I haven’t really been knitting much since the start of 2009.  I just haven’t seemed to find the inspiration to work on anything.  So, knowing that this knitting funk could ruin my annual yardage knit average, I decided to join a knitalong, and let someone else tell me what to knit.  I decided to join the Socks that Rawk group on Ravelry in their Leyburn Sock KAL.  The goal is to knit the pattern in as many Socks That Rock colors as possible.  I chose to cast on in Mediumweight Fire on the Mountain.

The sock knits up so quickly.  I’ve finished the first sock, and made it to the heel on the second.  As I looked for my notes on how I knit the first heel, I put the two socks side by side.  Now, I had cast on for the second sock while at Knit Night on Wednesday.  I’d forgotten my pattern, and Border’s doesn’t have free wifi, so I couldn’t look up the pattern.  Still, I was confident that I remembered the number of cast on stitches and the stitch pattern, so I forged ahead.  I didn’t take the time to verify the pattern when I got home.  Instead, I continued working on the sock for two more evenings.

The second sock had a significantly wider and shorter toe than the first sock.  I must have cast on too many stitches to start.  I was correct in the number of stitches needed for the pattern and the pattern stitch.  It was the cast on that tripped me up.  So, last night I ripped out sock number two, and it’s waiting for me to start again.  Hopefully, I’ll be inspired to do so soon!