"Argyle" sock number two isn't pooling quite as regularly as sock number one. Can you see how it really wants to keep shifting in one direction?

I was able to keep the pooling centered on the front of the first sock by adjusting gauge alone. But that hasn't been enough for this sock. In order to keep it from swirling, I've had to remove color repeats to keep it centered. For example, the gray was coming too early AGAIN, thus shifting the whole "shazaam" to the right, so I pulled out the whole color repeat to an inch before the gray began again and then started knitting with the yarn.

Now I've got an inch more of blue to work with before the gray comes. Result: the "shazaam" has been forced back towards the center. I'll have to go back later and cut these yarns on the inside and weave them in. Still, it's a fairly easy fix and is working pretty well.