Pedicure socks, Take Two

I'm going to take another whack at pedicure socks, this time with wool that's more to my liking.

 This is a stranded pattern from "Sensational Knitted Socks" by Charlene Schurch. It's worked in 3 colors in the book but I'm only using 2. This is Buckingham by Bristol Yarn Gallery in "natural" and "lite lime", which are nice springy colors. It's 80% baby alpaca and 20% silk so it's wonderfully soft and warm. It's not nearly sturdy enough to be used for socks that will be worn with shoes but it's perfect for socks to wear around the house with slippers. I cast on 80 stitches with 2.5s, decreased by 8 in the first 40 rows of the pattern and then switched to 2.0s. Stranded knitting has very little give and I have "shapely thighs" so I have to do some shaping if I want them to fit.