Sock blocked August 18, 2006
It is Rhonda’s 50th birthday in a couple of weeks and, as has become my practise, I was going to knit her something for it. I didn’t want to knit her wrap or a scarf because she already has some I’ve done for her and I’m a bit over the idea. I decided instead to knit her some socks. With the time and yarn I had available I figured I could knit her 2 or 3 pairs of cute socks in different patterns and that would make a nice birthday present.
Thus far I’ve managed to knit 0 pairs of socks - none, zip, nada. I’ve started with the same yarn about 4 times and each time something happens to stuff it up. It’s not the yarn’s fault. I just keep making mistakes that can’t be fixed without ripping the whole thing out. In the end I had to put it down because the frustration was reaching boiling point. And I haven’t knitted anything else either. It’s put me off entirely for the moment.
I can feel the moment passing and I think I will feel like picking up the needles again this weekend. But the question is, do I try the sock idea again, or not? I’ve started to think that the 300g skein of blue and purple yarn I bought at the Bendigo Sheep and Wool show would make a lovely Clapotis, but I’ve already knit 3 of them and 2 of those were for The Mavis and Andy. I’d like to do something for Rhon that’s just for her. I don’t feel like I have the time to suss out a new pattern, though. I need a month or so to allow for stuff ups, etc.
Decisions, decisions… I could spend all day mulling this over and I quite likely will. In the end I know the right idea will pop into my head and, whatever it is, it will be fine. I’d just like it to hurry up and pop already.
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