09.03.07
sleep and caffeine
okay, a bit better this morning. i confess i did pull out the heel flap and heel turn, convinced i messed up WS stitching and got an extra row in there. don’t think i dod.
but check out this lovely heel turn:

so looking at things again, i think the magic loop/two circular approach is just a wee bit funky (duh), and the person writing the instruction is most likely not working their sock their way and thus, confusing you because they are an idiot. i’m going to have to ignore that K1, p2 for the instep and actually match what i have on the needles already.
so here goes nothing:

looks like it should! took some crazy re-shifting of stitched mid needle (certainly something the instructions did not go into), but i see a light at the end of the tunnel.