Grandson's 2nd Pair of Socks

He liked the first pair so much that I had a hard time getting him to take them off so we could launder them.  And, since there was PLENTY of that wonderful lime green baby alpaca yarn left from the last pair, I'm knitting him a second pair.  I am using the same "toe-up" pattern, except that I'm changing the heel from a gusseted one to a short-row.  What does that mean?  Well, after some trial and error, I have one sock that's the right foot length, and the heel is mitered instead of knit with a gusset.  And what does THAT mean?  I guess I need to post some photos.

This is a mitered, or "short row" sock.  Note the heel stitches are neatly angled from the heel toward the instep.  Very tidy.

This is a knit sock with a gusseted heel - note the different directions that the stitches go:  up-and-down at the back of the heel with a triangular section near the instep.  It's not as nice-looking (IMO).

The short row heel wasn't more difficult, once I figured out just how to read the directions.  Many thanks to Kaity Knits...A LOT! for posting the directions, and for not deleting her blog when she stopped using it.