But as so often happens after a breakup, I got a little lonely over the weekend. I thought maybe the sock and I had spent enough time apart that we could just be friends.
So I invited him over, we had a glass or two of wine, and wouldn't you know it...one thing led to another, and soon I had finished his heel flap, picked up his stitches and started in on his gusset decreases.
I even tried a new method for picking up the stitches, courtesy of Grumperina. Much fiddlier than the usual way, but no unsightly holes.
Apparently I enjoyed this new method so much that I picked up 27 stitches on a 21-row heel flap.
I've been in serious denial about the problems this might cause, but I finally have to face reality: it's puckering like a bastard and no amount of blocking will fix it.
I see our night together changed nothing for the sock. I was just a convenient one-knit stand.
I feel so cheap.
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Heeheehee! This post made me laugh. One knit stand. Hee hee!
Found you through Yarnival. Very funny post. I just broke up with a sock. Ended it halfway through the heel flap. Completely frogged it and put it back in the stash. It was Koigu, and as I put the yarn into the plastic storage box, I thought, "it's not you, it's me."
Hi! Found you through Yarnival. It was a great post. I just added you as a google reader subscription :)
It was the wine--alcohol makes them look so good, but you wake up the next day to see all the faults.
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