Canoes and Buns

I finished my first toe-up sock yesterday. Well, I intended it to be a sock but really, it is more of a boat, or a canoe (go Barbie go!). This sock is ginormous.

I am not too sure how I messed up my foot measurements so badly, considering I tried this sock on 1000 times while I was making it (one of the perks of toe-up, apparently). It is about and inch and a half too long in the foot. In my wisdom I decided it would be fine pulled up and only did 2 inches on the leg but now it is finished, it looks silly. The heel flap is nowhere near my heel. Epic fail.

This whole bit folds over :(

I have cast on for the second sock but I am having a dilemma. Do I knit the second sock to the same proportions and size and then find someone with feet bigger than mine to wear them? The other half refuses to wear hand-knitted socks so he is not an option, and I made them ankle socks so that was a definite no go zone. (I am a UK size 5 so these would probably fit a UK 6 -7 if there are any takers). My other option is to knit the second sock a better size and fit and rip back this sock and re-knit it. Or, option three, which I am really liking right now, is send socks to the naughty step and cast on shiny new socks.

Right enough of the silly socks. This morning I found another recipe for cinnamon buns and had another go. I can now tell you that I have really had enough of making and eating cinnamon buns. I liked the dough texture and taste better in these but the filling wasn't quite right. When I can stomach them again, I will fiddle with the recipe some more and try again. I am sure I have picked up half a stone in two days. Well someone had to sample the buns!?

Until next time ...