Sad Mary Jane

I'm trying to make some Easy Mary Janes out of this random variegated pastel cotton yarn I have, but it's not going well. See The Sadness below:





I don't know if it's the yarn, or if it's too long or too short...it's just kinda pathetic. Any help?

Also, I knitted 5 more rows of Anthro Caplet 2 ...everything is ok except one of the sleeve increases. It's bjanky. I'll try to post pics tomorrow and maybe someone can salvage it.

Hooray for daylight savings time! It's no longer dark when I get out of work, which makes me happy.