Nancy Bush' infant silk socks - however, not so silky

My cousin's girlfriend is pregnant with their first child. When I saw somebody's version of the Infant Silk Socks by Nancy Bush on Ravelry I thought they were very girly and all in all perfect. Mine will be baby pink because that's what I had in my stash - and because we know they expect a girl :)


Back in the days when this pattern was originally written, infants must have had huuuuuge feet...