What the hell?!

So I'm making my first ever pair of toe-up socks; this method is good if you have a limited or unknown amount of yarn - you knit the important bits first (the toe, foot, and heel) and then keep going up the leg until you run out of yarn.

I've done everything you're supposed to: I've read through the pattern to make sure it makes sense to me, I've checked for errata, and I've assembled all my materials.

And now this damn method is as odd to me as... as... I don't know what, but it's pretty damn odd. I just can't see how what I'm doing is going to make anything vaguely sock-like.

I guess I'll trust the pattern & the hundreds of Ravelers who've made socks from it, but... damn, it's so freakin' weird.

ETA: Ah, I get it now. I trusted the pattern & just went with the instructions, and I found myself with the toe of a sock. Whoever came up with this method is pretty freakin' smart.