April Socks - and high expectations

You know how it is... you have that one beautiful skein. Mine was lovingly handled by someone I've met in person. It's tightly twisted plies were carefully mordanted, dyed and washed. It even smelled good.

I cast on with it eagerly. The pattern for April confused me. The yarn was there to soothe me with its beauty. I pressed forward with the pattern, though the 90 billion twisted knits hurt my hands. I watched the colors twirl 'round. When the socks were finally completed, I breathed a sigh of relief for my hands. Honestly, I love the look of twisted stitches popping out of a sock pattern, but ouch!

Then, when I put the socks on... well. They slouched. It probably would have worked out if I had done the short row heel in the pattern, but I didn't. The reverse-flap heel I did makes the top of the sock noticeably longer than the bottom, creating a slouch where instep meets leg. And, well, I just can't settle for anything but perfection with this yarn.

You know what I mean. This yarn *deserves* to be a better sock. Which I'll get on whenever I get around to it.


even maeby's sad.

Yarn: Tactile's dreamy Superwash Merino Sock in Dogwood

Pattern: Punctuated Rib from Knitting Socks with Handpainted Yarn