me: Hm, I have an idea for a textured stitch pattern I could use on a sock. A nice, basic sock with some texture, yep.
me: The beginning of the round makes a jog in my repeating texture, which annoys me. I could add a narrow vertical stripe, just a couple of stitches, ribbing maybe, to make the break in the pattern look like an intentional design feature. It's still pretty simple, though.
me: Actually this vertical stripe should be a little wider, more of a decorative panel, so I can put some cable-y things on it.
me: Now I need to decide how to end the textured section, and make a transition into plain stockinette for the foot.
me: plain stockinette is boring, I think it needs a little border just before the toe.
an outside observer, looking at my nearly-finished sock: This looks like it was constructed by Gian Lorenzo Bernini to be installed in the Vatican.