Vexing Dr. Who Socks

So I've been trying to knit a pair of socks. It just wasn't happening. I double checked it all-measurements, gauge, pattern. Three times I made these socks and they came out too small. They wouldn't fit over the foot and heel. So these socks have been vexing me because I don't know what went wrong. Whatever it was, it's fixed now. One sock is done! And it fits! I'm working on the second sock now but all indications are that it will fit too. And then these vexing Dr. Who socks will be done and ready for the recipient!