You can always change where a hem falls. I don't see raglan sleeves with braids on them being as much of an issue as plain ones; there's more definition there, and more verticality with the front braid as well. But the socks are marvelous.

Unless I'm very mistaken, the Every Way Wrap looks like a variation of something that was in Knitty a couple of issues back, with ribbon tying it together as well as buttons.