Shifting Gears With Socks

The other day I was all set to blog about a pair of socks I'd started.  I had chosen the Decathlon Sock pattern and was working them in Spun Right Round Classic Sock in Raining Cats and Dogs.  I was just about to start writing the blog post when I realized that I didn't want to knit those exact socks in that yarn.  What I wanted to do was knit a pair of footie type socks with that yarn and use the stitch pattern for the instep.  I don't exactly know where this inspiration came from, but I knew 100% that this was the right choice.  

At that point, knowing that later I would be frogging what I was about to blog and restarting something completely different, there was really no point in blogging it in the first place.  So I didn't.  But I'm here now.

This is my new footie sock with the Decathlon Sock stitch pattern (AKA garter rib).  I worked a few rounds of ribbing, did a heel flap and heel turn, and started the stitch pattern on the instep as I decreased the gusset stitches on the sole.  Easy peasy!  I don't know why I decided I didn't want full length socks with this combination, but here we are!  Sometimes the yarn tells you what it wants to be.