The sock project with the cable cuff started out good but did not end up good. The sock is “huge” and needless to say I will be ripping it out and trying a different pattern.
From the words of Theresa Vinson Stenersen of Knitty.com (Winter 2003) ~
“In Japan, the kajika goes kerokero. In Spain the rana sings cruá-cruá. A beka would say bre-ke-ke in Hungary. Here in Norway, frosker sier kvakk.
In the knitting world, however, frogs say “rip it, rip it.” And that’s the reason knitters use the term “frogging” as they merrily unravel their hours worth of knitting. Okay, it’s not always a particularly fun thingto do, especially if you’ve found a glaring error and have to rip back something complicated like air-isle or lace. But it can be incredibly liberating to admit that, well, this here just ain’t working, while possessing the sure knowledge that you have the skill and talent to make something beautiful out of a monstrosity. And if you really can’t bear to take your knitting apart alone, find a friend [next door or on-line] and turn your trip to the frog pond into a party!
The term frogging gives the impression of a rather exuberant ripping out of knitted stitches. But undoing your knitting stitch by stitch – technically known as tink-ing[that's "knit" spelled backwards] – can also be a useful trick to master. It’s quite easy to be knitting along and realize you’ve gotten your ribbing off one stitch during the particularly exciting bit of that movie you’re watching on television.”
So, on that note, I will be using the yarn for a different project and pull out the sock yarn I recently purchased in Prescott at a Good Yarn and start a new pair socks.
Mental note: create swatch to check gauge before knitting sock.
