I knitted these socks as a Christmas present for my Mum. After posting pictures on social media I got quite a few comments complementing the heel. So, I have written a blog post that explains the stitch pattern and how to do it on the heel flap as well. Since they look a bit prickly - I called them Cactus socks:
https://knitting-and-so-on.blogspot.com/2026/01/cactus-socks.html #knitting @knitting