Socked

Obsessed with making Lucie a pair of wool socks for her trip to Arctic Nebraska later this month, I am on my third attempt. The first was too small, and became a thumbless mitten for the toddler. Hopefully there will be a mate one day.

Next I thought I'd try a sport weight wool, rather than fingering, so it would go quicker. It might have, but Clover dpns suck and have no glide at all. Also, this sock is too big for her feet. I thought it could be for me, but it's too small and this partial ball isn't enough for a pair. Oh, and then she didn't like the maroon color anyway. Kill me.

A smart person would have given up by now. That's not me however, and I cast on another sock, in just orange this time (what she wanted all along) and I checked my gauge (10st/inch!) and measured her foot, too (6 inches around the biggest part). I am a knitting pro, fear me! So, what the hell is this pointy thing that still appears to be too big? I'm not just screwed, but socked. Socked in the head.

Edit: This morning I figured out why, despite my measuring and gauge-checking, I'm still making a sock too big for Lucie's fey little feet. I forgot to subtract 10% from her foot measurement before mulitplying by my gauge. Too late to start over, the socks will be big this winter, but hopefully fit just right next winter.