Timeout

I'm putting my Garter Waves sock in timeout. I'm vexed. I had finished the leg and initially decided to knit the gusset and foot in stockinette, because I wasn't going to do the short row heel, and wasn't sure where to start the pattern on the instep. So, I'm nearly finished the gusset decreases when I decide that the sock looks wrong. Tink it back to the beginning of the gusset-start over, this time keeping the instep in pattern as best I can.

Well, in this case, my best is not vry good. meh. Now I'm not sure if I want to just frog the whole damn sock, restart from just before heel and just do the damn short row heel and follow the pattern as is written, or continue as I'm going and hope no one can tell it's not even close to good. So, timeout it is.

This is an important lesson for me-stick to the pattern!  I'm still relatively new to socks, I should not get all cocky. Especially because I don't like dealing with the math that can be involved with winging it.

So, while Garter Waves sock is in timeout, I may start another new sock. I will carefully look over patterns, make sure I like all the parts of it's particular construction, choose a yarn and cast on and there will be none of this frustration and annoyance. I can easily spend just as much time looking for the right pattern as I do knitting it.

In other sock news, I finished the first celtic sock.

Just a plain, simple sock that fits nicely and is made from some pretty yarn (cascade heritage silk paints)