Fixing Mistakes

I'm about ready to go back to the Ridgeway sweater since all that is left are the sleeves. I worked on the body a good long while ago; unfortunately, I didn't keep record of what the needle size I used for the body. I do remember that I had to go up or down one size as opposed to the pattern. So, I started with a size 7 needle . . . not quite the right size. Take a look at the picture and you'll see that curve upwards. Not the direction the sleeve is supposed to go. So, do I go up to #8 needle? Or down to #6?

As for the Diamante socks . . . well, I just realized why it calls for 72 stitch. You see - the pattern repeat is 12 stitches, and 72 divided into 12 is 6. A nice, even number. 60 divided into 12 is 5. Which means the pattern repeat is not going to completely cover the top portion of the foot part. I may either have to do major surgery to the sock pattern design, or go down to 2.0mm needle. Do I really want to do that? I'll have to think about it.