Please pardon the interruption while I scream

I am *this* close to finishing the socks for my swap partner. Just need to finish decreasing for the toe on sock #2.
I tried sock #1 on my foot, and I love it.
The only problem: I made them too short in the leg part.
They are ankle socks.
I measured, I really did.
She said she didn't like her socks more than 7" from the bottom of the heel to the top of the cuff.
So I went a little shorter.
But I guess I went *too* short.
Argh.