To frog or not to frog?

I was left to my own devices today, as the bf deemed me on the road to recovery. And here we have the fruit of my labors. Ugh, the lumpiest, bumpiest, most oddly shaped sock ever. So I now could knit another of the same, or rip and start over, or buy more yarn and keep this "creation" for posterity.

With hindsight being 20/20 and all that cliche, I would have done the entire leg of the sock in 1x1, not just the cuff. And I would have done the heel in stockinette with nice neat short rows instead of the texture-y slip-every-other-stitch thing that the pattern called for. Of course, there would be *something* that would bother me about the resulting sock. But the basic shape would be more sock-y.

I'm on a 6 hour plane ride to LA Wednesday... Valentina (the only person reading this) help! What should I do??

Manos Anonymous

So I've been really sick since Friday. In bed, no voice, hacking cough, impossibly sore throat, constant runny nose, sleeping 22 hours a day. If you can imagine...too sick to knit!! The bf came over with matzo ball soup from the 2nd Ave Deli, and juice, to make sure that I survived. Which meant that when I got enough of my head back to be able to knit again, I couldn't work on the sock. Because it's supposed to be a surprise/Xmas gift type sock.

Since I only have about 44 million unfinished projects floating around, I pulled out the afghan. Back in March (?) or so I bought obscene amounts of Manos. At the time, I thought I was going to use the afghan as a sort of TV cozy/cover for the 52" monster my ex had left in my living room. So the suggested size of 12 squares was not enough for me. Oh no, I needed 20. Since then, I have put the monster into storage, and finished 10 squares. At this rate, I'll have an afghan in 2007. In the meantime, Lynne got a nice normal 12 skeins of Manos last month and probably has an afghan by now. Yes, I am jealous.

I missed Sunday's get together of the LES Splinter SnB (tm Valentina). Which is extra sad, because in addition to not getting to knit and swear and cause mayhem, I didn't get to ask for sock advice. And to round out the bad news, I'm still waiting for my Noro Silk Garden that I bought on eBay to make Xmas hats with. It was apparently shipped on the 18th, and I am getting nervous... I want to make hats!

And so it begins...

Okay, I'm not really expecting anyone to read this. So this might just be me talking to myself about yarn and keeping all my notes and photos in one place. I have to vent *somewhere* about these socks I'm knitting on toothpicks....I mean....#2 itty-bitty Bry-Flex bendy dpns.

Every time I've asked about sock yarn at either Knit New York or Downtown Yarns, I've been shown the painted yarn that makes the pattern when you knit and Koigu. Well, for my first pair of socks on needles smaller than a #7, I went for Koigu. I made the Koigu baby blanket from the SnB book last year, and was totally happy with it. And, Koigu has a nice orange. The bf likes orange, to the point where it's becoming a running joke. So of course the first thing I'm knitting for him ever is going to be orange. (Oh, and the "curse". I know. Taking my chances...)

Newsflash- Koigu in rib on #2 needles seems to come out kind of...bumpy. Also, following the top of the Yankee Knitter pattern was a big mistake. The 1x1 rib at the top is much wider than the 2x2 rib body. Here's the sock so far (I started Saturday night) and really, I don't typically have problems with tension. What the @$%^@!!!

So now instead of deciding if it's time to rip, or working on this sock that I want to have finished by the end of the week, or sleeping, I'm venting here and searching online for other sock yarn options. They must be out there somewhere??
Argh.