Well, I finally did it. I cut in the heel of a sock at the wrong spot.

If you take a very close look at last the first sock, I cut in the heel between the speckled stripe and the purple stripe. Fast forward to me late one evening, working on the second sock — cut in the heel and cruise on. Until…

Oh, what’s that? Is that the speckle and purples stripes, nestled right there together? Ah yes. I cut the heel in a stripe too late. I pulled the heel out and debated what to do. I had a brilliant idea to just graft the stithces back together so I tried that.

It just didn’t look right. I worked it and worked it and it just wasn’t turning out. So I finally did what I’d really known I’d have to have to do all along. I ripped all the way back and rejoined the yarn.

And so that is how I knit about half of the second sock twice. They’re worth it though, because these are some awfully sweet stripes.

This is Gynx Yarns in the Magical Girl colorway. She doesn’t dye anymore so I’m pretty pleased to have a pair of socks in some of her yarn.

Don’t they just make your teeth hurt? I love this yarn, ithe colors are absolutely perfect for the first breath of spring that is creeping into Maryalnd. They were worth it to get right, but it’s a good reminder to really check what you’re doing before you snip that yarn!

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Happy making!