock yarn. With this cotton mix I should have had a few stitches more on the needles and a few rows less for the feet - but it won't matter when I wear them :)