Poor sock

I worked on time-out sock. Poor thing. Yanked all the new knitting back out....twice! I just don't get it. I did 6" with no problems then everything has gone wrong. If I count all the inches I have ripped out this sock could be long done! I've got it back on the needles and am now into the gusset. I am putting a lifeline in every 4 rows! Newest problem is I knit past the start of the gusset so had to fudge a bit to get it back on track. I've done that before so I know it will still fit fine.