To RIP or not to RIP?

While packing for our trip last Friday, I was feeling guilty about not entering the Knitting Olympics.  It seemed a shame not to try a repeat after successfully receiving a medal in 2006.  At the last minute, I ran upstairs to check the stash for any yarn I didn’t have to wind and a project to which I didn’t need to give much thought…socks.  I quickly chose a pattern on Ravelry,  Snake River Socks by Judy Becker.  And, since I’m completely devoted to finishing Vivian right now I vowed to finish it as part of my Olympic challenge as well.

There are a few speed bumps in my Olympic endeavor this time.  First I am out of town which makes getting a lot of knitting done more difficult.  Second, I am out of yarn for Vivian.  More is on the way but that could cause a little additional stress.  Finally, after finishing the saddle shoulders (sweater about 95% complete now since I always intended to do a collar rather than hood) I noticed a little cable boo boo that unfortunately, is so easily fixed (rip back left shoulder saddle and then undo about 6 rows over those 16 stitches and rework the cables) that I think I have to do it.  Jim of course thinks I’m crazy and that no one will ever notice it.  I think I really have to fix it lest it drive me insane!  Guess I’ll be crazy either way, lol.  Opinions?  Requests to send me to the loony bin?  What would you do?

P.S. The socks are about 3.5 in each so far (2 at a time, magic loop).  My chances to medal are looking quite dim.