WiP Determination

Although I mostly like the finished appearance, my Poppy Field socks have not been a project I enjoyed knitting.  I've struggled with them and even considered abandoning the pattern after the first sock.  Even though I started them in early August, I've put them in time out several times and they've been lingering on the needles.  But, late last week I finally finished sock 1:

The poppy itself was fun to work

And since the next kit in the series is due to arrive any day now, I pushed myself to immediately cast on sock 2.  Admittedly, sock 2 has gone much faster since I didn't have to experiment with size and gauge and different heel styles.  I still made mistakes that required tinking and ripping (for some reason that happens a lot more with this pattern than most for me), but parts of it actually moved along rather quickly.

Poppy Fields - Sock 1, finished

I don't yet have any photos of sock 2, but it's on the needles and halfway up the leg now.  Barring a catastrophe it should be off the needles yet this week, maybe even before the Lollipop Guild comes knocking at my door.

I'm pretty good at letting go, so although the pattern might get buried in a dark, dusty corner somewhere, the socks themselves aren't facing pent-up ill will.  I'm looking forward to wearing them and showing them some love instead of flinging them aside in frustration.  I love the Miss Babs yarn and it clearly deserves much better!