The saga of Big Softie

The story of these socks is turning into a saga.  I Googled the definition of saga to be sure I was using it correctly and this is what I came up with: 

sa·ga/ˈsägə/Noun

1. A long story of heroic achievement.

2. A long, involved story, account, or series of incidents.

I laughed out loud when I read it because it really fits the situation.... at least in my mind!  First of all, there was all the trouble with getting them started in the first place.  Then, the color is wrong.  It was supposed to be blue, but it looks more purple to me in person than it did on the website when I ordered it.  Just goes to show, don't trust web pics for exact color!  I contemplated sending it back but decided to forge ahead because it would take too long to do that and I was anxious to get them going.   Ok, so... fine.   But then there's this crazy pattern.  I'd never heard of knitting socks on two needles before and, in many respects, it seems more trouble than it's worth.  I'll reserve official judgement until I have a finished product but, in the meantime, I grumble about it every time I work on them.  And that's the other thing ~ I haven't had nearly enough time to work on them because of school and I am frustrated by it.  They should be done, mailed, and on her feet by now but they're not.  I think all of that together fits the definition of a saga, although I wouldn't refer to myself as 'heroic', just stubborn and determined!  This is what they look like now:

I've got the leg part folded back so you can see that it is not connected and will need to be seamed.  At least it's starting to look something like a sock.  Obviously, top of foot and bottom of foot are knitted separately and will be seamed once they are finished.  Almost there with this one.  Here you can see the inside of the foot, sort of the "guts" of this sock:

the top of the foot is folded back here and you are looking down at the inside of the bottom of the foot.  There's a lot of "break off the yarn and...." stuff in this pattern, which is why there are so many ends hanging out.  This view shows the sock from the bottom (ie:  the 'flip side' of the one above):

and, hopefully, you can see that the back of the leg is open (above that 'bulge' in the knitting, which is the heel) and will need to be seamed.   As I said, I will reserve judgement until the project is done, so I won't make further comments except to say that I am looking forward to posting pictures of a finished sock soon!