Seriously!
So, I've named these socks "Soft Mistakes" because they are a pair of Mistake Rib Socks made with really soft yarn. Yeah, I know, I'm not a very clever name-giver. I am now thinking of changing their name to "inknpaper's Bane" because this has been one of the most frustrating projects I've done in a long time.
To start this little project, I chose a yarn that I didn't have enough of but I didn't notice until I had finished the heel flaps. I decided to save the project by working the heels and toes in a contrasting color, which meant I had to frog the heel flaps. And order some contrasting yarn.
When the new yarn arrived, I switched to it and flew through the heel flaps and ONE heel turn. While working the second heel turn, I got lost and had to rip out a few rows, which, unfortunately, happens to me often and is no big deal. Except, when I was done with the heel turn, I noticed I dropped a stitch on the first row of the heel turn. Try as I might I couldn't pull it up to the needle without making a mess - I think because of the K2Togs and P2Togs but maybe just because I'm terrible at picking up a dropped stitch.
So, once again, I frogged part of these socks. I tried to frog just to the end of the heel flap but, no, I couldn't get the stitches back on the needle. This yarn is so fuzzy, I couldn't see my stitches and several would get away from me. So, it went like this: frog a row, attempt to pick up the 30 stitches, lose several, frog a row, attempt to pick up the 30 stitches, lose several, frog a row... and so on, until I was almost back to the beginning of the doggone heel flap!
So, now, I've remade the heel flap again and successfully completed the heel turn. But remember, I'm doing these two-at-a-time on one needle? This is only the second time I've used this method. So, yeah, now that I've fussed and fiddled with these socks, I can't tell if I'm set up correctly to pick up the gussets and continue in the round. Sigh.
See why I'm thinking of renaming these to "inknpaper's Bane?"
To start this little project, I chose a yarn that I didn't have enough of but I didn't notice until I had finished the heel flaps. I decided to save the project by working the heels and toes in a contrasting color, which meant I had to frog the heel flaps. And order some contrasting yarn.
When the new yarn arrived, I switched to it and flew through the heel flaps and ONE heel turn. While working the second heel turn, I got lost and had to rip out a few rows, which, unfortunately, happens to me often and is no big deal. Except, when I was done with the heel turn, I noticed I dropped a stitch on the first row of the heel turn. Try as I might I couldn't pull it up to the needle without making a mess - I think because of the K2Togs and P2Togs but maybe just because I'm terrible at picking up a dropped stitch.
So, once again, I frogged part of these socks. I tried to frog just to the end of the heel flap but, no, I couldn't get the stitches back on the needle. This yarn is so fuzzy, I couldn't see my stitches and several would get away from me. So, it went like this: frog a row, attempt to pick up the 30 stitches, lose several, frog a row, attempt to pick up the 30 stitches, lose several, frog a row... and so on, until I was almost back to the beginning of the doggone heel flap!
So, now, I've remade the heel flap again and successfully completed the heel turn. But remember, I'm doing these two-at-a-time on one needle? This is only the second time I've used this method. So, yeah, now that I've fussed and fiddled with these socks, I can't tell if I'm set up correctly to pick up the gussets and continue in the round. Sigh.
See why I'm thinking of renaming these to "inknpaper's Bane?"
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