FSS

The title of this post is FSS because I've decided that I suffer from a very rare knitting disease. We've all heard of the dreaded SSS, aka Second Sock Syndrome. But I seem to have a rare variation known as FSS- First Sock Syndrome. It appears as though getting through that first sock is really my issue. I've never had a problem finishing the second one. I think it's because I work out all the kinks with the first sock and I know what I'm doing for the second one. I won't need to rip anything back with the second one unless I totally screw up my pattern or lose a needle. So once I get through that first one, I feel confident that it's all going to work out right. Right now, I'm getting dangerously close to the toe on Alicia's sock. I want to do a round toe and I'm tripping about it. A round toe will be a full 2 inches for me and the pattern says the toe should only be 1 3/4 inches. So obviously I'm just going to start the toe 2" from where I want it to end, but I'm still tripping anyway because that's what I do. It's not like I'm using a yarn that has no give either. It will stretch if it's a touch short and it won't be uncomfortable at all. I know all of this and still I freak out. I can't wait until it's time to start the second one so that I can just knit it and let it go. :)