Oh this heel is going to finish me off, I swear.
It’s hardly changed since last week, thanks to the saga.
First, while trying to admire my handiwork with the heel flap I noticed that a few rows back there were some purl stitches right in the middle. Apparently counting to two was just too much for me and I’d turned the work after only finishing one needle.
Second, in the process of tinking back to fix that problem I realised there was one needle of 18 stitches and one of only 17. I went back a few more rows and the count wasn’t fixing itself, so I stuck in a lifeline and frogged the whole heel flap.
Yes, there were only 17 stitches all the way down. No, I don’t know how it happened or how I didn’t notice for an entire heel flap.
Thankfully it then went smooth as silk.
But third, the heel turn. I’m now on my fourth attempt. I can’t even remember all the ways I’ve messed it up, but believe me when I say I am never ever EVER using this heel pattern again.
Please keep your fingers crossed/send prayers/good vibes/whatever you do my way that this time I can get the stupid thing right!
Hannah
xXx
Quiet Water Craft 
Sending you all the goodness I can think of! I hate it when I can’t count to two
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Who knew it could be so difficult?
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Good luck! But what heel pattern is this? I need to know what to avoid!
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Slightly modified garter stitch edged eye of partridge heel, according to the pattern. I hates it.
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I have done eye of partridge a couple of times and no, it’s not my favorite!
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As I said to someone else this week. it’s amazing how mistakes seem to cluster. (I know!) Here’s wishing that you manage to turn the corner this week. 😉
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Fifth time was, thankfully, the charm!
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Oh dear it’s like we all jinxed you recommending this pattern. I don’t even need to read the pattern now and can do it I’ve knit it so many times and it’s was the very 1st sock I knit and it went really well. Sorry it’s become your nemesis.
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It will just make me appreciate my integrated heels all the more from now on 🙂
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Oh wow that’s a lot of times to frog a heel, I would have given up and gone with it wrong 😂 hope that 5th time is the charm?
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It was! I’m finally on track again. I have no idea why i didn’t just give up and leave it wrong – my stubbornness comes out at the weirdest times.
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You have attention to detail and want to make it the best it can be 😉 I’m just too lazy haha
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You’ll get it done! That is a beautiful sock:)
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I got there, eventually 🙂
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Oh no! It’s never fun having to redo so many times. Sending you good wishes and knitty good vibes – this time you will power through it!
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Fifth time lucky! Hopefully I’ve got all the mistakes out of the way for this project now.
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Some projects are like that. Good luck with the next try 😊
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The fifth time was the charm, finally.
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I’ve had knitting like that! Sometimes I put them on the naughty step to think about the error of their ways and sometimes when I come back to them they behave nicely!
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Having a good sleep and coming back the next day seemed to sort the problem. But I’m still never using this heel pattern again.
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