What's going on here?

So I began on Sunday and after having some issues with the crochet chain provisional cast on and having to redo it three times, I got it rolling, and I was good to go. (Note to self: if you crochet the chain backwards by pulling the yarn to the other side of the hook when you pull it through the loop, it will not unzip. Ooops). I figured out the short row shaping thing after watching Heather struggle with it on her purse, and I didn't have any problems until I went to do the other half of the toe. The first half is just wrapped short rows, which now make sense to me, but the other half was double wrapped rows and involved including the wraps and the stitch and k3tog. I understand this and didn't have any problems on the knit side as you can see above. It's a little choppy (and a crappy picture. Daylight savings ruined my morning ligh

So at this point, I'm at a loss for what to do. I'm totally willing to frog this little bit of a toe, especially since it's got its fill of mistakes - not big ones, mind you, but together they make a bit of a mess - but I'm not sure that I'd be able to fix these bumps by simply doing it over. I need another plan of attack. So, what do you think? How can I fix this mess without trying a different sort of toe? I like the shape of this toe and what little there is feels good, but this wrapped short row thing is kicking my butt.
Oh, and if anyone is interested, these pics and article at knitty are really helpful, but they don't explain how to do the purl side of the short rows. It does clear up the toe up stuff. Just note that the amount of sts she uses in the article are for demonstration and not necessarily to size.
2 Comments:
No matter who the knitter is, both sides of the short rows always look different because one is executed on the purl side, one on the knit (even with yo short rows too!) Frankly I can NEVER get wraps to look good :(
How about trying the Turkish Cast-On? Easy,, fun, no waste yarn and loads of fun at parties :)
MUCH easier than wraps, baybee!!
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Debi, at 8:38 PM
Hmmm, that does look a little sloppy. I would say try a different toe because you're not going to get p3tog to look nice.
Pretty yarn, how do you like the Koigu?
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Heather, at 1:03 PM
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