All done! No second sock syndrome for me!

This morning I got L.'s second sock completed. It would've been done last night but I was tired and just wanted to relax with nothing in my hands. L. absolutely loves them and she has had them on all day.

And my grafting of the toes was much better for the second sock!

(The second sock is the one with the blue toes)

While the stripes don't match up, they remind me of L. because when she dresses her self nothing ever matches.

My only problem with sock #2 is that I somehow managed to get a hole where my instep meets the gusset. Anyone know how to fix/avoid this?

Now next onto my to-do list is to make K. a pair of socks and I do believe that I have just enough yarn left over. Then I'll do the afghans. Just not in the mood to crochet right now for some reason.

I DID IT!

*insert little happy dance here*

I completed my first ever sock last night! I'm so d*** proud of it. The color is absolutely beautiful and, even though it's a little bit too big on L. (she is 3 and I knew size 2 would either be a little to small or she'd only get to wear it for about a week and then get some foot growth so I made it for a size 4), she absolutely loves it. And to get this little sock project more on a roll, I'm not getting "second sock syndrome". After completing the first sock (and showing James the shaping, where I picked up stitches, and all the other things that he has absolutely no interest in whatso ever) I got to work on the second one.

The only problem I had with sock #1 (besides my complete dumbness) was grafting the toes. I don't like the way the stitches loop up like that. Hopefully sock #2 will be a little better. Although, sock #2 has a hole in it where the instep meets where I picked up my stitches. Anyone know how to fix that part?

After little sock project is over I'm going to get back to work on the afghans.

I think I can! I think I can!

So, after working (and working, and working) on the girls afghans, I needed a break. Something where I felt like I was making progress. One of my New Year's resolutions was to start tackling projects that I've always felt were "out of my league" or "out of my comfort zone". Afghans, socks, and eventually knitting up myself (and the girls) a sweater. So I'm sticking to my New Year's resolution and yesterday began my first ever sock.

A whole lot easier than what I thought and it hasn't at all been a boring knit for me. Just enough going on to keep my interest but not too much where I don't know what I'm doing.

Well, all was going well, really well in fact. Picking up stitches, having the right number of stitches all together as well as on each needle, no ladders that you sometimes get with DPN's, etc.

L. even had fun trying on her sock and I was having fun (and feeling good) about the progress I made. After I got the girls down for bed, I went back to work on my sock. James popping in now and then as my "encouragement". "Good job honey!" "It looks great! Can't wait to see the finished sock!"

Then tragedy struck! Let's blame it on the fact that I was a.) tired and b.) didn't have my glasses on so I couldn't read the pattern as well. (Or just complete dumbness, which ever.) You see, in the pattern it states a certain number of stitches you should have after you pick up stitches and knit and shape the heel of the sock. Well, that number of stitches you should have is also the same number of rows you need to work after you are done shaping the heel and I sorda, kinda skipped that part for one reason or another. Maybe they should've said "after you are done shaping the heel DO NOT skip ahead and start shaping for the toe but knit for 2.5". Then I wouldn't have made my little goof. Yes, maybe that's how (my version) of the pattern should've read. And the funny thing is, I kept saying to myself "this isn't right but what do I know, I've never knit socks before".

But look at how nice my shaping is!

I showed James and he thought that it looked really nice. Even gave encouraging words such as "but honey, it's hard knitting socks." I couldn't let it go though. I had to fix it! So I frogged back to where I had to knit for the heel flap and began again.

To make myself feel better, I stayed up till 1:00a.m. working on this until I finally said "That's it! I'm going to bed!" This morning L. asked me if I got her sock done and I just chuckled. I showed her what I did manage to get done and she wanted to try it on.

Now that I know to knit for so many inches after I shape the heel, I'm going to work on it more today and then hopefull tomorrow get the second sock done.