with apologies to Hamlisch & Kleban...

kiss this sock goodbye
i'll try again tomorrow
ripping's what i had to do...
can't forget, sure regret
that my gauge swatch LIED!

*growl* gauge was 8 sts/inch so i cast on accordingly...only to find i was knitting at NINE sts/inch...which made the sock a good inch too small and this pattern doesn't stretch much...sorry emily :-(