Plans: the best laid and all that

[j00licious]

Things have been biting me in the ass lately, and last night I figured out why: I've been cocky as hell.

Example 1: My sister's stockings. I was 100% sure that I could finish them in 17 days. Dead certain. Then I could move on to the other two pairs of socks in the queue, i.e. socks for Dad's birthday and a pair of socks for Nana. Not to mention the

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[impatient_cat]

You sound like me. Something always goes wrong if you tell people what you think you might do. It's like pressing the bad luck button.
So that pattern, you felt over a knitted thing? Is that how that works?

[choperena]

Well, that is definitely a lovely toe-less sock! I've been knitting my socks non stop for four weeks; I have one foot+heel done, and I'm about to turn the second heel today or tomorrow, and then knit up the legs at the same time. In theory. I hope. And I cry every time I look at the corner of the living room, where I have another pair of socks in time out, a sweater on the needles (I've done about five inches...) and another one ready to start. At least I'm getting over this weeks cold!

[delayedneutron]

Ugh. I'm so far behind on all of my projects, I'm afraid to set my foot in the sewing room, which makes me even more behind. I need a knitting/sewing drill sergeant or something...

The slipper, may be it can be spliced and sewn into a lined, zipper-ed pencil pouch or something?