Throwing in the towel

I'm throwing in the towel on the Gringotts Goblin socks.  Yep.  You heard me right.  I'm giving up on a sock pattern.  Me.  I love a challenge but I have to admit defeat.  This pattern has me beat.

All went well for the first two inches (k2, p2 ribbing in one color, silver).  Then I added in the second color (green) for the  purls.  Not bad.  I know how to do this two color knitting.  It's a bit different with one of the colors being purls but I held that yarn in my right hand.  So all went well.  Until...

...cables were introduced.  Now you all know I like cables.  I have done lots of cables.  Lots of different cables.  But this cable has 2 knit (silver) stitches and 2 purl (green) stitches held to the back, then knit the next two stitches (silver).  Then, place the 2 purl (green) stitches back on the left hand needle and purl them. THEN knit the 2 stitches (silver) from the cable needle!!  Not only does all this twisting and fiddling make my wrists hurt but it tightens up all the stitches by trying to bring 2 stitches around 4 stitches and trying to knit them.

I tinked back.  I let it sit in time out for two days.  I tried again.  This time finishing the round.  And then trying to work the next round.

I am not happy.  I am not happy with how the green purl stitches show underneath the silver cabled knit stitches.  I am not happy with how much I have to struggle to work the stitches.  I am not happy with how long it takes to work one round.  And most of all, I am not happy that my arms and wrists hurt. (and I make a conscious effort to  not  squeeze the needles tightly which puts more stress on the arms and wrists)

So I ask you... why knit it if you are not happy?

Exactly!  So into the frog pond it goes.