how hard!

For the love of Christ, how fucking hard can one pair of socks be to make? I have been slowly knitting up the cuff of a sock and tonight during gaming I decided to make the heel flap, turn the heel, make the gusset, and work down the foot. I used pretty simple directions since I haven't really made socks before. Ok, let's back that shit up. I used what SEEMED to be simple directions until I realized that it never really explained how to turn the heel. I was hopped up on Sudafed, Tylenol, and Diet Coke and trying to figure that fucker out. Arrrrrgghhhh!
I ripped it out I don't know how many times. I'm really good at knitting in the round, even on lots of sticks, but hell! It helps to have directions. I'm trying again after I ripped it ALL out, switched to smaller sticks, re-wound the yarn (using my new ball winder, yay!) and different instructions. I'm glad I have some time to work it out because the leg of the sock is in double rib (2 knit, 2 purl for those who don't already know, and a purl is just a backwards knit stitch) and will take a while to finish. I'm still using yarn I bought last year in the Netherlands, even though I bought a TON since. I think this was like 1 euro for 100 grams of wool. Cheapass yarn - I'm all over that.
I think I need pointier needles. These are nice (and PURPLE how cool is that) but they aren't very pointy and I have trouble picking up the stitches. I also keep switching the yarn from left hand to right hand because I can't decide whether I prefer English or Continental style.
I'm never going to finish a fucking sock, let alone TWO matching socks. I should just stick to hats. The one I made for Bill was fundamentally KICK ASS. I can tell this because he wears it daily. Yeah I KNOW it's cold in Wisconsin in the winter. Give a girl some slack, motherfucker!

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