The damn socks are done.
And they're too big, by 1/2 a size it feels like...crap.
Here, go look at the photos while I contemplate the pros and cons of disposal methods (shredding, burning/smoldering (wool doesn't catch fire easily), frogging):
It's bloody difficult to photo one's feet:
Since I'm so disgusted with my inability to knit myself a pair of socks that *I keep trying on as I'm knitting them* and they still don't fit, I'm going to my copy of Knitting Rules to see if the Yarn Harlot can help me.
For now, I'm going to have an ice pop and go take a nap.
Damn it.
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The down and dirty details:
Yarn(s): Malabrigo Sock, in Solis
Purchased: Simply Socks Yarn Company
Needles: size 2
Time: for me - two years, one month, two weeks (off and on); for most knitters, 10 hours
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