Back to the Beginning

Apparently these socks are just not going to happen. First, I cast on 72 sts, the correct size, but I did not like the pooling.

So I tried it on, pinched the sock down to 64 sts (the next size down), found that 64 sts would work around my ankle, and restarted the sock. I'm LOVING the spiraling, the fabric, and pretty much everything about this sock, except one small detail.

64 sts might fit around my ankle, but the sock can't get around my stupidly-shaped instep. Bah. I have no idea what will become of this yarn, but it won't be socks!

2015: Year of the Frog?

So far, I've had to frog something EVERY MONTH. I usually have frogging-level problems (wrong size, bad yarn/pattern match, etc.) once, maybe twice a year. This year? Six. One needle issue, four size problems, and one pattern mismatch. This month's fail:

Allgäu Socks, started April 23 and frogged May 8. The pattern says to be careful with the starting braid, to make sure that's not too tight. That part is fine. I knit the large, but the slipped stitch pattern was still too tight for me. What's with all the patterns not working? It's not like I ever used to swatch, especially for things like socks! Oh well - I was getting bored with the pattern and wanted to cast on something new anyway. Sigh.