What's that noise?
That would be the sound of me quietly banging my head against the wall. Coupled with some soft sobbing.My dpn's were flying as I sped though reknitting sock #2, this time with the same size needles as used for sock #1. Zip! Cuff's done! Zip-zip! Leg's done! Zippity-zip! Heel flap's done--time to turn the heel! Grab the instructions...wait a minute...I thought...*&^%$#@! Sock #1 was made with 36 stitches; for sock #2, I cast on 40. Arrrgggghhhhhhhhhhh!
At a gauge of 5 stitches per inch, 4 stitches is a significant difference. If I had enough yarn, I'd just make two pair, as Donna suggested. But I only have enough yarn for one pair. Looks like I'll be ripping this sock yet again. I can't handle it just yet, however. I've cast it aside in disgust and am swatching for a CIC vest that I've been planning for months.
So, for the January sock challenge, I'm sending off 5 pair, plus a hat. Pair #6 will just have to wait. In fact, like a jinxed ship that gets a name change, I am renaming this as Pair #1 for the next challenge. Maybe that will dispel the bad luck. In the meantime, I'll leave you with a pic of the package I will be sending off today:
posted by Carol Ann @ 1:58 PM
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3 Comments:
Sympathy on the mismatched sock. I have a yellow pair that is going about the same way and I never want to see either of the socks again.
Your sock pairs that behaved themselves are looking cute and warm. The kids are going to love them.
You have my sympathy, I always knit 2 socks on 2 circs for just this reason. I can't keep anything straight long enough to knit them separately. Even so, I have been known to mess up somewhere along the line and end up with a big boo-boo on just one sock. I usually can't explain it and feel like putting my head in the oven (then I remember that it's not a gas oven lol). You'll do fine now that the pressure is off.
Hugs, DJ
I'm so sorry about your socks. The darn things are fun, but when it all goes wrong.....
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