Jumping the Gun

Okay, I might have gotten a little ahead of myself with my latest project. When I finally got the preferred patterns from my minister and his wife for what they wanted, I started knitting hers even though they only gave me their shoe size (even though I asked for circumference, length and height). Seeming she has the same shoe size as me I thought I’d be alright. No such luck. Her feet are ½ an inch wider than mine. And considering I’d already taken off an inch for negative ease (a little over 1/10th for me) it was not going to work.

So, I forged what I had and started over. Not only did I go with the pattern’s toe style this time (not hard, but I’m not sure which I prefer, my other toe seems to come together quicker for me), but I had to edit the pattern a little. Her size puts the sock in the middle of the two sizes presented for the sock. So I added a k1, p1 in the center. I think it look good.

So, according to the yarn that had to be wrapped around the outsides of my pull-from-the-inside ball, I’m nearly back to where I was before. Not quite, because I just unwrapped the last of it and the sock is wider now.

With any luck, I’ll be able to get both pairs done by when they leave at the end of next month. My biggest challenge: resist the urge to start new projects!