My Socks are Getting the Best of Me

I promise a write up on classes at Squam, but for the moment I need to vent about my socks or I'll explode. 

I swear my Vintage socks are trying to drive me nuts, and do me in.  Everytime I think everything is looking good, and that I'm doing well something happens I end up ripping half of it out.  I don't even have an excuse at the moment.  The leaves and the toe inlay are done.  I should be cruising now, but for some reason these socks are fighting being knit with every little fiber in them. 

This weekend I knit and ripped out the heel three times.  Once I had nearly finished the entire heel before I realized that I had dropped a stitch back before one the first heel wraps.  I ripped the heel out and started again.  I don't know what I did the second time but I was just about to start picking up the wrapped stitches and realized that the entire heel was off-kimbo.  Ripped again.  Dug in yet again and knit the entire heel and had was about to start working in the round again when I realized that I had been following the wrong directions for the grape panel for a few rounds before I had worked the heel.  I was getting close to my breaking point right about then, but I put my big girl panties on and ripped yet again.  Knit the heel one more time.  I was just about ready to throw myself a little party.  The sock was looking awfully pretty.

 

Then I started thinking that maybe I should try the sock on.  I loved it, but the foot length was looking a bit small

 

Alas, the sock was too short.  I wanted to start crying.  I had followed the directions, but obviously for my high insteps I needed to start the grape pattern further up the foot than called for.  I had no choice but to rip out yet again.  This time as the worst.  I had to rip out all the way to before the grape pattern started.

 

That's were my sock is sitting right now.  I need to gather up some strength before dealing with it again.  At the moment I'm sick of looking at it. 

Stupid sock. 

Stupid feet.

Comments

[Becca S.]

Oh, no!!! Give the sock a time out, but don't let it get the best of you. Besides, you want them to fit so your Mom doesn't steal them! ;)