Cranky, Socks & Shit

I am in a mood.  Ya'll have been warned...
Last week, I could not get a sock started to save my life. 
The yarn and gauge swatch worked with the pattern to confuse me.

I frogged.

Then I tried my old faithful no pattern 2x2 rib sock pattern and the yarn was spiraling like a motherfucker and I knew I could do better.

Frogged.

I got out a hank of yarn that's special to me, caked it and tried a picot edge with a provisional cast on since toe-up just wasn't working for me.  The picot edge worked for the first time in ages and I thought my sock luck was changing.

However, the fab looking picot edge was slightly less than fab because of how the colors were knitting up.  I hate that.  So I frogged.

All failed sock yarns were returned to the freezer and I figured I was just doomed.  Partly because it had been that kind of week and partly because my life seems to be populated by people who think it's all about them all the time.  That tends to add to the general sense of doomed here at ShutUp&Knit!... go figure.

Then my best friend sent me a box of (sock) love and made everything alright... like she usually does... with or without yarn.

The yarn is from the hated knitpicks people.  It's Felici in Atmosphere.

The yarn is soft, lovely and what I needed.  As you can see, I'm even over my need to be matchy.

I really thought about ripping the toe back, so it would be all dark blues, but I realized that I was okay with how it looked and that's what mattered.  Plus if I started to obsess over the heel, I would go crazy and the world just isn't ready for that.

Tomorrow, I'll be trying to find the happy or just lying to ya'll about the happy. 

We'll see...

Comments

[Stacey]

What do you mean it's not all about me? :D Ok, I know, it's all about the ankle. Fine. Did the biscuits make it all better? I'm sorry the prett-in-the-skein yarn is giving you fits. That knitpicks is working up nice. Hmmmm. Must be the pattern ;)

[Michelle]

Man, there is nothing worse than trying repeatedly to cast on for a new project only to repeatedly have to frog! Been there, done that... And you still have the moths?

[Kit]

I can sympathize. I'm barely getting my own knitting mojo back and it was a fight, let me tell you. And cranky! It was hard to get over! Maybe we need to find us some good ol' fashioned European Chocolate.

[LaVerna]

I can totally relate to cranky.And people thinking its all about them.I say screw em and bring on the alcohol.;)or chocolate.Whatever works for you.

[Kathy W]

Uh oh. It must be contagious. I'm frogging the sock I started last night.

Will antibiotics help?

[scout]

Oh honey. I hope you're doing better now?
xo

[Susan]

Ah, things are getting back into balance. You're on your way!

[Angie]

Thank God for best friends! The "blues" sock is looking fine. What is conspiring to give you the super-duper crankies??! Are those winds that Stacey is getting to know too well bothering you, too? I know I haven't been your reader for years but this is definitely the crankiest I've seen you.

[April]

I know of which you speak. I started the same hat three times last week. I'm quite sure on SOME planet a 20" hat will fit a 23" head but apparently not on Earth.

[Norma]

My answer to all of would be (has been, you might say) to stop knitting. Your answer is a better one: Just do it. (and bitch about it, of course.) Hee-hee. :)

[Opal]

You definitely found the cure for your failed sock mojo! That looks great!

[JessaLu]

Glad you found your sock mojo again - somehow you having trouble with socks just feels wrong. ;o)