WIP- Modified Moc-a-Soc

Did you fall in love with Moc-a-Socs? I know I did. I bought the pattern years ago (before you could, regrettably, buy the different versions bundled) in the hopes of knitting it for someone's baby shower, but was stopped cold by the seaming. If there's anything I hate more in knitting, it's seaming. So the pattern stayed unknit, waiting.

Recently I knit Fleegle's Booties in the round and decided to apply those principles to Moc-a-Socs. I'm not done yet, but what do you think:

I also had extreme problems with making gauge (the pattern lists 8 sts/1" on size 2 needles; I've gone down to size 00 needles and I'm still making 6-1/2 sts/1") so I modified it down. I think it looks pretty good so far, and can't wait to see how they turn out!