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[which_chick]

The riding lesson thing went well. I like the instructor -- she knows her shit -- and I'm going back next Thursday, 5:30. It may take a while to fix the problems, but she definitely gives thirty bucks of value in an hour.

HoHI: I started to pick up gusset stitches on the heels. Yuck. DO NOT LIKE!! Totally DO NOT LIKE. I ripped back to the heel split. I'm trying again for a suitable heel treatment. NOT having one I don't like. Not. Not even to be done sooner. I have spent too much time on the HoHI to have any part of them be in the DO NOT LIKE category. I should adore every bit of these socks... so, back to the drawing board.

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[which-chick.livejournal.com]

Not that anyone cares, but the problem with the corrugate ribbing was that, when I picked up stitches for the gusset part of the sock, the heel-flap ribbing would spread where the colors changed and it looked ugly. I couldn't be having with that.

Having considered the problem (during the drive to/from Altoona, where the horse lady is), I think I'm going to put in flat 2x2 stripes with a three-stripe on the first and last stripe of the heel flap. This will give me an extra stitch border which will be hidden when I pick up new stitches (so more stability) plus also flat fabric is less likely to stretch apart than ribbing.

Also, I was not happy about the heel itself. In turning the heel, three stitches made a nearly-pointy heel because the gauge is so small. DID NOT LIKE. I think I'm going to leave five instead.

I'd really like to know how to make the socks have 2x2 stripes that carried onto the foot seamlessly from the heel flap. I'll have to pay more attention to that this time around and see what I can do.

[not-your-real.livejournal.com]

This sounds like much fun. All my problem-solving brain cells are occupied with the projects for my CGI/SQL class.