Hi Heather,
Hmm, I seem to have fallen behind in posts. So, here’s a twofer.
Oh, I know what you mean about those missing socks. At least I used to. I only own 1 pair of non handknit socks, and I always handwash my handknit socks. Back in the days when I wore store-bought socks, I was always coming up with missing socks. And it didn’t matter what dryer I used. I gave serious thought to wearing mismatched socks, but never went through with it.
The funny thing is that last year I edited a children’s book about what happens to those missing thoughts. It seems as though there is a secret world whose creatures come to ours in the night to collect socks. Why? Because no one in their world knows how to knit. Seriously.
As for cuffs, I admit that I tend to fall back on my old tried and trues twisted rib and 2 x 2 rib. I like the twisted because it adds interest to my usual vanilla socks. I really like the 2 x 2 because it’s really elastic, and I need the give. When I’m doing a socklette or a really informal sock, I like the rolled hem. I love the casualness of it, and it’s really comfortable, especially in a socklette.
I’ve been working on a sock with a picot edge, but like most of my design projects of late, it’s been on the back burner. I love the picot edging on your design.