Toady socks

Despite their brush with fame I just couldn't do it.  Couldn't bear to look at these fugly socks any longer.  They've been on the needles such a very long time and they were the first project I cast on after the RSI calmed.  I persecuted myself about the colour bleed and convinced myself I could live with it - after all, we all need bedsocks, right? (Helen understands).

Kate at Foyles said that they would probably act as a talisman, as soon as I started wearing them to bed I'd be bound to meet a lovely man and negate the need for them - the 'get lucky' socks, as it were.  

That just wasn't enough. Out at Ottolenghi for melt-in-the-mouth tuna, caramelised squash and delish baked cheesecake, I was looking at Lucy and Lotta's very pretty socks and thought: life is too short for fugly handknits.  Never mind that the yarn came from NY.  Never mind that you have been knitting them for m-o-n-t-h-s. Never mind that they've been touched by the Harlot.  The bleed, the differences across two skeins from the same dye lot, the general why didn't I just stick with good old stocking stitch bleughness - too much.

After ripping one back I did the other thing I should have done months ago - I emailed Purl and asked them about it.  I got an instant response to say that yes there had been a problem with a batch of Lorna's Laces in Blackberry last year and they thought they'd caught them all.  They offered store credit to spend in person (oh, how I wish) or online.  Now why didn't I sort this out before?  Never mind.

What to cast on now?  Socks?  Hat?  Scarf?

Or just get on with the quilt...

Comments

[Thimbleanna]

Hey -- you wanna me to picka you up someathing in person, just saya the word!

[Claire]

You need to restore your sock fu, right now!

Cast on some Easy Knits socks...

[denise]

aw
I hate frogging things...but what can you do. Cast on for another pair that's what! Or finish that gorg quilt...