Mikknit

I set a Socktoberfest goal for myself of knitting socks for the kids. It’s really pathetic that I’m burned out on it after only one pair of socks. I suppose this is representative of why I suck at setting and achieving goals - the pressure gets to me and I cave.

Really, I just need to work on something else for a bit to take the edge off, but that’ll probably turn into full-fledged avoidance of the task at hand.

Case in point - Grace spent both Friday and Saturday nights at my mom’s place since my sister was in town. I was working on a sock for her but had to set it aside because I didn’t have a clue how long her foot was. In the meantime, I cast on a hat for Renee’s project to collect knitted items for the Pine Ridge reservation in South Dakota. Finished that on Sunday (while watching the Packers lose, boohoo) and figured I was fine to get back into Grace’s socks. Well, I worked on them for a bit last night, turning the heel according to the information in Sensational Knitted Socks, and decided that the heel didn’t look right *at all*, so I ripped the whole sock out. I started to cast on for a top-down sock instead but got distracted by the movie that DH decided to watch - Dead Man.

Who knows if I’ll actually get that sock done, or even re-started. I might just dive back into my Peace Fleece sweater (or restart it, now that the Perfect Sweater Pattern is available). After all, it *is* getting cold here and a girl needs a warm, snuggly, and BRIGHT ORANGE sweater to keep her warm. Right?

Someone please tell me that I’m not bad for abandoning my Socktoberfest goal, hopefully temporarily, in favor of something less sock-like. Anyone?