I'm almost done Monkey #1. It just needs to be attached at the joints and some nipple-y little legs knit to the body as per the pattern. While this feels like progress and a head-start on xmas presents, I have had to rip
the sweater I was knitting this week because I made a major boo-boo, and the yarn was too shiny for a Cowichan-style cardigan. I caught my tragic error while gazing at my published blog post. It occurred to me that the fairisle band around the mid-riff was insanely narrower than the cardigan on the cover of the magazine. And then the ah-ha moment came like a kick to the stomache. I had only knit half of the chart! These things happen for a reason 'cause I really should have ripped it back after an inch into the sweater - the yarn was simply not worthy of the pattern. I am positive that this is the universe's way of telling me to focus on the holiday gift-making first before I go off on some whim.
Happy Thursday, my friends! I must go catch up on yesterday's episode of
Glee.
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2 comments:
Can't wait to see what you use that yarn for then, if it wasn't worthy of that pattern.
The monkey is soo cute - hard to make?? I wish I had someone to make that for, I don't want anymore stuffies in my house!
Another Gleek, the boys (being musical theatre chidren) love it.
Sweet monkey, hope my teens don't see it, I've got them convinced I don't have the talent to sew one, if they see one being knit, all excuses are blown.
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